Verbs followed by the Infinitive
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There are three groups of such verbs. Here are the most important ones.
I. Verbs followed by the Infinitive without a preceding noun. The verbs in italics may also be followed by a "that-clause".
| Verb | Translation | Examples |
| afford | позволять себе , быть в состоянии | □ We can't afford to go away this summer. |
| agree | согласиться | □ We agreed to start/that we should start early. |
| arrange | договориться , условиться | □ I've arranged to meet her at the airport. |
| bother | беспокоиться ) | □ Don't bother to get dinner for me today. |
| care | хотеть , иметь желание | □ Would you care to go for a walk? |
| claim | требовать , | □ He claimed to be the owner oi/that he owned |
| претендовать | the land. | |
| consent | согласиться , дать согласие | □ Her father consented to give her off. |
| decide | решать | □ The boy decided not to become/that he wouldn't become sailor. |
| demand | требовать | □ He came to my house and demanded to be told/that 1 should tell him everything. |
| determine | решаться ) | □ He determined to learn Greek. □ He determined that nothing should prevent him. |
| endeavour | стараться , прилагать усилия | □ He always endeavoured to please his mother. |
| fail | не сделать | □ He never fails to write. |
| что - либо , не суметь , забыть | П She failed to complete the work on time. | |
| guarantee | гарантировать | □ The bank guaranteed to pay his debts/that the debts would be payed. |
| hasten | торопиться , спешить | □ He hastened to tell his wife the good news. |
| hesitate | колебаться , | □ 1 hesitated to speak to him, since 1 didn't know |
| не решаться | him well. | |
| hope | надеяться | □ We hope to see/that we would see you soon. |
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| learn (how to) | научиться | П Не learnt how to ride a horse. |
| long | страстно желать , | □ It's many years since 1 left home. 1 am longing |
| стремиться | to come back. | |
| manage | суметь , справиться | □ She managed to keep her temper. |
| offer | предлагать | □ He offered to help me. |
| prepare | ( подготовить | □ We are prepared to supply the goods you ask for. |
| presume | взять на себя | □ May 1 presume to advise you? |
| (take the | смелость | |
| liberty) | ||
| pretend | притворяться | □ They pretended not to see/that they didn't see us. |
| proceed | продолжать | □ He proceeded to tell us every detail. |
| приниматься | □ He proceeded to give me a good scolding. (Он принялся меня бранить) | |
| promise | обещать | □ He promised to be/that he would be here at 6 o'clock. |
| propose | намереваться , предполагать | □ What do you propose to do about it? |
| refuse | отказываться ) | □ He refused to help us. |
| resolve | решить | □ He resolved to succeed. He resolved that nothing should call him back. |
| seek | стремиться , пы таться , стараться | □ They sought to kill him. |
| strive | стараться , прилагать усилия | □ He strove to succeed in business. |
| swear | клясться | □ He swore to tell/that he would tell the truth. |
| tend | иметь склонность / тенденцию | □ It tends to rain in winter in the North of England. |
| threaten | угрожать | □ The chairman threatened to resign/that he would resign if his policies were not adopted. |
| trouble | беспокоиться ), затрудняться ) | □ Don't trouble to meet me at the station. |
| undertake | предпринимать , согласиться , взять обязательства | □ He undertook to finish the job by Friday. |
| volunteer | предлагать свою | П The question is whether anyone will volunteer |
| помощь , добровольно сделать что - либо | to serve there. | |
| vow | дать обет | □ 1 vowed not to follow/that 1 would never follow his advice again. |
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II. A noun (pronoun) + infinitive is used after these verbs. The verbs in italics may also be followed by a "that-clause".
| accustom | привыкать | П When he became a soldier he had to accustom himself not to sleep at night. |
| aid | помогать | □ My brother aided me to do it. |
| appoint | назначать | □ They appointed White to manage the store. |
| assist | помогать | □ The young man assisted the girl to fill in all the forms. |
| cause | велеть, | □ He caused the prisoners to be put to death. |
| вызывать , заставлять | □ The incident caused me to reflect. | |
| command1 | приказывать, | □ The officer commanded his men to fire. |
| командовать | □ The pirate chief commanded that the prisoners should be shot. | |
| challenge | вызывать, | П He challenged his right to heir the house. |
| бросать вызов, оспаривать | □ He challenged me to fight. | |
| compel4 | заставлять | П His conscience compelled him to confess. |
| direct1 | приказывать | П The officer directed his men to advance/that his men should advance. |
| enable | давать возмож- | П The collapse of the strike enabled the company |
| ность | to resume normal bus service. | |
| encourage | воодушевлять, ободрять , потворствовать | □ The mother encouraged the boy to work hard. |
| entreat1 | умолять | □ She entreated the judge to show mercy. |
| force4 | заставлять | П The manager forced them to work hard. |
| impel | побуждать, | □ The President's speech impelled the nation |
| принуждать | to make greater efforts. | |
| implore1 | умолять | □ 1 implored my friend to help me. |
| incite | подстрекать | □ He was shot for inciting his comrades to rise against their officers. |
| induce | побуждать, заставлять | □ We couldn't induce the old lady to travel by air. |
| inspire | воодушевлять | □ What inspired him to give such a brilliant performance? |
| instruct3 | инструктировать , | □ We were instructed to start early. . |
| обучать | □ I've been instructed by my agent that you still | owe me $50. |
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| invite | приглашать | П Не didn't invite meto come in. |
| lead | ( при ) вести | П What led you to think so? |
| order1 | приказать , | □ The doctor ordered me to stay in bed. |
| настаивать | □ The judge ordered that the prisoner should be remanded. | |
| persuade | убеждать | □ He persuaded me to change/that 1 should change my mind. |
| press | торопить, заставлять, требовать действий | □ He had to press her to pay the debt. |
| prompt | побуждать , толкать | □ What prompted him to be so generous? |
| provoke | вызывать , | П His behaviour provoked her to answer |
| провоцирова ть | rudely. | |
| remind | напомнить | □ Please, remind me to answer/that 1 should answer the letter. |
| require1 | требовать | П Students are required to take three papers in England. □ It's required that you arrive at 8 a.m. |
| stimulate | побуждать | П She stimulated me to take greater efforts. |
| summon | вызывать, созывать | □ They summoned her to appear as a witness. |
| teach | обучать | □ My father taught me how to swim when 1 was |
| (how to) | five. | |
| tell | сказать, | □ He told me to come immediately. |
| (instruct, | приказать | |
| order) | ||
| tempt | соблазнять | □ Nothing could tempt him to take such a step. |
| trust1 | доверять | □ Can 1 trust you to get the money safely to the |
| (верить, что все будет в порядке) | bank? | |
| warn3 | предупрежда ть | □ We warned them not to go skating on such thin \ce/that the ice was thin. |
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NOTES:
1. No noun is found between these verbs and a "that-clause":
□ The commander ordered HIS TROOPS to lay down their arms.
□ The commander ordered that his troops should lay down their arms. Note that the use of should is a common feature in such clauses after these verbs.
2. A noun is always found between these verbs and a "that-clause":
П He persuaded ME to change my mind.
П He persuaded ME that his plan was preferable.
3. The Chancellor warned UNIONS that higher wages would mean higher prices.
The Chancellor warned that higher wages would mean higher prices.
4. Make is roughly synonymous with these verbs, but is followed
a) in the active, by a noun + infinitive without to:
□ He made ME do all the work again.
b) in the passive, by an infinitive with to:
□ I was made TO DO ail the work again.