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Infinitive clauses
Lesson code: 116I-J7SD-QS7L INTERMEDIATE
1 Presentation 1
An infinitive clause is part of a sentence with a verb in the infinitive form. The infinitive form is
sometimes without `to', and we form negative infinitives with `not to' + verb. Study the table below.
Structure/Type Examples
verb + infinitive or verb + object + infinitive Jake loves to visit museums.
(after verbs such as advise, allow, ask, expect, I don't want you to read my emails.
force, get, hate, like, love, invite, need, pay, I advised him not to come to the party. But he
persuade, tell, want) came anyway.
Infinitive clauses that explain `why' we do He opened the box to see what was inside.
something He got home early to cook dinner.
They went to the station to buy a ticket.
verb + object + infinitive without `to' Can you help me make dinner?
(after the verbs help, let, make, watch, see, I saw him leave the house.
hear, have) I won't let you stay.
2 Practice 1
Complete each sentence using one of the clauses below.
3 Practice 2
Make complete sentences like in the example:
4 Practice 3
Complete the sentences below with an object + infinitive. Try to make true sentences about you.
1. I asked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. I saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. I let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. I made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. I couldn't hear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. I wanted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Infinitive clauses that explain I made this sandwich for you to eat on the train.
`why' we do something We had to go to the station for John to buy a ticket. (= We had
to go to the station so that John could buy a ticket.)
6 Practice 4
Complete each sentence with `for + noun/pronoun + infinitive'. In some of the sentences, you will
need to change subject pronouns to object pronouns like in the example.