COMMON VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVES VERB + INFINITIVE (a) I hope to see you again soon. (b) He promised to be here by ten. (c) He promised not to be late. An infinitive - to + the simple form of a verb (to see, to be, to go, etc.). Some verbs are followed immediately by an infinitive, as in (a) and (b). See Group A below. Negative form: not precedes the infinitive, as in (c). VERB + (PRO)NOUN + INFINITIVE (d) Mr. Lee told me to be here at ten oclock. (e) The police ordered the driver to stop. Some verbs are followed by a (pro)noun and then an infinitive, as in (d) and (e). See Group B below. (f ) I was told to be here at ten oclock, (g) The driver was ordered to stop. These verbs are followed immediately by an infinitive when they are used in the passive, as in (f) and (g). (h) I expect to pass the test. (i) I expect Mary to pass the test. Ask, expect, would like, want, and need may or may not be followed by a (pro)noun object. COMPARE In (h): I think I will pass the test. In (i): I think Mary will pass the test. ------------------------------------- GROUP A: VERB + INFINITIVE hope to (do something) ==promise to plan to == agree to intend to == offer to decide to == refuse to seem to == appear to pretend to== ask to expect to == would like to want to == need to ---------------------------------- GROUP B: VERB + (PRO)NOUN + INFINITIVE tell someone to == permit someone to advise someone to == allow someone to encourage someone to == warn someone to remind someone to == require someone to invite someone to == order someone to force someone to == ask someone to expect someone to == would like someone to want someone to == need someone to
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