| is used after the verbs denoting
a) perceptions of senses*:
| to see
to hear
to feel
to watch
to observe
to notice
| I saw him get off the bus.
Did you hear her sing?
She felt her voice tremble.
I watch her enter the shop.
We observe the direction constantly change.
Nobody noticed him come in.
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| b) wish, intention, emotions:
| to want
to wish
to like
to dislike
to hate
to intend
should/would like
| I want you to help me.
He wished the work to be done at once.
He likes dinner to be in time.
I dislike you to say such words.
I hate you to talk like that.
He intended me to go with him.
I should like you to say here.
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| c) mental activity:
| to consider
to believe
to think
to find
to know
to expect
to suppose
| I consider him to be right.
I believe her to be a good teacher.
We thought him to be sleeping.
We find this value to be accurate enough.
I know him to have said that.
We expected her to return.
I suppose him to be about fifty.
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| d) order, request, permission, advice, compulsion:
| to order
to ask
to request
to allow
to advise
to recommend
to cause
to force
get
to make*
to let*
| He ordered the children to stop talking.
I asked Tom to help me.
He requested the matter to be kept secret.
She doesn’t allow anyone to smoke.
She advised me to tell the police about it.
I wouldn’t recommend you to stay here.
Her laziness caused her to fail.
He forced me to go there.
I got him to repair my car.
What makes you think so?
Let me go.
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*The verbs to make, to let and the verbs of physical perception are followed by the infinitive without «to».
