VERBS FOLLOWED BY OBJECT+ TO + INFINITIVE
Advise, allow, ask, beg, compel, encourage, expect, forbid, hate, help, instruct, intend, invite,
like, love, mean, obligue, order, prefer, permit, remind, request, teach, tell, tempt, urge, warn,
want, wish.
He order us to abandon ship
INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE (TO + INFINITIVE= PARA + INFINITIVO)
He went to meet his friend
AFTER ADJECTIVES OF EMOTIONS SUCH AS:
Amazed, angry, ashamed, astonished, bewildered, delighted, disappointed, disgusted, excited,
glad, happy, aoverjoyed, pleased, proud, sad, shocked, sorry, surprised, upset.
I was angry to find my House in such a mess
INFINITIVE WITH TOO (TOO + ADJ + (SUST) + TO+ INFINITIVE)
It was too late to sabe the drowning boy
There is too much food to eat
INFINITIVE WITH ENOUGH
He was quick enough to stop it
GERUND OR INFINITIVE
VERBS EXPRESSING FEELINGS OR ATTITUDES: LIKE, LOVE, PREFER, HATE, CAN´T BEAR,
CAN´T STAND. ARE FOLLOWES BY GERUND WHEN THE ACTION IS THOUGHT OS IN A
GENERAL SENSE
I like swimming in open air swimming pools.
Followed by infinitives when a particular action at a specific time thought of:
I would like to swim in the new pool – I hate to drink alcohol on Sunday nights
REMEMBER, FORGET, REGRET:
The gerund is used to refer to an action which takes place before the main verb:
I remember meeting him.
