The Standard Deviants - Learn English as a Second Language (ESL) - Pronouns, Adjectives, and the Present Tense

The Standard Deviants - Learn English as a Second Language (ESL) - Pronouns, Adjectives, and the Present Tense

Your study of English begins with a look at pronouns - those little words like we, she and I that take the place of nouns and keep your sentences nice and neat. Then we're going to teach you how to use adjectives. These words help you describe things and make your sentences more interesting. But what if you want to tell someone that you like your hot dog? Or that you are in your office? Don t worry, we'll also cover possessives.

Verbs + to Infinitive

Some English Verbs must be followed by to infinitive. This becomes the problem for the learners whose native language does not have such a pattern. Indonesian learners learning English, for example, often find this a problem. This is because Indonesian language does not have this patten.

The following Verbs require to infinitive.

agree, decide, expect , fail, hope, intend, learn, plan, promise refuse, tend, and want

Don't use an -ing form verb, verb without to, a past tense form, or other other verb forms after the verbs above except to infinitive.

Look at the examples below:

Incorrect : I agree come on time.
Correct : I agree to come on time.

Incorrect : He decided buy a new car.
Correct : He decided to buy a new car.

Incorrect : He always expects gets good scores in English.
Correct : He always expects to get good scores in English.

Incorrect : He failed passed the examination.
Correct : He failed to pass the examination.

Incorrect : She hopes see you again.
Correct : She hopes to see you again.

Incorrect : I want to speaking English fluently.
Correct : I want to speak English fluently.