Infinitives List 1 VERB to inf Agree Appear

Infinitives

List 1 : VERB + to – inf • Agree , Appear, Arrange, Care, Decide, Demand, Expect, Fail, Happen, Hope, Hurry, Like, Need, Promise, Prove, Refuse, Seem, Wait, Wish etc…… • EXAMPLE: • I hope to see her soon. • Tom decided to sell his car. • He seems to be very angry.

List 2: VERB + OBJECT + To - inf • Advice, Allow, Ask, Beg, Believe, Bring, Encourage, Force, Invite, Order, Permit, Persuade, Request, Teach, Tell, Warn… • EXAMPLE: • He permitted me to enter the house. • Tom asked us to forgive him. • We forced him to tell us the secret.

List 3: ADJECTIVE + TO – inf • Alarmed, Delighted, Disappointed, Happy, Likely, Pleased, Shocked, Sorry, Surprised, Willing… • EXAMPLE: • We shall be happy to accept. • Mary is delighted to hear that you have recovered.

BARE INFINITIVE • Bare infinitive is used after the following patterns • Group 1: Will, Shall, Can, May, Does, Must and their past equivalents.

EXAMPLES • Wrong: Did Tom passed the examination? – Did Tom pass the examination? • Wrong: Mary does not cares for her family. – Mary does not care for her family.

BARE INFINITIVE • Group 2: See, Watch, Notice, Observe, Hear, Listen, Feel, Smell • (these are called verbs of perception)

EXAMPLES • Wrong: I heard him called me yesterday. – I heard him call me yesterday. • Wrong: I saw Peter left an hour ago. – I saw Peter leave an hour ago

BARE INFINITIVE • Group 3: Make , Let • Examples: • Wrong: The teacher made us worked all night – The teacher made us work all night. • Wrong: Jane lets her children stayed up very late. – Jane lets her children stay up very late.

BARE INFINITIVE • Group 4: Need, Dare • Examples: – You need not stay if you don’t want to. • You do not need to stay if you don’t want to. – Need we stay this evening? • Do we need to stay this evening?

INFINITIVE AFTER ADJECTIVE+OF • personal qualities • The preposition which follows is “OF” • adjective + of + objective + to-inf

EXAMPLES • It is very kind of you to do me a favor. • It is very foolish of him to be lazy. • It is crazy of her to go off like that.

INFINITIVE AFTER ADJECTIVE • impersonal qualities • The preposition which follows is “For” • adjective + for + object + to-inf

EXAMPLES • It is important for her to come straight to me when she arrives. • It is essential for you to book in advance. • It is not easy for you to get him to change his mind.