For questions about the "base" form of a verb when it is used with "to". See "bare-infinitives" for questions about the base form of a verb when it is used without "to".
Questions tagged [to-infinitive]
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Why "to" is dropped after "is"?
Why is 'to' sometimes dropped in these kinds of sentences?
What you want to do is make a plan
There's no 'to' between 'is' and 'make'.
The next thing you want to do is to stay in the present moment.
There is 'to' between 'is' and…
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"To be or to not be" Is it grammatically correct? , that is the question
Can we put "not" between the to and the verb in infinitive form? Is it grammatically correct?
Can I say:
She tried to not offend people.
To be or to not be, that is the question
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use a bird to write with
In this movie clip, starting at 41 seconds, Maui says:
When you use a bird to write with, it's called tweeting.
Does the to-infinitive clause modify "a bird"?
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Is 'to' needed here: Jane's mother will come [to] pick her up soon. ”
Jane's mother will come to pick her up soon.
Jane's mother will come pick her up soon.
The kid Jane is being looked after at her grandparents' home. In a hour, her mother will arrive at the house to pick her up. What's the most appropriate way…
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Is there any difference in meaning between a that-clause and a to-infinitive-clause?
Is there any difference in meaning between a that-clause and a to-infinitive-clause? For example, can't the following sentence
It is possible for strikes to happen at any time.
be rephrased with
It is possible that strikes will happen at any…
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to obtain medical assistance to die
A CNN article titled "Euthanasia: Hope you never need it, but be glad the option is there" starts with this:
The time was always going to come when society would need to face the pointy end of the voluntary euthanasia debate: Those hard cases that…
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see something to
In this case, I'd argue that it means "begin something." Yes, missiles are something that are literally launched. But technically they're launching a strike, not a missile, if you analyze the sentence. You will also see "launch a strike" to talk…
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Could anybody explain this sentence - The movies gathered here are those that the authors feel to have had the most seismic impact
Why does the author use "to have had" instead of "have had"? Why did he choose to use an infinitive? What grammatical rule is implied here?
The full sentence goes
The movies gathered here are those that the authors feel, in the imprecise way of…
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"a house to live in" vs. "a place to live"
"They need a house to live in." In this sentence, you can't omit "in", right?
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"They need a place to live." In this sentence, you can omit "in", right?
Why is that? any rule, here?
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adverbs modifying infinitive verbs in front of the 'to'
Some of us have faith that we shall solve our food problems with genetically modified crops newly or soon to be developed.
The 'newly or soon' modifies '(to)be developed' in front of 'to'. Can adverbs modify infinitive verbs in front of the 'to'?
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This is essential to be accepted or to/for being accepted by others
can you please help me with this sentence. Which is correct? Or are they both? What is the difference?
Many young people think that wearing trendy clothes is essential ...
to be accepted by others.
for/to being accepted by others.
I think…
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I can ask how to use but why to use is incorrect
Can someone explain it to me why I can’t use infinite-to with why, when and so on?
For example:
Why to use a shaver?
Why to use a baby carrier?
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What is the difference between "in such a manner as to" and "so as to"?
Are these two terms interchangeable? For example, can "in such a manner as to" in the following sentence I found on a US university's website be replaced with "so as to" ? :
No person may park or operate a motor vehicle on the campus in such a
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I want to sell/selling my products on your website
To-infinitive or -ing form with a change in meaning
Some verbs can be followed by a to-infinitive or the -ing form, but with a change in meaning:
go on need remember try
mean regret stop want
Cambridge Dictionary
So, what…
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grateful to someone for something?
I want to express my appreciation to someone who helped me, Can I say: I feel grateful to this person for his help on the project? (I don't want to use thank)
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