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We hope to start the meeting at 9. start learning
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Use an infinitive + to: after these verbs: afford, agree, arrange, decide, expect, hope, intend, learn, manage, need, offer, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, tend, threaten, want
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They promise to be here early. start learning
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Use an infinitive + to: after these verbs: afford, agree, arrange, decide, expect, hope, intend, learn, manage, need, offer, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, tend, threaten, want
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Will wants me to go to the party with him. start learning
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Use an infinitive + to: after these verbs withan object: ask, advise, expect, help, invite, persuade, remind, require, teach, want help can be used either with or without to. Can you help me (to) lift this?
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She was lucky to get the job. start learning
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Use an infinitive + to: after semi-fixed phrases: be good, lucky, happy, necessary, the first, have the chance, opportunity, time,
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There's nowhere to go and nothing to do. start learning
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Use an infinitive + to: after semi-fixed phrases: somewhere, something, nowhere, nothing
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I'm going there to see Tom. start learning
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Use an infinitive + to: to express purpose
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Doing is better than thinking. start learning
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Use an -ing form as a subject or object, i.e. as a noun.
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I'm not used to getting up early. I'm looking forward to sleeping late this weekend. start learning
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Use an -ing form after prepositions (often part of a fixed phrase): look forward to, be used to, be accustomed to, be keen on, instead of
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Dave came fishing with me. start learning
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Use an -ing form after these verbs: avoid, come, consider, discuss, deny, enjoy, go, hate, involve, keep, like, love, mind, miss, practise, suggest
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I keep getting headaches. start learning
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Use an -ing form after these verbs: avoid, come, consider, discuss, deny, enjoy, go, hate, involve, keep, like, love, mind, miss, practise, suggest
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What do you suggest doing? start learning
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Use an -ing form after these verbs: avoid, come, consider, discuss, deny, enjoy, go, hate, involve, keep, like, love, mind, miss, practise, suggest
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We're having trouble finding a hotel. start learning
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Use an -ing form after certain phrases: can't bear, stand, it's not worth, it's no use, have trouble
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start learning
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Use an infinitive after modal verbs
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You'd better take an umbrella - it looks like rain. start learning
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Use an infinitive after had better, would rather
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Our supervisor let us go early today. start learning
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Use an infinitive after these verbs with an object: let, make help help can be used either with or without to. Can you help me (to) lift this?
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