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Verbs Followed by the

Verbs Followed by to +

Some verbs are followed by a pronoun or

3 noun referring to a person, and then an
infinitive with to.
ask beg cause challenge
hire convince expect tell
urge invite
want warn
teach need order
encourage forbid force
require

admit agree
avoid ask
decide
consider miss
forgiveconsent
mind expect
manage
imagine finish
prepare
practise
enjoy
promise
appreciate
avoid refuse
advise
plan
offer
report
need
suggest
discussfail arrange
hope
complete
delay wish want
resist swear threaten
pretend
tolerate
seem demand
recommend
keep come deserve
learn
struggle
postpone
determine
deny
attempt
anticipate

. I invite you to attend the

ceremony.
. They need me to help them
. I begged Jane to forgive me
. We didnt expect him to win
the race.
. They persuade her to accept
the job.

4 Verbs followed by a preposition

+ gerund.
think about talk about
apologize for
worry about depend on
believe in
prevent from insist on carry
on
feel like
object to
concentrate on
succeed in look forward to
keep on

good at
bad at
interested in
guilty
of
5 Adjectives followed by a
concerned
about
preposition
+accustomed
gerund. to
clever at
responsible for
skilled at
tired of
proud of
nervous about
worried about
happy about
frightened of afraid of
scared of
terrified of

. I dont feel like working today

. He insists on coming with us
. Im looking forward to receiving
a letter
from you.
. They think about leaving the
country.
. I object to your smoking.
. They prevent us from going out
at night.
.He dreams about traveling to

- Hes addicted to watching TV.

about winning the race
- She is fond of cooking.
accustomed to living in the country.
- The man was guilty of stealing the money.
to Canada.
- They are opposed to destroying the old castle.

Shes happy
-They arent

-I

am excited about g

- She is bored of doing the same job.

Bare infinitive (infinitive

without to)

After
. modal verbs : can,
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could
will, would, may,
might
Someshall, should, must,
had to
expressions
have to, need to,
its no use . make,
thereshelp,
no
recommend
point in
cant stand . let,
cant
help
lets
cant bear
-

-I

tennis matches.
- This film is worth seeing.
- They couldnt help lauphing when I slipped on the ice.
- She isnt used to traveling by train.

People must respct the law.

Its no use
They may not come to the party.asking him
We recommend the government for help.
build a new hospital in our
cant bear /
district.
stand
She usually helps me do my
watching
homework.
Let me introduce myself.
I would rather drink a cup of
coffee.

Verbs followed by both (gerund

and infinitive)

Without change in
meaning :

Like, dislike, love, hate, enjoy, prefer

begin, start, continue...
It started raining.
=
It started to rain.
We began playing.
=
We began to play.
He prefers walking to jogging. =
He prefers to walk than to jog.
We love being on holiday.
=
We love to be on holiday.
She hates going out in the rain . =
She hates to go out in the rain.

With change in
meaning :
Stop, forget,
remember, try regret,
mean

1 . I dont rememder posting your letter. ( I posted your letter, but I cant remember that.)
I didnt remember to post your letter. ( I didnt post your letter because I forgot. )
2. He stopped speaking to Jane. ( He stopped the conversation with her.)
He stopped to speak to Jane. (He started the conversation with her.)
3. I forgot locking the door.(I locked the door, but I forgot that)
I forgot to lock the door. (I didnt lock the door because I forgot.)

Verb + WH- + to +
infinitive

She asked me how to get to the post office.

I dont know
what to say.
where to buy a postcard.
when to start my new job.

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TOO and ENOUGH + to +

infinitive

He is too short to play basketball. (too +

+ infinitive)
They arent rich enough to buy a new car.
enough + to + infinitive)

adjective + to
(adjective +