To infinitive

To infinitive adalah kata kerja bentuk pertama yang disertai to beberapa aturan penggunaan to infinitive adalah sebagai berikut.
Agree  
Appear  
Arrange  
Ask  
Attempt
Be (dis)
 inclined  
Be annoyed  
Amazed  
Be delighted
Decide  
Be disappointed
Be disturbed
Be expected
Be supposed
Be (un) qualified
Beg
Care
Can afford
Choose
Need Desire
Expect
Fail
Guarantee
Happen
Hope
Manage
Learn
Mean Plan
Promise
Refuse
Seem
Tend
Threaten
Wish
Want
Be displeased

Example:
They want to join us
My father promised to buy me a new jacket
Alice plans to visit her uncle this weekend
It seems to be good

Dibawah ini adalah jenis kata kerja yang bisa diikuti oleh to infinitive ataupun
gerund
(Can) afford
Attempt
Begin
Bother Continue
Deserve
Dread
Forget Hate
Intend
Like
Prefer Regret
Remember
Start
Try

Example:
I prefer to have egg for my breakfast this morning
I prefer having egg for my breakfast this morning
The teacher starts to thing about the issue
The teacher stars thinking about the issue

Adjective berikut harus di ikuti to infinitive bilamana di ikuti oleh:
a. Kata kerja
               [Adjective + to infinitive]
(im) possible
(in) competent
(un) able
(un) ashamed
(un) happy
(un) lucky
(un) willing
(un) wise
(un) likely Afraid
Apt
Bound
Careful
Certain
Difficult
Eager
Easy
Free Glad
Good
Hard
Impatient
Interest
Nice
Quick
Ready
Relevant Slow
Sorry
Stupid
Sure
Surprised
Sweet
Welcome
Worried
Wrong

Example:
He was unable to come on time this morning
It is very hard to believe that he is one of the suspects of the bank robbery.

b. Setelah Objek Accusative
          [Object Accusative + to infinitive]

Example:
They get us to clean the cars
Mr. Benson asked peter to bring his laptop to his room.

c. Setelah Kata Tanya (Question Word)
             [Question word + to]

Example:
We know how to operate the machine
You do not know what to, so please shut up!!

Contoh soal :
1. ___ Clothes can often be very time consuming
(A) They buy (C) in buying (E) buying
(B) To be buying (D) Man buys

2. She was very sad because her father did not approve of ___ too often.
(A) I saw her (D) Me seeing her
(B)Me to see her (E) That I see her
(C) My seeing her

3. Why don‟t you want Jacky to be the team leader?‟
    Well, I don‟t like ___ people around!‟
(A) His ordering         (D) he orders
(B) Why he orders  (E) with his ordering
(C) He is ordering

4. Would   you mind ___ until I finish typing this letter?
(A) To wait (C) wait   (E) waiting
(B) To be waiting (D) will wait

5. Although Ronald has denied ___ the money, they are still suspecting him.
(A) Stolen (C) to steal (E) have stolen
(B) Steal   (D) stealing

6. Franky is working hard for his examination, he avoids ___ too much.
(A) To be going out  (C) Go out (E) going out
(B) To go out (D) goes out

7. “Do you like Franky?”
“Yes, I am looking forward ___ his play tomorrow.”
(A) Seeing   (C) to see (E) See
(B) To be seeing (D) to seeing

8. My brother, who was not used to ___ a room with someone else, was quite unhappy
when he couldn‟t have his own room in the dormitory.
(A) Sharing   (C) be sharing (E) being shared
(B) Share   (D) be shared

9. He was sentenced to two year‟s imprisonment after he confessed ___.
(A) Steal the jewels
(B) When stealing the jewels
(C) He stole the jewels
(D) To having stolen the jewels
(E) To be stealing

10. “Why don‟t you ask Mr. Arbidin for a donation?”
“Well, you know that he is not generous. So it is no use ___ him.
(A) To ask (C) to be asking  (E) Ask
(B) You ask   (D) Asking


sumber: http://cilad.unissula.ac.id/download/ModuleTOEFL.pdf