INFINITIVES

INFINITIVES

1. Full infinitive (With to)

   • To express purpose
     • Para expresar propósito
   • After it + Be + Adjective
     • (It was stupid, It's nice, etc.)
   • After the first, second, last, best, etc.
   • After certain adjectives
     • Afraid, surprised, free, happy, ready, sorry.
   • After too an enough
   • After certain verbs
     • Afford, agree, appear, decide, forget, hope, learn, etc.
   • After the objects of certain verbs
     • Advise, allow, encourage, invite, order, etc.
   • After question words
     • How, what, when, where, etc. But not why.
   • After certain nouns
     • Pleasure, shock, chance, etc.
   • After some, any, no and their compounds.

2. Bare infinitive (Without to)

   • After modal verbs
     • Can, may, must, should,..
   • After the verbs let and make in the active voice.
   • After would rather and had better

3. -Ing forms

   • As a noun
     • Subject or object of a verb
   • After the verb to go
     • Indicating physical activities
   • After certain verbs
     • Avoid, enjoy, finish, like, love, hate, etc.
   • After certain expressions
     • Be interested in, don't mind, how about, etc.
   • After prepositions
     • For, about, without, etc.

4. Full inifinitive and Ing

   • Try + Ing form
     • Do something to see de effect It will have
   • Try + Full infinitive
     • Make an effort
   • Remember + Ing form
     • Remember something that has already happened.
   • Remember + Ful infinitive
     • Remember something before do it.
   • Forget + Ing form
     • Forget something that has already happened
   • Forget + Full infinitive
     • Forget something you are supposed to do
   • Regret + Ing form
     • Regret something that has already happened.
   • Regret + Full infinitive
     • Be sorry to do something
   • Stop + Ing form
     • Terminate an action and no longer do it after that time
   • Stop + Infinitive form
     • Pause temporarily in order to do something else
   • Go on
     • Ing form
       • Continue an activity without stopping
     • Full infinitive
       • Do something after completing something else.