INFINITIVE, BARE INFINITIVE, GERUND, CAUSATIVE STRUCTURE, INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE

In English just like in other languages a verb can follow another verb. In English we use three different types for this:
1, TO INFINITIVE: VERB + TO+ VERB
2, BARE INFINITIVE: VERB + VERB
3, GERUND: VERB + VERB + ING
1. TO INFINITIVE
1.VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE INFINITIVE ONLY:
to afford
to command
to arrange
to desire
to agree
to ask
to attempt
to endure
to beg
to encourage
to claim
to expect
to decide
to fail
to demand
to hope
to allow
to forbid
to manage
to persuade
to advise
to invite
to help
to long
to remind
to offer
to refuse
to order
to request
to plan
to tell
to propose
to tempt
to pretend
to urge
to promise
to want
permit
to wish
2. AFTER ADJECTIVES: Afraidama!ed angry delighted difficult dueeasy first glad happy last likely obliged sad sorry supposed surprised unable"..
2/a: IF SOMEONE IS TOO..TO DO STHG. #e is too young to drive. $ncle %ill is too old to do physical work.
3. AFTER SOME NOUNS: It&s a pleasure to see you. It was fun to visit the !oo.
!. IN SOME E"PRESSIONS: T# $%&& '#( $)% $*($), $# +($ a &#,- .$#*' .)#*$, $# /% )#,%.$ 'o tell you the truth I haven&t seen the cat since (onday.
2. BARE INFINITIVE
). BARE INFINITIVE is used after MODAL VERBS: can could may might shallwillshould must mustn&t would.
*. After NEED and DARE in negative sentences: I needn&t go to school tomorrow. I daren&t talk to her.
+. After HAD BETTER/ WOULD RATHER/ WOULD SOONER: ,ou had better have a haircut.
-. IN CAUSATIVE STRUCTURE with the verbs MA0E and HAVE: .e had /ohn dig the garden. 'he students made the teacher explain them 0assive 1oice.
3.GERUND
VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND ONLY:
to admit to postpone
to appreciate to keep
to avoid to prevent
to consider to recall
to delay to save
to enjoy can2t stand
to excuse $# .(--%.$
don2t mind to tolerate
can2t help to resist
to imagine to resent
to prefer to deny

). 3erund is folowed by PREPOSITIONS: 4n pressing this button you get a goose thigh. .e went to the garden after having lunch.
*. After verbs DETEST,DISLI0E,ENJOY,HATE,LI0E,LOATHE,LOVE,PREFER
+. After verbs BEGIN, CEASE,CONTINUE, FINISH, START, STOP
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