Fill in the blanks with an infinitive with or without to.
1. I was permitted ………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
Permit is followed by an infinitive with to.
2. Please let me …………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Let is followed by an infinitive without to.
3. You should ………………………. to him.
Correct!
Wrong!
The infinitive is used without to after modals.
4. Her acting made me ………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Make is followed by an infinitive without to.
5. He was made ………………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
When make is used in the passive form, it is followed by an infinitive with to.
6. Were you able ……………………… the problem?
Correct!
Wrong!
Be able is followed by an infinitive with to.
7. I won’t …………………………… it.
Correct!
Wrong!
Modals are followed by an infinitive without to.
8. I forgot ………………………. him on his birthday.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. You need not ………………………… about him.
Correct!
Wrong!
When need is a modal auxiliary, it is followed by an infinitive without to.
10. You don’t need …………………………… with me.
Correct!
Wrong!
When need is an ordinary verb, it is followed by an infinitive with to.
11. She refused ………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Refuse is followed by an infinitive with to.
12. He was told ……………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Tell is followed by an infinitive with to.
Answers
- I was permitted to go.
- Please let me speak.
- You should listen to him.
- Her acting made me laugh.
- He was made to confess.
- Were you able to solve the problem?
- I won’t believe it.
- I forgot to greet him on his birthday.
- You need not worry about him.
- You don’t need to come with me.
- She refused to go.
- He was told to quit.
