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Unread Nov 27th, 2013, 03:09 am
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Default list of verbs like 'to want'?

In French, you can say 'I want that sb does sth' whereas in English, you cannot. Where could I find a list of those verbs, verbs which must be followed by an infinitive (other verbs by a gerund) but cannot be followed by a that-clause?
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Last edited by Laurent55 : Nov 27th, 2013 at 03:14 am. Reason: did not find such a list anywhere…
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