Fill in the blanks with an infinitive with or without to.
1She need not ............... again.
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After the modal expression need not, use the infinitive without to: "apply".
2I was told ............... immediately.
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After the passive verb form was told, use the to-infinitive: "to go".
3You must ............... now.
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After the modal verb must, use the infinitive without to: "go".
4She had ............... out of school at 14.
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In the obligation phrase had to, the infinitive includes to: "to drop".
5I would rather ............... alone.
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After would rather, use the infinitive without to: "go".
6You had better ............... what they want.
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After had better, use the infinitive without to: "see".
7Need I ............... the cleaning up?
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When need is used as a modal verb in a question, use the infinitive without to: "do".
8How dare you ............... me like that?
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After dare in this question pattern, use the infinitive without to: "insult".
9I don't let my children ............... TV for long hours.
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After let plus object, use the infinitive without to: "watch".
10I heard him ............... that he was leaving.
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After hear plus object for a complete action, use the infinitive without to: "say".
11Could you help me ............... this table?
Select 2 answers.
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After help plus object, both "move" and "to move" are correct.
12I could feel the earth ............... beneath us.
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After feel plus object, use the infinitive without to for the perceived action: "move".
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- She need not apply again.
- I was told to go immediately.
- You must go now.
- She had to drop out of school at 14.
- I would rather go alone.
- You had better see what they want.
- Need I do the cleaning up?
- How dare you insult me like that?
- I don’t let my children watch TV for long hours.
- I heard him say that he was leaving.
- Could you help me move / to move this table?
- I could feel the earth move beneath us.