verbs followed by to + infinitive

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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 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:

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 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 dont 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.