Verbs Followed by an Infinitive

agree
aim
appear
arrange
ask
attempt
be able

lend

beg
begin
care
choose
condescen
d
consent
continue

hold

dare
decide
deserve
detest
dislike
expect
fail

rain

forget
get
happen
have
hesitate
hope
hurry

drive

e.g.

She agreed to speak before the game.

intend
leap
leave
like
long
love
mean

drive

neglect
offer
ought
plan
prefer
prepare
proceed

avoid

promise
propose
refuse
remember
say
shoot
start

stop
strive
struggle
swear
threaten
try
use

meet

go

run

wait
want
wish

bring

Mike and I arranged to drive to the cinema and we

decided _______at my house. He

I only consented ________ with him

planned ________us there in his new car.

because promised ________for the tickets. It was a disaster. As we got out of the car it
began _______and I had forgotten _________my umbrella. We tried
________to the cinema but we failed _________the rain. Mike rushed to the door
first, refused ________me his coat and neglected_______ the door open for me.
What a gentlemen!
buy

stay

go

enjoy

watch x3

wanted ________a horror film but Mike begged _________the new Star Trek
movie. I consented _________it if he swore _________me some popcorn. I
didnt expect ____________the film but it was so bad that I struggled ______
I

awake. I couldnt

treat

wait _______

listen

start

home.

have

drive

make

be

leave

tell

see

intended ________home but the car failed _________As we were walking

home we happened _________Ana and David . We didnt stop __________to
them because they appeared ________arguing. She was threatening
_________him. I didnt mean _________but I wasnt able
_________myself. If you ask me Ana doesnt deserve _________a guy like David.
He always strives __________her happy and she continues __________him
badly. I wouldnt dare ___________her that though!
We

! stop

explain

speak

tell

lower

sneak

Now its your turn. Choose 10 verbs and invent your own story.

go out

attempted _________upstairs. However my

parents were waiting ________to me in the living room. They proceeded
_________me how worried theyd been and threatened __________ me going out
for the rest of the month. I attempted _________what happened and they agreed
________ it to one week. I dont aim ______ again anytime soon anyway!
When I got home it was really late so I

Key
Mike and I arranged to go to the cinema and we decided to meet at my house. He planned to
drive us there in his new car. I only consented to go out with him because promised to pay
for the tickets. It was a disaster. As we got out of the car it began to rain and I had forgotten
to bring my umbrella. We tried to run to the cinema but we failed to avoid the rain. Mike
hurried to the door by himself, refused to lend me his coat and neglected to hold the door
open for me. What a gentlemen!
I wanted to watch a horror film but Mike begged to watch the new Star Trek movie. I
consented to watch it if he swore to buy me some popcorn. I didnt expect to like the film
but it was so bad that I struggled to stay awake. I couldnt wait to go home.
We intended to drive home but the car failed to start. As we were walking home we happened
to see Ana and David . We didnt stop to talk to them because they appeared to be arguing.
She was threatening to leave him. I didnt mean to listen but I wasnt able to stop myself. If
you ask me Ana doesnt deserve to have a guy like David. He always strives to make her happy
and she continues to treat him badly. I wouldnt dare to tell her that though!
When I got home it was really late so I attempted to sneak upstairs. However my parents were
waiting to speak to me in the living room. They proceeded to tell me how worried theyd
been and threatened to stop me going out for the rest of the month. I attempted to explain
what happened and they agreed to lower it to one week. I dont aim to go out again anytime
soon anyway!
Translation
Mike y yo organizamos ir al cine y decidimos reunirnos en mi casa. l plane llevarnos all en su
coche nuevo. Yo slo acced a salir con l porque se comprometi a pagar los billetes. Fue un
desastre. Cuando nos bajamos del coche comenz a llover y me haba olvidado traer mi
paraguas. Tratamos de correr al cine, pero no pudimos evitar mojarnos. Mike corri a la puerta
solo. Se neg a prestarme el abrigo y se olvid de mantener la puerta abierta para m. Qu
caballero!

Yo quera ver una pelcula de terror, pero Mike roguo ver la nueva pelcula de Star Trek. Acced a
verla, si l jur comprarme palomitas. No esperaba que me gustara la pelcula, pero era tan
mala que me esforzaba por permanecer despierta. Yo no poda esperar a volver a casa.

Tuvimos la intencin de conducir a casa, pero el coche no arrancaba. Mientras caminbamos a

casa vimos a Ana y David. No nos detuvimos a hablar con ellos porque pareca que estaban
discutiendo. Ella amenazaba con dejarlo. No quise escuchar, pero yo no era capaz de
detenerme. Si preguntas a mi, Ana no merece tener un tipo como David. l siempre se esfuerza
por hacerla feliz y ella contina tratandole mal. Sin embargo, no me atrevera a decirla eso!


Cuando llegu a casa era muy tarde, as que trate de subir en silencio. Sin embargo mis padres
estaban esperando para hablar conmigo en la sala de estar. Empazaron a decirme lo
preocupados que haban estado y amenazaron con impedirme salir por el resto del mes. Trat de
explicar lo que pas y estuvieron de acuerdo en bajarlo a una semana. No pretendo salir de
nuevo pronto de todos modos!