Verbs with 'To'-infinitive Clauses
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Verbs with 'To'-infinitive Clauses
- 1. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses
- 2. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses Some verbs are followed by a ‘to’-infinitive clause. The subject of the verb is also the subject of the ‘to’-infinitive clause. These verbs include:
- 3. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses • verbs of saying and thinking agree decide hope learn offer promise choose expect intend mean plan refuse
- 4. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses She had agreed to let us use her flat. I decided not to go out for the evening.
- 5. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses • other verbs fail manage pretend tend want England failed to win a place in the finals.
- 6. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses Some verbs are followed by an object and a ‘to’-infinitive clause. The object of the verb is the subject of the ‘to’-infinitive clause.
- 7. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses • verbs of saying and thinking advise encourage invite persuade teach ask expect order remind tell
- 8. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses I asked her to explain. They advised us not to wait around too long.
- 9. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses • other verbs allow force get help want I could get someone else to do it. I didn’ t want him to go.
- 10. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses Note: ‘help’ can also be followed by an object and a base form. I helped him fix it. WARNING: You do not use ‘want’ with a ‘that’-clause. You do not say ‘I want that you do something’.
- 11. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses Some verbs are followed by ‘for’ and an object, then a ‘to’-infinitive clause. The object of ‘for’ is the subject of the ‘to’-infinitive clause. appeal arrange ask long pay wait wish
- 12. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses Could you arrange for a taxi to collect us? I waited for him to speak.
- 13. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses Some link verbs, and ‘pretend’, are followed by ‘to be’ and and an ‘-ing’ form for continuing actions, and by ‘to have’ and a past participle for finished actions. We pretended to be looking inside. I don’ t appear to have written down his name.
- 14. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses Some verbs are normally used in the passive when they are followed by a ‘to’-infinitive clause. believe feel know say understand consider find report think
- 15. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses He is said to have died a natural death. Is it thought to be a good thing?
- 16. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses Some verbs are followed by a ‘wh’-word and a ‘to’-infinitive clause. These include: ask explain learn understand decide forget know remember wonder
- 17. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses I didn’ t know what to call him. She had forgotten how to ride a bicycle.
- 18. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses Some verbs are followed by an object, then a ‘wh’-word and a ‘to’-infinitive clause. ask remind show teach tell I asked him what to do. Who will show him how to do it?
- 19. Verbs with ‘to’-infinitive Clauses Some verbs only take ‘to’-infinitive clauses to express purpose. The captain stopped to reload the gun. He went to get some fresh milk.
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