TO-INFINITIVE/INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO

TO-INFINITIVE/INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO

by SABRINA Moe

​TO-INFINITIVE (to + base form of the verb)

• ​To express the purpose of something/someone's opinion about something.

• ​For example: He called me to wish happy birthday!

• ​After certain verbs (afford, agree, appear, arrange, choose, decide, forget, hope, learn, manage, need, want, would like, offer, plan, pretend, promise, refuse,seem, tend, try, would love etc)

• ​For example: Lily needs to buy a new car.

​INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO (base form of the verb

without to)

• ​after modal verbs (can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must)

• ​For example: Can you tell me what's wrong?

​ We may go to the cinema tonight.

• ​after the verbs let and make.

• ​For example: Farah always makes me laugh.

• ​after would rather and had better.

• ​For example: You'd better tell me the truth!

​GERUND (base form of the verb + ing)

• ​as subjects

• ​For example: Fishing can be very relaxing.

• ​after certain verbs (like, love, hate, enjoy, prefer, consider, stop, finish, start, keep, avoid, begin, imagine, practise, suggest, risk, spend etc)

• ​For example: Kenny just finished washing the car.

• ​after prepositions (for, about, of, without etc)

• ​For example: Hailey is thinking of buying a new phone.

• ​after the verb go to indicate physical activities.

• ​For example: We go skiing every year.

​COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.