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Infinitivesafter Certain Verbs

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Form of the InfinitiveThe infinitive = to + base form of the verb.Do you like to learn grammar in English? Find the infinitives in these sentences. Your teacher plans to put your stories in a class

magazine, so she wants you to give her a final copy.

I would like to remind you to make an appointment with me if you want me to recommend another English class for next year.

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Form of the Negative Infinitive

To make an infinitive negative, put not in front of it.

Anna told you not to worry too much about understanding everything in the movie.

Many teachers advise their students not to copy information from the Internet.

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Infinitives after SomeVerbs

You can put an infinitive after SOME verbs. Many grammar books have lists. (Grammar Express has one on p. 338.)

agree, appear, request, hope, learn, seem, wait—Do you know any others?

Ludy has decided to study CNA. Maria began to work when she was young.

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Objects with Infinitives

Sometimes a noun (the object) comes between the verb and the infinitive. It’s usually a person or people.

A few students asked Suzanne to help them with their essays.

Does your boss expect you to work overtime?

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Verbs and Infinitives and ObjectsAfter some other verbs, if you want to use

an infinitive, you MUST put an object first. tell, order, advise, warn, invite, hire,

permit, teach The police officer reminded the driver to

fix the car’s headlights. Anna encouraged some students to

see a counselor.

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Verbs and Infinitives and Objects, 2

After some other verbs, you can choose to put an object before an infinitive OR you can choose not to do it. Sometimes this changes the meaning.

expect, help, need, want, would like The boss asked to go first. (The boss wants to

be #1.) The boss asked the employee to go first. (The

employee = #1, the boss = #2.)

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Try It! Verbs and InfinitivesFix the mistakes. We will plan have a Conversation Cafe on the

last day of our class.

Anna agreed helping Rufina when she couldn’t come to class.

Daisy wants her story to write about Salvadoran food.

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Try It! Verbs and Infinitives

Write sentences with these verbs and an infinitive.

Ask ______________________________ Want _____________________________ Need _____________________________ Decide ____________________________ Help ______________________________

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Dreams and Goals What do you need to do? What do you want to do? What do you hope to do? What will you try to do? How can we help you to do it? If you try it, you can do it! And now, do you like to learn grammar in

English? (☺)

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Sing It! Getting to Know YouYouTube - getting to know you, The King & I Artist: Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) and Richard Rogers (music)

Song: Getting to Know You [Spoken] It's a very ancient saying,

But a true and honest thought, That if you become a teacher, By your pupils you'll be taught. [Singing]

As a teacher I've been learning --You'll forgive me if I boast -- And I've now become an expert, On the subject I like most. [Spoken] Getting to know you.[Singing]

Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you. Getting to like you, Getting to hope you like me. Getting to know you, Putting it my way, But nicely, You are precisely, My cup of tea.Haven't you noticedSuddenly I'm bright and breezy? Because of all the beautiful and new Things I'm learning about you Day .. by ... day.