Verb + object + infinitive or gerund

A verb can be followed by another verb. The second one usually needs to change into the gerund (-ing) form or the to + infinitive form. Which form you need depends on what the first verb is.

1. We often use the following verbs + object + to + infinitive: ask, advise, allow, beg, cause, enable, encourage, expect, force, help, intend, invite, mean, order, persuade, recommend, remind, take (time), teach, tell, warn.
2. After advise, persuade, remind, teach, tell, and warn you can also use an object + that clause, e.g. He advised me that I should stay off work for two weeks.

• Grammar checkpoint

  ⚠ After recommend you can use: object + to + infinitive, e.g. He recommended me to take some cash. a that clause, e.g. He recommended that I took some cash. You can’t use recommend + object + that clause, e.g. NOT He recommended me that I took some cash.

2. We also use object + infinitive with want, would like, would love, would prefer, would hate.
3. After these verbs a that clause is impossible. NOT I would hate that you think

3. After some verbs including arrange, ask, plan, and wait we put for immediately after the verb before the object + to + infinitive.

We can use object + infinitive without to after let, make, and help.

• Help can be followed by object + infinitive with or without to, e.g. She helped me (to) make the dinner.

• Grammar checkpoint

  ⚠ When make sb do sth is used in the passive, it is followed by the infinitive with to, e.g. We were made to clean our rooms every morning.