I Hope To Do It
Verbs + Infinitive
A number of verbs take the infinitive when directly following another verb. Unfortunately, there are no rules as to which verbs take the infinitive and which verbs take the 'ing' or gerund form. Here is a list of common verbs which are always followed by the infinitive.
Common Verbs + Infinitive
afford
agree
appear
arrange
ask
attempt
bear
begin
care
choose
consent
decide
determine
expect
fail
forget
happen
hate
help
hesitate
hope
intend
learn
like
love
manage
mean
offer
prefer
prepare
pretend
promise
propose
refuse
regret
remember
seem
start
swear
trouble
try
want
wish
Example:
Bob happened to remember last year's product analysis.
Tom happened to know a better processing method.
Sheila wanted to join the team while production was in progress.
Adjective + Infinitive
Any verb following an adjective takes the infinitive.
Example:
It's difficult to convince workers to join a quality circle.
It's important to obtain a quality certificate.