When we have two verbs together in a sentence, the form of the second verb is influenced by the first verb.
This table shows which verbs require the second verb to take the to + infinitive (sometimes called the full infinitive) form.
| Verb + to + infinitive | ||
| We use to + infinitive after certain verbs: agree, arrange, decide, offer, seem, plan, want, need, promise, hope, refuse, start, stop. |
I have decided to lend him the
car. He offered to help me. He promised not to say anything. |
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| We also use to + infinitive after certain verbs and their object: ask, tell, want, need. |
He asked me to go there with him. She told me to help her. |
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