Grammar- Verb+to Flashcards

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decide

A

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.

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agree

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Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed to help him.

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fail

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I waved to Karen, but failed to attract her attention.

How old were you when you learnt to drive

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tend

A

I like Dan, but I think he tends to talk too much.

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learn

A

How old were you when you learnt to drive

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promise

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I promised not to be late.

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I didn’t dare to tell him. or I didn’t dare tell him.

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I daren’t tell him what happened.

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We also use to … after

seem, appear, pretend and claim.

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They seem to have plenty of money.

Ann pretended not to see me when she passed me in the street.

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ask know decide remember forget learn explain understand wonder

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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?

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show/tell/ask/advise/teach somebody what/how/where to do something:

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Can somebody show me how to use this camera?

Ask Jack. He’ll tell you what to do.

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want
expect
ask
help
would like
would prefer
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to go
to be
to work

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want
expect
ask
help
would like
would prefer
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somebody/something to go/ to be/ to work

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We expected to be late.
Would you like to go now?
He doesn’t want to know.

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We expected Dan to be late.
Would you like me to go now?
He doesn’t want anybody to know.

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Do you want me to come with you?

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Can you help me to move this table? or Can you help me move this table?

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tell
invite
encourage
persuade
force
enable
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somebody to do/ to be/ to work

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16
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Advise somebody to do

A

It’s not a nice hotel. I wouldn’t advise you to stay

there.

17
Q

Remind somebody to do

A

Can you remind me to call Sam tomorrow?

18
Q

Warn somebody not to do

A

Joe said the switch was dangerous and warned me
not to touch it.
I was warned not to touch the switch.

19
Q

Get somebody to do

A

I didn’t move the piano by myself. I got somebody

to help me.

20
Q

Teach somebody to do

A

Who taught you to drive?

21
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Allow somebody to do

A

They don’t allow people to park in front of the
building.
Are we allowed to park here?

22
Q

We do not use suggest with to … :

A

Jane suggested that I ask you for advice.

23
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We say ‘make somebody do something’, ‘let somebody do something’ (without to):

A

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.

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We say ‘make somebody do’, but in the passive we say ‘(be) made to do’ (with to):

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We were made to wait for two hours. (= They made us wait …)

25
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afford
agree
arrange
decide
deserve
fail
forget
hope
learn
manage
offer
plan
promise
refuse
tend
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to do