Verbs Followed by an Infinitive e.g. She agreed to speak before the game.

agree beg dare forget intend neglect promise stop wait

aim begin decide get leap offer propose strive want
appear care deserve happen leave ought refuse struggle wish
arrange choose detest have like plan remember swear
ask condescend dislike hesitate long prefer say threaten
attempt consent expect hope love prepare shoot try
be able continue fail hurry mean proceed start use

lend hold rain drive drive avoid run meet go bring pay

Mike and I arranged to drive to the cinema and we decided _______at my house. He
planned ________us there in his new car. I only consented ________ with him 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

I wanted________a horror film but Mike begged _________the new Star Trek movie. I
consented _________it if he swore _________me some popcorn. I didn’t expect
____________the film but it was so bad that I struggled ______ awake. I couldn’t wait
_______ home.

treat listen start have drive make be leave tell see stop talk

We intended________home but the car failed _________As we were walking home we

happened _________Ana and David . We didn’t stop __________to them because they
appeared ________arguing. She was threatening _________him. I didn’t mean
_________but I wasn’t able _________myself. If you ask me Ana doesn’t deserve
_________a guy like David. He always strives __________her happy and she continues
__________him badly. I wouldn’t dare ___________her that though!

stop explain speak tell lower sneak go out

When I got home it was really late so I attempted

_________upstairs. However my parents were
waiting ________to me in the living room. They proceeded _________me how worried
they’d been and threatened __________ me going out for the rest of the month. I attempted
_________what happened and they agreed ________ it to one week. I don’t aim ______
again anytime soon anyway!
Key Now it’s your turn. Choose 10 verbs and invent your own story.
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 didn’t expect to like the film but it was so bad that I struggled to
stay awake. I couldn’t 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 didn’t stop to talk to them because they appeared to be arguing. She was
threatening to leave him. I didn’t mean to listen but I wasn’t able to stop myself. If you ask me Ana
doesn’t deserve to have a guy like David. He always strives to make her happy and she continues to treat
him badly. I wouldn’t 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 they’d 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 don’t aim to go out again anytime soon anyway!

Translation

Mike y yo organizamos ir al cine y decidimos reunirnos en mi casa. Él planeó llevarnos allí en su coche
nuevo. Yo sólo accedí a salir con él porque se comprometió a pagar los billetes. Fue un desastre. Cuando
nos bajamos del coche comenzó a llover y me había olvidado traer mi paraguas. Tratamos de correr al cine,
pero no pudimos evitar mojarnos. Mike corrió a la puerta solo. Se negó a prestarme el abrigo y se olvidó
de mantener la puerta abierta para mí. Qué caballero!

Yo quería ver una película de terror, pero Mike roguo ver la nueva película de Star Trek. Accedí a verla, si él
juró comprarme palomitas. No esperaba que me gustara la película, pero era tan mala que me esforzaba
por permanecer despierta. Yo no podía esperar a volver a casa.

Tuvimos la intención de conducir a casa, pero el coche no arrancaba. Mientras caminábamos a casa vimos
a Ana y David. No nos detuvimos a hablar con ellos porque parecía 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. Él siempre se esfuerza por hacerla feliz y ella continúa tratandole mal.
Sin embargo, no me atrevería a decirla eso!

Cuando llegué a casa era muy tarde, así 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 habían
estado y amenazaron con impedirme salir por el resto del mes. Traté de explicar lo que pasó y estuvieron
de acuerdo en bajarlo a una semana. No pretendo salir de nuevo pronto de todos modos!