1.
感官动词和使役动词在主动语态中不需要带to,即我们常说的“一觉二听三让五看”:
feel, listen to 、hear ,let、make、have, see、watch、notice、observe、look at.
He noticed Tom take a branch of flowers in his hand.
他注意到汤姆手中拿着一束鲜花.
The teacher has us write a composition every week.
老师要我们每周写一篇文章.
注: 除let 外其他在变成
被动语态时要加上to.
The person was seen to enter the shop by us .
我们看见那个人进了那家商店.
2.由 all, what 引导的
主语从句或者主语被only, first, one, least 或形容词最高级修饰时,而且从句中含有do时,其
表语如果是
动词不定式,则往往省去to.
All I did was empty the bottle.
我所做的是倒空这个瓶子.
What I wanted to do was drive all night.
我想做的是彻夜开车.
The only thing I could do was do it myself .
我惟一能做的是我自己解决.
3.常用的结构 may well do,may
as well do (还是…好了)及but或except后接不定式时,如果它们前面有do便可省略to,其结构为can not do but…,can not help but…等句型,
We might as well put up here for tonight.
我们不妨今晚就在这儿过夜.
She can do nothing but/except sing.
她除了唱歌什么也没做.
There is nothing he could do but play all day long.
他除了整天玩,别无它事可做.
4.不定式做help后的
宾语补足语或宾语时,可带to也可不带.
Can I help(to) carry it for you?
我可以帮你搬吗?
I helped him(to) mend the bike.
我帮助他修理自行车.
5.在had better,would rather,rather than之后省略to.
You'd better not tell him the news .
你最好不把这个消息告诉他.
Rather than wait anyone, I decided to go home by taxi.
我决定乘出租车回家而不愿等候任何人.
6. 由
并列连词and,except, but, than, or 连接两个以上的具有相同意义或功能的不定式时,第二个动词不定式不带to.
I’d like to stay with you, help you and learn from you.
我想留下和你一起呆着,帮助你并且向你学习.
She told us to stay at home and wait till she came back.
她告诉我们呆在家里一直等到她回来.
注:如果两个不定式表示对照或对比时,则不能省略to.
To try and fail is better than not to try at all.
尝试而失败也比不尝试好.