1They didn't allow me ............... the hall.
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After "allow someone", use the to-infinitive "to enter".
2She didn't let me ............... her room.
Wrong!
After "let someone", use the bare infinitive "enter".
3You ought ............... a doctor.
Wrong!
After "ought", use the to-infinitive "to consult".
4He is able ............... on his hands.
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After "be able", use the to-infinitive "to walk".
5She can ............... with both hands.
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After the modal verb "can", use the bare infinitive "write".
6They made us ............... for hours.
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After "make someone", use the bare infinitive "wait".
7I forgot ............... the letters.
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To mean that you did not remember to do something, use "to post" after "forgot".
8I saw him ............... the road.
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After "see someone" for a complete action, use the bare infinitive "cross".
9I heard her ............... on the phone.
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After "hear someone", use the bare infinitive "talk".
10You needn't ............... for me.
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After the modal form "needn't", use the bare infinitive "wait".
11You don't need ............... for that call.
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After the ordinary verb phrase "don't need", use the to-infinitive "to pay".
12He refused ............... to me.
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After "refused", use the to-infinitive "to talk".
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- They didn’t allow me to enter the hall.
- She didn’t let me enter her room.
- You ought to consult a doctor.
- He is able to walk on his hands.
- She can write with both hands.
- They made us wait for hours.
- I forgot to post the letters.
- I saw him cross the road.
- I heard her talk on the phone.
- You needn’t wait for me.
- You don’t need to pay for that call.
- He refused to talk to me.