1.14 Verbs + direct complement + infinitive



Vet aquí uns quants verbs freqüents que segueixen aquesta estructura:


 

Verb

Complement

(Not)

to + Infinitive

 

We

advise

you

not

to be

late.

They

allowed

her

 

to stay.

 

My mother

asked

Peter

 

to help

us.

I

dared

him

 

to repeat

it.

The teacher

encourages

us

 

to read

novels.

I

expect

you

 

to wait

for me.

They

forbade

me

 

to sing.

 

The officer

forced

us

 

to wait

 

I'll

get

them

 

to come

back later.

We

helped

my cousins

 

to prepare.

the lunch.

I'll

invite

Mary

 

to stay

with us.

We

left

them

 

to finish

the job.

I'd

like

you

 

to bring

your friend.

The police

ordered

everybody

 

to go

outside.

I'll

persuade

your brother

not

to accept

the offer

We'd

prefer

them

 

to pay

in cash.

They

recommend

passengers

 

to reserve

seats.

I'll

remind

him

 

to go

outside.

We

requested

the children

 

to return

the ball.

Who

taught

you

 

to drive?

 

I'll

tell

Peter

not

to come

tomorrow.

I'm

trusting

her

 

to look after

the children.

I

want

you all

 

to be

quiet.

They

warned

us

not

to touch

hot plates.



Fem servir make, let i have en una estructura semblant però sense to, p. ex.:


My father made me clean all the shoes.  Error: My father made me to clean all the shoes. 
(El meu pare em va obligar a netejar totes les sabates.)

We let the children go to bed late on Saturdays. Error: We let the children to go to bed late on Saturdays.  
(Deixem que els nens se'n vagin tard al llit els dissabtes.)

I'll have John buy some more paper. Error: I'll have John to buy some more paper.
(Faré que en John compri més paper.)

Vegeu Verbs + infinitive, Verbs + –ing and Verbs + infinitive and -ing.