Remember that the following verbs require an infinitive for a verb in the complement.
agree
appear arrange ask claim consent |
decide
demand deserve expect fail forget |
hesitate
hope intend learn manage mean |
need
offer plan prepare pretend promise |
refuse
seem tend threaten wait want |
S
|
V
|
C (infinitive)
|
M
|
We
|
had planned
|
to leave
|
day before yesterday
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Avoid using an -ing form after the verbs listed. Avoid using a verb word after want.
INCORRECT : He wanted speak with Mr. Brown.
CORRECT : He wanted to speak with Mr. Brown.
CORRECT : He wanted to speak with Mr. Brown.
INCORRECT : We demand knowing our status.
CORRECT : We demand to know our status.
INCORRECT : I intend the inform you that we cannot approve your application.
CORRECT : I intend to inform you that we cannot approve your application.
INCOPRECT : They didn't plan buying a car.
CORRECT : They didn't plan to buy a car.
INCORRECT : The weather tends improving in May.
CORRECT : The weather tends to improve in May.
Exercises
Part A: Choose the correct answer.
One of the least effective ways of storing information is learning ________ it.
(A) how repeat
(B) repeating
(C) to repeat
(D) repeat
Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.
Representative democracy seemed evolve simultaneously during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Britain, Europe, and the United States.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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