verb + infinitive Flashcards

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…agree…

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I agreed to their proposed.

…agree + to do st.

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appear

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FRAH appear to have too many bosses.

…appear + to do st.

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arrange

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I arranged to control the drama between techs.

…arrange + to do st.

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ask

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Optional a NOUN!
…ask to do st.
I asked to have a tablet for me.

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…begin…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…begin + gerund… (use as gerund and infinitive.)
I began organizing the guess room.

…begin + infinitive… (use in continue sentence only!)
I began to learn Latin.

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…can’t bear…

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LITTLE difference!
…can’t bear to do st.
I can’t bear to get pay by hours.

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…can’t stand…

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…can’t stand to do st.

I can’t stand to see technicians making messes in the treatment area.

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…care…

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…care about st.

I don’t care about the drama.

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…cease…

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…cease + doing st.

I ceased to do extra work at my job.

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…choose…

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…choose to do st.

I chose to help the rookie doctors.

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…claim…

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…claim to do st.

I claimed to let me do surgeries my way.

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…continue…

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LITTLE different.

I continue to clean messes after my coworkers.

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…decide…

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I decided to go with the flow.

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…demand…

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I don’t demand to do anything.

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…deserve…

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I deserve to make more money for what I do.

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…dread…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…dread + doing s.t. (most the time.)
I dread loosing our house.

…dread + infinitive… (use it with “to think” or “to consider”)
I dreaded to think of the consequences of my actions.

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…expect…

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OPTIONAL a NOUN!

I expect to enjoy my job better.

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…fail…

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I failed to help her because she is immature.

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…forget…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…forget + doing s.t. (I forgot to do st. that I DID!)
I forgot bringing bread.

…forget + infinitive…(I forgot to do st. that I HAVE TO DO!)
I forgot to bring bread.

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…get (be allowed to)…

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I get to do more dentals than anybody else.

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…happen…

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It happened to talk to my boss.

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…hate…

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LITTLE different!

I hate to clean the cages!

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…hesitate…

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I hesitate to advise coworkers.

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…hope…

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I hope to change my schedule.

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...intend
I intend to work in the mean time I get my license.
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...learn...
I learned to work with clients in the rooms.
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...like...
LITTLE difference in meaning! | I like to drink my coffee in the morning.
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...love...
LITTLE difference in meaning! | I love to work at the computer at work.
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...manage...
I manage to work there.
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...need...
HUGE difference in meaning! ...need + doing s.t.(passive meaning) The house needs cleaning all the time. ...need + to do s.t. more common. I need to clean more often at the clinic.
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neglect...
LITTLE difference in meaning! | I neglected to clean the treatment area.
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offer...
I offered to help with training.
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...plan...
I plan on leave this place.
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...prefer...
LITTLE difference in meaning! | I prefer to study in room 6 because I am alone..
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...prepare...
I am prepared to do my job everyday.
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...pretend...
I pretend to be stupid every day.
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...promise...
I promise to get my license.
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...propose...
LITTLE difference in meaning! | I proposed to paperless in surgery.
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...refuse...
I refuse to be told what to do.
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...regret...
HUGE difference in meaning! ...regret + going s.t. (normally used with a gerund) I regretted saying that. ...regret + to do st. ("to inform" meaning "which not to tell you. BAD NEWS.) I regret to inform people what to do at work.
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...remember...
HUGE difference in meaning! ...remember + doing s.t. (to remember that I have done st.) I remember paying attention in details. ...remember to do st. (to remember that I need TO DO ST.) I remember to pay more attention in details.
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...seem...
I seem to understand people.
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...start...
HUGE difference in meaning! ...start + doing s.t. (either way means the same.) I started studying harder. I start to study harder. ...start + to do st. (DID NOT CONPLETE AN ACTION.) I start to studying medicine, but I got lazy.
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...swear...
I swear to work as a Dr.
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...tend...
I tend to be nice with my coworkers.
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...threaten...
I threaten to be an ashole.
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...try...
HUGE difference in meaning! ...try + doing s.t. (to experiment different methods see if works) I try getting up at 5 o'clock. ...try + to do st. (want to, but no succeed.) I try to get up at 5am, but it is too hard to do it.
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...vow...
I vow to be a dr.
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...wait...
I waited to be a dr.
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...want...
I want to work in the room more often.
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...wish...
I wish to be a dr's technician.
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...would like (meaning "wish" or "want")
I would like to be a supervisor.
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...yearn...
I yearn to be a surgeron.