Learn English – verbs not followed by that clauses

clausesgerundsinfinitiveslist-request

Where can I find a list of verbs like 'to want', which must be followed by an infinitive (other verbs by a gerund), but cannot be followed by a that-clause? I got from your website that there are Exceptional Case Marking verbs and Object (can't remember what…) verbs. Are there others? They are of importance to learners of English, as, in French, for instance, you must say 'I want that he does sth' and you cannot say 'I want him to do'.
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It was a little bit of a challenge trying to deduce what you are asking for. I found a couple sites, which seemed to be of a bit of help. You're probably not going to find an all-inclusive list. I did find a lot of sites by simply searching on Google for "Verbs that must be followed by an infinitive."

Verbs that can be followed by an object and infinitive
Another site.

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