The infinitive as the object 1 verb infinitive

The infinitive as the object

• 1. verb + infinitive • 2. verb + conjunctive pronoun/adverb +infinitive

• • • Next year, he will train to be a teacher. He likes to go mountain climbing. I have learned to adapt to my disability. Then I started to get weaker and weaker. My fellow students have begun to accept me for who I am. • A big company has decided to buy it from me.

• • • Next year, he will train to be a teacher. He likes to go mountain climbing. I have learned to adapt to my disability. Then I started to get weaker and weaker. My fellow students have begun to accept me for who I am. • A company has decided to buy it from me.

• • He agreed to pay $4, 000 for the car. They failed to fulfill the plan. We managed to put the fire out. They are preparing to build a freeway between the two cities. She preferred to stay behind. The soldiers refused to surrender. She volunteered to go and work in the northwest. You must learn to look after yourself.

• • He agreed to pay $4, 000 for the car. They failed to fulfill the plan. We managed to put the fire out. They are preparing to build a freeway between the two cities. She preferred to stay behind. The soldiers refused to surrender. She volunteered to go and work in the northwest. You must learn to look after yourself.

Exercise: • • • Don’t hesitate ____(chase) your love. I hate_____ (wash) the dishes. You have promised____ (help) me. I think you don’t dare_______ (go) there. Don’t bother _____ (answer) the letter personally.

Exercise: • • • Don’t hesitate to chase (chase) your love. I hate to wash (wash) the dishes. You have promised to help (help) me. I think you don’t dare to go (go) there. Don’t bother to answer (answer) the letter personally.

• 1. Some verbs can be followed only by either infinitive or gerund. • 2. Some verbs can be followed by both infinitive and gerund, but the meanings are more or less different. • 3. Some verbs can be followed by both infinitive and gerund, and the meanings are nearly the same.

Practice makes perfect !

• • • She couldn’t think what to say. He taught me how to swim. You must learn how to be patient. Do you remember which way to get there? I didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. We have to find out where to buy food.

• • • She couldn’t think what to say. He taught me how to swim. You must learn how to be patient. Do you remember which way to get there? I didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. We have to find out where to buy food.