1. 英语语法
  2. 动词不定式
  3. 省略to的动词不定式

1) 情态动词 ( 除ought 外,ought to):

2) 使役动词:let、have、make:

3) 感官动词:see、watch、look at、notice、observe、hear、listen to、smell、feel、find 等后作宾补,省略to。

注意:在被动语态中则to 不能省掉。

I saw him dance.

=He was seen to dance.

The boss made them work the whole night.

=They were made to work the whole night.

4) would rather、had better。

5) Why… / why not…。

6) help 可带to,也可不带to, help sb (to) do sth。

7) but和except:but前是动词do时,后面出现的动词用不带to的动词不定式。

8) 由and, or和than连接的两个不定式,第二个to 可以省去。

9) 通常在discover, imagine, suppose, think, understand等词后,可以省去to be。

He is supposed (to be) nice.

他应该是个好人。

举例:

He wants to move to France and marry the girl.

He wants to do nothing but go out.

比较: 

He wants to do nothing but go out.

He wants to believe anything but to take the medicine.

例题:

1) - I usually go there by train.

- Why not ______ by boat for a change?

A. to try going;B.trying to go;C.to try and go;D.try going;

答案:D。

解析:why not 后面接不带to 的不定式,因此选D。

2) Paul doesn't have to be made ______. He always works hard.

A. learn;B. to learn;C. learned;D. learning;

答案:B。

解析:make后接不带to 的动词不定式,当其用于被动时,to 不可省略。