Miss Lee was very strict.[r]
(1)
TO-INFINITIVE, BARE-INFINITIVE & GERUND
In a sentence, if a verb is used after the main verb, it can be in different forms:
To-infinitive
e.g I want to eat something (verb) (to-infinitive)
Bare-infinitive
e.g I saw him cry yesterday (verb) (bare-inf)
Gerund
(2)(1) TO-INFINITIVE
Agree offer decide appear forget fail promise tell refuse seem plan attempt learn hope afford ask threaten want arrange pretend allow tend manage dare
‘To-infinitive’ is usually used after the above verbs e.g I agreed to cooperate with them
(verb) (to-infinitive)
He wants to buy this computer (verb) (to-inf)
(3)(2) BARE-INFINITIVE
see , notice, observe, watch, hear, feel, smell, make, let
‘Bare-infinitive’ is usually used after the above verbs
An ‘object’ is usually placed between the ‘verb’ and ‘bare- infinitive’
e.g She saw him steal your purse yesterday (verb) (object) (bare-inf)
They heard someone knock the door (verb) (object) (bare-inf)
Sentence Making: _
(4)(3) GERUND
stop keep postpone admit consider miss delay finish mind imagine deny involve fancy regret avoid risk practise enjoy suggest can’t help
‘Gerund’ is usually used after the above verbs e.g Do you mind opening the door?
(verb) (gerund)
I won’t risk doing this (verb) (gerund)
(5)Fill in the blanks by using ‘to-inf’, ‘bare-inf’ or ‘gerund’.
1 Could you please stop (make) so much noise? Tom refused (lend) me any money
Don’t let them (try) this dangerous game! I don’t enjoy (write) letters
Miss Lee was very strict No one dared (talk) during her lessons
I ‘ve arranged (play) tennis tomorrow afternoon Tom made Ann (cry) yesterday
Have you finished (wash) your hair yet?
Ann offered (look) after our children while we were out 10.He admitted _(steal) our car
11.She doesn’t want (go) home now 12.It is not allowed (talk) in the library
13.Would you mind (answer) me some questions?