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INFINITIVES:
1 Classification:Full infinitive: With “to’ e.g He go to Paris to learn French.
Bare infinitive: Without “to’ e.g My parent didn’t let me what I really liked
Perfect infinitive: Form “have past participles” e.g He was believed to have escaped from the prison. 2 Positions:
2.1 Follow the verbs below:
agree arrange ask attempt begin mean need neglect care cease choose claim come plan prefer pretend continue decide deserve demand determine propose refuse start desire expect fail fear forget strive tend threaten hate help hesitate hope intend offer omit Swear learn like long love manage prepare promise Seem
try want wish…
2.2 Follow the idiomatic phrases: make up one’s mind/ take care/ take the trouble/ make sure/… e.g They couldn’t make up their mind to go or not.
2.3 Follow the adjectives below:
(un)able afraid amused annoyed anxious interested keen ashamed astonished boring careful certain (im)possible proud content crazy curious dangerous delighted sorry sufficient determined difficult distressed due eager usual thankful easy hard fortunate free frightened worthy wrong
furious good glad grateful happy slow scared
hopeless horrified impatient safe sure useless surprised lucky moved pleased (un)willing wonderful (un)wise
2.4 Follow WH-words: what/ who/ whom/ which/ when/ where/ how e.g She didn’t know what to next. We didn’t decided where to go. 2.5 Follow nouns pronouns of the verbs below:
advise allow ask assume beg hate suspect Wish believe cause challenge command compel observe trust persuade consider enable encourag
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expect find order permit Tempt forbid force get guess know teach tell warn imagine instruct intend invite think understand urge
lead like love mean want prefer 2.6 To be demonstration, purposes, results: enough / save money/… e.g The house, to be demolished, is very old. She has nothing to eat.
We haven’t got enough to have one each They saved money to go abroad 2.7 To form absolute phrases: To tell the truth; To cut a long short story;… e.g To tell the truth, she was a real liar.