Verbs followed only by Infinitives

agree - They agreed to let him free. (वे उसे मुक्त करने के लिए सहमत हो गए।)

[Wrong: agreed letting]

appear - He appeared to know everything. (वह सबकुछ जानता हुआ दिखाई पड़ा।)

[Wrong: appeared knowing]

arrange - I have arranged to meet them after lunch. (मैंने दोपहर के भोजन के बाद उनसे मिलने की व्यवस्था की है।)

[Wrong: arranged meeting]

ask - The teacher asked the students to complete the work. (शिक्षक ने छात्रों को काम पूरा करने के लिए कहा।)

[Wrong: asked the students completing]

care - He doesn't care to answer. (वह जवाब देने की परवाह नहीं करता।)

[Wrong: care answering]

choose - I chose to help. (मैंने मदद करना चुना।)

[Wrong: chose helping]

claim - He claimed to be an expert. (उसने एक विशेषज्ञ होने का दावा किया।)

[Wrong: claimed becoming]

decide - We decided to go to Dubai. (हमने दुबई जाने का फैसला किया।)

[Wrong: decided going]
Verbs followed only by Infinitives

intend - We intend to meet you next weekend. (हम अगले सप्ताह के अंत में आपसे मिलने का विचार कर रहे हैं।)

[Wrong: intend meeting]

learn - I learned to speakKannada when I was a kid. (मैं जब बच्चा था तब मैंने कन्नड़ में बात करना सीखा।)

[Wrong: learned speaking]

manage - He managed to openthe door without the key. (वह चाबी के बिना दरवाजा खोलने में कामयाब रहा।)

[Wrong: managed opening]

offer - My uncle offered to drive us to the supermarket. (मेरे चाचा ने हमें सुपरमार्केट ले जाने की पेशकश की।)

[Wrong: offered driving]

plan - We plan to go to Europe this summer. (हम इस गर्मी में यूरोप जाने की योजना बना रहे हैं।)

[Wrong: plan going]

prepare - They prepared to give the test. (वे परीक्षा देने के लिए तैयार थे।)

[Wrong: prepared giving]

pretend - The culprit pretendedto be innocent. (अपराधी निर्दोष होने का नाटक करता था।)

[Wrong: pretended being ]

promise - She promised to take us with her next time. (उसने हमें अगली बार अपने साथ ले जाने का वादा किया।)

[Wrong: promised taking]
Verbs followed only by Infinitives

refuse - I refuse to cooperate.

[Wrong: refuse cooperating]

seem - It seems to be broken.

[Wrong: seems broking]

swear - He swore to take revenge.

[Wrong: swore revenging]

tend - These plants tend to grow slowly.

[Wrong: tend growing]

threaten - He has threatened to hurt us.

[Wrong: threatened hurting]

undertake - She undertook to design the new collection.

[Wrong: undertook designing]

want - I want to speak with you in private.

[Wrong: want speaking]

wish - I wish to change my address.

[Wrong: wish changing]

would like - I would like to add something before we continue.

[Wrong: would like adding]

yearn - She yearns to go free.

[Wrong: yearns going]