Interactive Grammar PPT

1. Infinitives after
Certain Verbs
The Life of an
English Student
10
Focus on Grammar 3
Part VII, Unit 29
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

2. What Students Are Thinking
I want to learn.
I hope to succeed.
I promise to study
hard.
I try to get only “A”
grades!
I refuse to give up.
I plan to get to class
on time.

3. I decided to study English this year.
Form
An infinitive is to + base form of the verb.
Form the negative by placing not before the
infinitive.
Infinitive
to + base form of the verb
Negative Infinitive
not +to + base form of the verb
I decided not to study chemistry this year.

4. Infinitives after Verbs 1
Certain verbs can be followed by an infinitive.
I want to get a good grade in my English
class.
I told her to go to bed.
Infinitive
Examples: ask, advise, tell, want
Infinitive

5. Infinitives after Verbs 2
Some verbs can be followed directly by an
infinitive.
He is learning to spell correctly.
He refuses to be uncomfortable
when studying.
Infinitive
Examples: begin, decide, fail, learn, plan, promise, refuse, seem, try
Infinitive

6. Infinitives after Objects 1
Some verbs need an object (noun or
pronoun) before the infinitive.
Our teacher advises them to take notes.
She doesn’t allow students to do
their homework in class.
Infinitive
Examples: advise, allow, encourage, force, invite, remind, tell, warn
Object
InfinitiveObject

7. Infinitives after Objects 2
Some verbs need an object (noun or
pronoun) before the infinitive.
My teacher tells us to pay
attention.
She warns students not to cheat
on tests.
Infinitive
Examples: advise, allow, encourage, force, invite, remind, tell, warn
Object
InfinitiveObject

8. Complete the sentences with
infinitives and your own
information. Use objects where
needed.
Maria invited …
Practice 1
Maria invited me to go to a party with her.
1. I promised …
2. My mother plans …
3. Our teacher encourages …
4. My friends decided …
5. My father always tells …
Example:

9. Infinitives with or without Objects
Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive or
an object + infinitive.
He expected to get an “A.”
He expected the teacher to give
him an “A.”
Infinitive
Examples: ask, expect, help, need, want, would like
InfinitiveObject

10. Form sentences with the verbs. Use
infinitives and use each verb twice:
First without an object, and then
with an object.
I expected to do well on the test.
Practice 2
expect
need
help
would like
ask
1.
2.
3.
4.
Example:
My teacher expected me to do well on the test.
without object
with object

11. References
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