BASIC-GRAMMAR-U-19.1

	19.1.	Verb + to-infinitive

 

PRESENTATION

 

After many common verbs, you can use the to-infinitive form of another verb: I’ve decided to leave my job.

decide plan agree refuse want hope would like 1 1 1 to-infinitive

 

 

You often use verbs with to-infinitive to talk about hopes, intentions and decisions.

• There are two possible negatives. They often have different meanings.

I haven’t decided to go. = I haven’t made a decision yet. I’ve decided not to go. = I’ve made a decision. It was negative.

• Don’t use the to-infinitive form after modal verbs (can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must):

Say She can’t drive. (don’t say She can’t to drive.)

 

 

 

EXERCISES⇒

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