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Unit
55 Verb (+ object) + to … (I want you to …)

A We say:
verb + to … verb + object + to …
want want
expect to go expect to go
ask to be ask somebody to be
help to work and help something to work
would like etc. would like etc.
would prefer would prefer

We expected to be late. We expected Dan to be late.
Would you like to go now? Would you like me to go now?
He doesn’t want to know. He doesn’t want anybody to know.
We do not usually say ‘want that’:
Do you want me to come with you? (not want that I come)
You can use help with or without to. You can say:
Can you help me to move this table? or Can you help me move this table?

B These verbs have the structure verb + object + to … :
verb + object + to …
tell
advise It’s not a nice hotel. I wouldn’t advise you to stay
remind there.
warn Can you remind me to call Sam tomorrow?
invite to do Joe said the switch was dangerous and warned me
encourage to be not to touch it.
somebody
persuade to work I didn’t move the piano by myself. I got somebody
get etc. to help me.
force Who taught you to drive?
teach They don’t allow people to park in front of the
allow building.
enable
In these examples, the verb is passive (I was warned / we are allowed etc.):
I was warned not to touch the switch.
Are we allowed to park here?

We do not use suggest with to … :
Jane suggested that I ask you for advice. (not Jane suggested me to ask)

C We say ‘make somebody do something’, ‘let somebody do something’ (without to):
I made him promise that he wouldn’t tell anybody what happened.
(not made him to promise)
Hot weather makes me feel tired. (= causes me to feel tired)
Her parents wouldn’t let her go out alone. (= wouldn’t allow her to go out)
Let me carry your bag for you.
We say ‘make somebody do’, but in the passive we say ‘(be) made to do’ (with to):
We were made to wait for two hours. (= They made us wait …)

suggest ➜ Units 34, 53 tell/ask somebody to … ➜ Unit 48D Verb + -ing ➜ Unit 53
110 Verb + to … ➜ Unit 54 Verb + to … and -ing ➜ Units 56–58 help ➜ Unit 57C