Representing thinking, perceiving, liking and desiring

Using verb patterns to represent thoughts and beliefs

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Verb followed by the to-infinitive

The verbs in this category can be followed by the to-infinitive which represents the action which is remembered, forgotten, learned, chosen, etc:

There is no significant moral difference between someone who chooses to cause really serious injury and someone who sets out to kill.
(Microconcord Corpus B)

The following verbs can be followed by the to-infinitive:

choose  forget  learn  remember  expect intend opt resolve

Introduction
Participants associated with thinking verbs
Grammatical patterns associated with thoughts
Verb followed by a that clause
Verb followed by a noun group
Verb followed by a wh-clause
Verb followed by an if/whether clause
Verb followed by the -ing form
Verb followed by an object and the -ing form
Verb followed by the to-infinitive
Verb followed by an object and the to-infinitive
Verb followed by the actual words thought
Ellipsis and substitution with thinking verbs
Present simple v present continuous tense
A note on the order of participants