Verbs + infinitive with/without noun

VERBS NORMALLY FOLLOWED BY THE INFINITIVE C. These are the most common of the verbs followed by a ... Read more »

Verbs followed by noun + infinitive

VERBS NORMALLY FOLLOWED BY THE INFINITIVE B. These are the most common of the verbs that are norma... Read more »

Verbs followed by infinitive

VERBS NORMALLY FOLLOWED BY THE INFINITIVE A. The to-infinitive is used after the verbs in this group, with... Read more »

Other forms of infinitive

OTHER FORMS The infinitive can have the following forms: The perfect infinitive The ... Read more »

FUNCTION of the infinitive

FUNCTION The most common uses of the infinitive are: To indicate the purpose or intention of an act... Read more »

INFINITIVE AFTER QUESTION WORDS

INFINITIVE AFTER QUESTION WORDS These verbs: ask , decide , explain , forget , know , show , ... Read more »

NEGATIVE INFINITIVE

NEGATIVE INFINITIVE To form the negative infinitive, place not before the to- or zero infinit... Read more »

THE O INFINITIVE

The zero infinitive is used: after most auxiliaries (e.g. must , can , should , may , might )... Read more »

The Infinitive

1. Form The infinitive is the base form of a verb. It may be preceded by 'to' (the to-infinitive) or stand alo... Read more »