Verbs followed by to + infinitive
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This document discusses verbs that can be followed by different types of clauses in English, including to-infinitive clauses, -ing clauses, and that clauses. It provides examples of common verbs that take each type of clause. For to-infinitive clauses, common verbs include verbs of thinking, feeling, saying and other verbs like arrange, attempt, help. For -ing clauses, common verbs are verbs of liking/disliking, saying/thinking, and verbs like avoid, begin, practise. For that clauses, common verbs are verbs of thinking, saying, and some nouns can take that clauses to provide more information.
![past.
It is lucky that you were able to drive us
home.
No "that"
NOTE: We can always use a clause without the
word that:
They admitted [that] they had made a
mistake.
The police informed everybody [that] the
danger was over.
I am sorry [that] you can’t come.
There was chance [that] we would succeed](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/verbsfollowedbytoinfinitive-130429130802-phpapp01/85/Verbs-followed-by-to-infinitive-13-320.jpg)
Verbs followed by to + infinitive
- 1. verbs followed by to + infinitive backnext 1 Some verbs are followed by the to-infinitive: I decided to go home as soon as possible. We all wanted to have more English classes. Common verbs followed by the to-infinitive are: Verbs of thinking and feeling: • choose • decide • expect • forget • hate • hope • intend • learn • like • love • mean • plan • prefer • remember • would like
- 2. • would love Verbs of saying: • agree • promise • refuse Other common verbs are: • arrange • attempt • fail • help • manage • tend • try • want 2 Some verbs are followed by a noun and the to-infinitive: She asked him to send her a text message. He wanted all his friends to come to his party. Common verbs with this pattern are: Verbs of saying:
- 3. • advise • ask • encourage • invite • order • persuade • remind • tell • warn * *Note: The verb warn is normally used with not The police warned everyone not to drive too fast. Verbs of wanting or liking: • expect • intend • would • prefer • want • would like Other verbs with this pattern are: • allow • enable
- 4. • force • get • teach 3. Passive infinitive Many of these verbs are sometimes followed by a passive infinitive (to be + past participle): I expected to be met when I arrived at the station. They wanted to be told if anything happened. I don’t like driving myself. I prefer to be driven. Activity 1(pop-up): Match the 'to infinitive' clauses to the sentence beginnings. Activity 2(pop-up): Match the 'to infinitive' clauses to the sentence beginnings. Activity 3(pop-up): Match the 'to infinitive' clauses to the sentence beginnings verbs followed by -ing clauses backnext
- 5. Common verbs followed by –ing nouns are: Verbs of liking and disliking: • detest • dislike • enjoy • hate • fancy • like • love I love swimming but I hate jogging. They always enjoyed visiting their friends. A: Do you fancy going for a walk? B: I wouldn’t mind Phrases with mind: • wouldn’t mind (= would like) • don’t mind (= I am willing to) • would you mind (= will you please…?) I wouldn’t mind having some fish and chips. I don’t mind waiting for a few minutes. Would you mind holding this for me?
- 6. Verbs of saying and thinking: • admit • consider • deny • imagine • remember • suggest Our guide suggested waiting until the storm was over. Everyone denied seeing the accident. Other common verbs are: • avoid • begin • finish • keep • miss • practise • risk • start • stop I haven’t finished writing this letter. Let’s practise speaking English.
- 7. Passive form of -ing Many of these verbs are sometimes followed by the passive form of -ing: being + past participle I don’t like being interrupted. Our dog loves being stroked under the chin. Noun + -ing clause Some verbs are followed by a noun and an -ing clause: Verbs to do with the senses: • see • watch • hear • smell • listen to • etc. We saw everybody running away. I could hear someone singing. Other common verbs: • catch • find
- 8. • imagine • leave • prevent • stop I caught someone trying to break into my house. We couldn’t prevent them getting away verbs followed by that clause backnext With "that" We can use clauses with that: • after verbs of thinking: • think • believe • expect • decide • hope • know • understand • suppose • guess • imagine
- 9. • feel • remember • forget I hope that you will enjoy your holiday. She didn’t really think that it would happen. I knew that I had seen her somewhere before. • after verbs of saying: • say • admit • argue • reply • agree • claim • deny • mention • answer • complain • explain • promise • suggest They admitted that they had made a mistake. She argued that they should invest more in
- 10. the business. The children complained that they had nothing to do. Note: tell and some other verbs of saying must always have a direct object (see clauses, sentences and phrases): • tell • convince • persuade • inform • remind We tried to tell them that they should stop what they were doing. The police informed everybody that the danger was over. • as postmodifiers after nouns to do with thinking or saying: • advice • belief • claim • feeling • argument
- 11. • hope • promise • report • guess • opinion • idea He made a promise that he would do all he could to help. I had a funny feeling that something was wrong. • after some nouns to say more about the noun: • fact • advantage • effect • possibility • chance • danger • evidence • problem • difficulty She pointed out the danger that they might be left behind. There was a chance that we would succeed
- 12. Note: We often use a that clause to define one of these nouns after the verb be : • danger • problem • chance • possibility • fact The danger is that we will be left behind. The fact is that it is getting very late. • after some adjectives which describe feelings to give a reason for our feelings: • pleased • sorry • happy • unhappy • sad • excited • glad • disappointed • afraid I am sorry that you can’t come. Everybody was pleased that the danger was
- 13. past. It is lucky that you were able to drive us home. No "that" NOTE: We can always use a clause without the word that: They admitted [that] they had made a mistake. The police informed everybody [that] the danger was over. I am sorry [that] you can’t come. There was chance [that] we would succeed