1) 情態動詞 ( 除ought 外) 后。
2) 使役動詞 let, have, make后,感官動詞 see, watch, look at, notice , observe, hear, listen to, smell, feel, find 等后。
注意:被動語態中不能省去to.例如:
I saw him dance. 我看見他跳舞。
=He was seen to dance.
The boss made them work the whole night. 老板讓他們整夜干活。
=They were made to work the whole night.
3) would rather,had better句型后
4) Why… / why no…句型后
5) help 后可帶to,也可不帶to, help sb (to) do sth:
6) but和except后。but前是實義動詞do時,后面出現的不定式不帶to.
比較:He wants to do nothing but go out. 他只想出去玩。
He wants to believe anything but to take the medicine. 除了吃這藥,他什么都信。
7) 由and, or和than連接的兩個不定式,第二個to 可以省去:
8) 通常在discover, imagine, suppose, think等詞后作賓補時,可以省去to be.例如:
He is supposed (to be) nice.他應該是個好人。
典型例題
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. why not 后面接不帶to 的不定式,因此選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. make后接不帶to 的動詞不定式,當其用于被動時,to 不可省略。