Grammar- Verb+to Flashcards
decide
It was a long way to walk, so we decided to take a taxi home.
We decided not to go out because of the weather.
agree
Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed to help him.
fail
I waved to Karen, but failed to attract her attention.
How old were you when you learnt to drive
tend
I like Dan, but I think he tends to talk too much.
learn
How old were you when you learnt to drive
promise
I promised not to be late.
I didn’t dare to tell him. or I didn’t dare tell him.
I daren’t tell him what happened.
We also use to … after
seem, appear, pretend and claim.
They seem to have plenty of money.
Ann pretended not to see me when she passed me in the street.
ask know decide remember forget learn explain understand wonder
We asked how to get to the station.
Have you decided where to go on holiday?
I don’t know whether to apply for the job or not.
Do you understand what to do?
show/tell/ask/advise/teach somebody what/how/where to do something:
Can somebody show me how to use this camera?
Ask Jack. He’ll tell you what to do.
want expect ask help would like would prefer
to go
to be
to work
want expect ask help would like would prefer
somebody/something to go/ to be/ to work
We expected to be late.
Would you like to go now?
He doesn’t want to know.
We expected Dan to be late.
Would you like me to go now?
He doesn’t want anybody to know.
Do you want me to come with you?
Can you help me to move this table? or Can you help me move this table?
tell invite encourage persuade force enable
somebody to do/ to be/ to work
Advise somebody to do
It’s not a nice hotel. I wouldn’t advise you to stay
there.
Remind somebody to do
Can you remind me to call Sam tomorrow?
Warn somebody not to do
Joe said the switch was dangerous and warned me
not to touch it.
I was warned not to touch the switch.
Get somebody to do
I didn’t move the piano by myself. I got somebody
to help me.
Teach somebody to do
Who taught you to drive?
Allow somebody to do
They don’t allow people to park in front of the
building.
Are we allowed to park here?
We do not use suggest with to … :
Jane suggested that I ask you for advice.
We say ‘make somebody do something’, ‘let somebody do something’ (without to):
I made him promise that he wouldn’t tell anybody what happened. (not made him to promise)
Hot weather makes me feel tired. (= causes me to feel tired)
Her parents wouldn’t let her go out alone. (= wouldn’t allow her to go out)
Let me carry your bag for you.
We say ‘make somebody do’, but in the passive we say ‘(be) made to do’ (with to):
We were made to wait for two hours. (= They made us wait …)
afford agree arrange decide deserve fail forget hope learn manage offer plan promise refuse tend
to do
