These verbs may be followed by an infinitive but not by a gerund:
agree |
expect |
need |
refuse |
|
ask |
help |
offer |
wait |
|
beg |
hope |
plan |
want |
|
claim |
manage |
pretend |
wish |
|
decide |
mean |
promise |
would like |
A few of these verbs may be followed either by an infinitive directly or by a noun or pronoun plus an infinitive:
ask |
help |
promise |
would like |
expect |
need |
want |
Exercise: Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 1
Exercise: Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2