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    VERBS + INFINITIVE

    Many verbs in English are followed by the infinitive with to. Some of these verbs take the
    pattern:
    Verb + to + infinitive

    We planned to take a holiday.


    She decided to stay at home.

    Others verbs take the pattern:


    Verb + noun + to + infinitive

    She wanted the children to learn the piano.


    I told him to ring the police.

    Source: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/to-infinitives
    VERBS + INFINITIVE: Verb + to +
    infinitive
    Some verbs are followed by the infinitive with to:

    I decided to go home as soon as possible.We all wanted to have more


    English classes.

    Common verbs with this pattern are:

    Source: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/to-infinitives
    VERBS + INFINITIVE: Verb + to +
    infinitive

    Source: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/to-infinitives
    VERBS + INFINITIVE: Verb + noun + to +
    infinitive
    Some verbs are followed by a noun and the infinitive with to:

    She asked him to send her a text message.He wanted all his friends to


    come to his party.

    Common verbs with this pattern are:


    VERBS + INFINITIVE: Verb + noun + to +
    infinitive

    Source: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/verbs-followed-by-the-infinitive
    VERBS + INFINITIVE: Verb + noun + to +
    infinitive

    Some verbs are followed by a direct object and then the to-infinitive:

    He encouraged his friends to vote for him.


    Remind me to give Julia a call.

    Source: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/verbs-followed-by-the-infinitive
    VERBS + INFINITIVE: Uses
    We also use the to-infinitive to express purpose (to answer why?):

    He bought some flowers to give to his wife.He locked the door to


    keep everyone out.

    We can also express purpose with in order to and in order not to:

    We started our journey early in order to avoid the traffic.They spoke


    quietly in order not to wake the children.

    or so as to and so as not to:

    We started our journey early so as to avoid the traffic.They spoke quietly so


    as not to wake the children.

    Source: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/verbs-followed-by-the-infinitive
    VERBS + INFINITIVE
    examples
    afford     I can afford to buy it. continue¹   I continue to work there.
    agree     I agreed to help her. demand   He demanded to know.
    appear  You appear to be lost. deserve¹  You deserve to win.
    arrange  I arranged to meet them. desire  She desires to see you.
    ask          I asked to go along. expect  I expect to be a little late.
    attempt¹ I attempted to explain. fail   I failed to get an A.
    beg        I begged to go too. forget²  I forgot to call you.
    begin¹    I began to take classes. hate  I hate to miss your show.
    can't bear   I can't bear to leave. hesitate¹ I hesitate to say anything.
    can't stand¹  I can't stand to wait. hope  I hope to leave soon.
    care        I don't care to see them. intend¹ I intend to win the game.
    choose      I choose to live here. learn  I learned to speak Swahili.
    claim       He claims to be smart. hope  I hope to see you soon.
    consent  He consented to hire them.

    Source: https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/verbs-infinitive-verbs-ing/
    VERBS + INFINITIVE
    examples
    like¹ I like to swim. regret   I regret to tell you this.
    would like I'd like to go with you. remember²   I remembered to lock it.
    love¹   I love to dance. seem   He seems to be relaxed.
    manage  I'll manage to survive. start¹   It started to snow.
    mean  I didn't mean to hurt you. struggle   I struggle to do well.
    need  I need to ask them. swear   I swear to be true.
    neglect¹   I neglected to do my work. tend   I tend to be on time.
    offer   I offered to pay for it. try²   I try to help often.
    plan   I plan to leave soon. use³   I used to play tennis.
    prefer¹   I prefer to pay less. volunteer   I volunteered to cook.
    pretend   I pretend to be confident. want   I want to leave now.
    prepare   I will prepare to leave. wish   I wish to go to Italy.
    promise   I promise to be on time.
    refuse   I refuse to believe lies.

    Source: https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/verbs-infinitive-verbs-ing/
    VERBS + INFINITIVE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT85QlyEjQI

    Why couldn’t the girl meet with her friend?


    VERBS + INFINITIVE
    exercise

    Source: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/verbs-followed-by-the-infinitive
    VERBS + INFINITIVE
    exercise

    Source: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/verbs-followed-by-the-infinitive
    VERBS + INFINITIVE

    https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/e
    xercise-english-11517.php
    http://www.carmenlu.com/first/grammar/verbs_ing1b.htm
    http://digitalcampus.free.fr/Level3/Unit31/SubUnit313/
    PutVerb01.jcl.htm

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