![fuel gauge indicating low gas](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit06/6-2g1.jpg)
Let's stop to get some gas.
Verb + Infinitive
Another verb pattern in English is to + the base form of a verb. This is called the infinitive.
![watching time](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit06/6-2g2.jpg)
She has to go flying soon.
![Beechcraft Queen Air](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit06/6-2g3.jpg)
I don't need to talk to the Beech Queen Air right now.
![pilots talking](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit06/6-2g4.jpg)
What would you like to do?
The verbs below are often used with infinitives:
agree | ask | choose | decide | expect | fail |
have | hope | intend | learn | need | offer |
plan | pretend | promise | refuse | want | would like |
- I promise to call entering downwind.
- He doesn't expect to have enough fuel for his alternate airport.
- The DHC8 (Dash 8) decided to go to the de-icing bays.
- We hope to see the runway strobe lights soon.
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