Infinitives are verbs combined with the word "to": to see, to run, to start, etc. You can follow verbs with infinitives. Sometimes the verb has to be in past tense for the sentence to make sense.
| Verb | Infinitive | Verb Followed by Infinitive Sentence |
| Agree | To babysit | Lou agrees to babysit his cousin. |
| Arrange | To stay | My parents arranged to stay at a hotel. |
| Ask | To go | Ro asked to go home. |
| Care | To attend | Josie doesn't care to attend the party. |
| Choose | To wear | Maria chooses to wear makeup. |
| Continue | To watch | The kids continued to watch the movie. |
| Decide | To help | Larry decided to help his friend. |
| Deserve | To know | I deserve to know the truth. |
| Fail | To get | They failed to get enough donations. |
| Forget | To bring | I forgot to bring my wallet. |
| Hate | To clean | I hate to clean the bathroom. |
| Hope | To see | I hope to see her again. |
| Learn | To speak | Jane learned to speak another language. |
| Like | To read | I like to read in bed. |
| Love | To play | The kids love to play in the water. |
| Need | To study | I need to study for a test. |
| Plan | To travel | We plan to travel in the summer. |
| Promise | To pay | I promise to call my mom. |
| Refuse | To leave | Joe refuses to leave. |
| Remember | To bring | I remembered to bring my wallet. |
| Seem | To be | She seems to be bored. |
| Start | To tell | She started to tell a story. |
| Try | To change | My mom tried to change the tire. |
Directions: Choose the correct answer.
1) Sarah started ____________________ during the sad scenes.
a. to cry
b. to play
c. to run
2) Linda remembered ____________________ the front door.
a. to carry
b. to lock
c. to eat
3) James promises ____________________ his grandmother once a week.
a. to fall
b. to visit
c. to wait
4) I need ____________________ my doctor about this pain.
a. to walk
b. to wave
c. to see
5) Carol likes ____________________ flowers in her garden every Spring.
a. to plant
b. to eat
c. to cook
6) Sean hopes ____________________ from college at the end of this quarter.
a. to quit
b. to stay
c. to graduate
7) Ethan forgot ____________________ his homework.
a. to do
b. to go
c. to be
8) They continued ____________________ through the snow storm.
a. to play
b. to drive
c. to wash
Directions: Choose the correct answer.
1) I want __________ all of my friends to my party.
a. to ask
b. to invite
c. to accept
d. to see
2) She refused __________ any help from her co-workers.
a. to ask
b. to invite
c. to accept
d. to see
3) She needs __________ a doctor immediately.
a. to ask
b. to invite
c. to accept
d. to see
4) I decided __________ my uncle for help.
a. to ask
b. to invite
c. to accept
d. to see
5) Our company plans __________ five new employees next month.
a. to clean
b. to learn
c. to hire
d. to help
6) She doesn't want __________ to speak English.
a. to clean
b. to learn
c. to hire
d. to help
7) I plan __________ my house this weekend.
a. to clean
b. to learn
c. to hire
d. to help
8) She likes __________ people in need.
a. to clean
b. to learn
c. to hire
d. to help
Quiz 1 Answers
1) a. to cry
2) b. to lock
3) b. to visit
4) c. to see
5) a. to plant
6) c. to graduate
7) a. to do
8) b. to drive
Quiz 2 Answers
1) b. to invite
2) c. to accept
3) d. to see
4) a. to ask
5) c. to hire
6) b. to learn
7) a. to clean
8) d. to help
