INFINITIVE AND GERUND
After verbs, we can use a noun, a noun clause beginning with that, an infinitive (with or
without to), or an –ing form of another verb:
I fancy an ice-cream.
I admit that I did it.
I want to know the truth.
I must go now.
I feel...
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INFINITIVE AND GERUND
After verbs, we can use a noun, a noun clause beginning with that, an infinitive (with or
without to), or an –ing form of another verb:
I fancy an ice-cream.
I admit that I did it.
I want to know the truth.
I must go now.
I feel like dancing.
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The Infinitive without “to”
This is a small group of verbs.
The infinitive without “to” is used:
after modal verbs (except ought to)
She can play the piano.
I must go now.
after “let” + object
It is not allowed to let anyone enter this room.
I let him go.
after “make” + object
She made them work very hard.
He always makes me laugh.
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B.
The to-infinitive is used after make in the passive(I was made to laugh.
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after the following expressions
had better (You had better go now.
– Du solltest jetzt besser gehen.
)
would rather (not) (I would rather not go to Italy.
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would sooner (not) (I would sooner die than tell him the secret.
)
after verbs of perception if we perceive the entire action (from start to fini
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