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The infinitive without to is used

• after modal verbs ( can, will, may, might, must, could, would etc…)

          – I must stop smoking because I cough terribly in the mornings.

          – You shouldn’t tell her a lie.

• after ” had better / would rather / would sooner “

         - If you want to save money, you had better buy an economical car.

• after ” feel, hear, let, make, see, help ” in active form.

         – I never let my sister use my computer.

         – On Sundays I help my mother water the flowers.

         – Unfortunately my manager made me work extra three hours yesterday.

                                                                            to be continued in the following post…