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Bear in mind that some of the verbs listed in this material may be followed by
infinitives or gerunds. For example: He likes to read. – He likes reading.

Verb + infinitive
In this construction the infinitive serves as an object and stands immediately
after the verb, usually after the following verbs: afford, agree, appear, ask, beg, begin,
continue, decide, deserve, expect, fail, forget, hate, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, like,
love, manage, mean, need, offer, plan, prefer, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse,
regret, remember, seem, start, threaten, try, want, would like.
He hopes to see them soon.
He refused to help them.
The continuous infinitive (emphasizing duration of the action) and the perfect
infinitive (indicating the preceding action) are rather often used after the verbs "seem,
appear, pretend".
He pretended to be reading.
The weather seems to be improving.
Note the use of the passive infinitive in those cases where the person indicated
in the subject undergoes the action of the infinitive (i.e., that person does not perform
the action himself / herself).
She doesn't like to be disturbed during her work.
I would like to be invited to the party.
Depending on the meaning of the sentence, NOT can be used with the verb in
the predicate or with the infinitive.
He did not promise to do it.
Don't even try to lie to me.
The verbs "begin, continue, forget, hate, like, love, prefer, regret, remember,
start, try" are also used with a gerund, with or without a change of meaning.
Compare: He began to eat. – He began eating. I remembered to lock the door. – I
remember locking the door.

Verb + object + infinitive

The constructions Verb + object + infinitive are divided into four groups here
according to the type of the construction and the meaning that they convey after
certain verbs. The infinitive functions as an object in such constructions and always
stands after another object expressed by a noun or a pronoun.

Group 1
In this construction, the infinitive is used after the verbs "advise, allow, ask,
beg, convince, encourage, forbid, force, help, hire, instruct, invite, let, make, order,
permit, persuade, remind, teach, tell, urge, warn". Note that the infinitive is used
without the particle "to" after the verbs "make, let" (and "help" in AmE).
The doctor advised him to rest for a few days.
He taught me to drive.
The verbs "advise, allow, forbid, permit" can be followed by a gerund directly.
Compare: She doesn't permit me to use her computer. – She doesn't permit using her

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