TO INFINITIVE

1. AFTER CERTAIN VERBS

WANT
OFFER

2. ADJECTIVES WITH THE VERB TO BE

IT ‘S IMPORTANT + TO INFINITIVE

3. MEANING IN ORDER TO
SHE STUDIED + TO INF

GERUND
2. AFTER CERTAIN VERBS

ENJOY
ADMIT

2. AFTER PREPOSITIONS

THANKS FOR COMING

• BARE INFINITIVES

• AFTER MODALS : CAN COULD MAY

• AFTER MAKE AND LET

• SHE MADE ME CRY
• SHE LET ME GO TO THE CINEMA
• I’D RATHER GO TO BED
• YOU’D BETTER GO TO BED

•
• VERBS ACCEPT GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES WITH NO
CHANGE IN MEANING
• VERBS OF LIKES AND DISLIKES

• LIKE
• PREFER
• LOVE + TO INFINITIVE OR GERUND
• HATE
• BEGIN
• START
 VERBS THAT ACCEPT GERUND AND TO
INFINITIVE WITH CHANGE IN THE MEANING
• REMEMBER
• FORGET
• TRY
• REGRET
• STOP
• REMEMBER TO WATER THE PLANT
• I REMEMBER WATERING THE PLANT

• SHE TRIED TO CALL HIM BUT SHE COULDN’T GET

THROUGH, SO SHE TRIED SENDING HIM AN EMAIL
• I REGRET TO TELL YOU THAT YOU FAILED THE EXAM
• I REGRET NOT PASSING THE EXAM
• SHE STOPPED READING AND WENT TO BED
• SHE STOPPED TO SAY HELLO TO ME
• PEOPLE THINK (THAT HE IS A LIAR)
• IT IS THOUGHT THAT HE IS A LIAR
• HE IS THOUGHT TO BE A LIAR

• THE CITY COUNCIL RENOVATED THE

PLAYGROUND
• THE PLAYGROUND WAS RENOVATED BY THE C C
 1. IT+ PASSIVE OF THE MAIN VERB+ OBJECT
2. SUBECT OF THE OBJECT+ PASSIVE OF THE MAIN VERB+ TO
INFINITIVE OF THE VERB OF THE OBJECT
• THEY SUGGEST HE COMES FROM THE US
• IT IS SUGGESTED HE COMES FROM THE US
• HE IS SUGGESTED TO COME FROM THE US

• WE HAVE HEARD SHE MAKES GOOD CAKES

• IT HAS BEEN HEARD SHE MAKES GOOD CAKES
• SHE HAS BEEN HEARD TO MAKE GOOD CAKES

• PEOPLE CONSIDER HE BUILDS NICE BRIDGES

• IT IS CONSIDERED HE BUILDS NICE BRIDGES
• HE IS CONSIDERED TO BUILD NICE BRIDGES
• THEY CONSIDERED THAT HE WAS A SILLY
PERSON
• IT WAS CONSIDERED THAT….
• HE WAS CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN A SILLY
PERSON
PEOPLE WAS SAYING THAT SHE HAD BROKEN UP
WITH HER BOYFRIEND.
SHE WAS BEING SAID TO HAVE BROKEN ….