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The subject of the infinitive

The subject of the infinitive is omitted when it is the same as the subject of the main verb.

The company wants to give sufficient lighting systems in our houses.

The subject of the infinitive is not omitted when it is different from the subject of the main verb. The subject of the infinitive comes before the infinitive and can be an object pronoun (me, you, them, etc.), a name or a noun.

They want the company to give sufficient lighting systems in our houses.

Fixed phrases with infinitive

to cut a long story short

to tell you the truth

to say nothing of

to put it mildly

to say the least of it

to begin with

leave much to be desired

VERBS+INFINITIVE

afford

learn

agree

long

appear

manage

arrange

offer

ask

plan

choose

prepare

decide

pretend

demand

promise

desire

refuse

expect

seem

fail

tend

happen

threaten

help

wait

hope

want

intend

wish

ADJECTIVES + INFINITIVE

afraid

lucky

ashamed

pleased

disappointed

prepared

disturbed

ready

eager

sad

foolish

sorry

free

stupid

glad

surprised

happy

willing

likely

wrong

IT’S + ADJECTIVES + INFINITIVE

advisable

imperative

desirable

important

essential

mandatory

good

necessary

better

urgent

best

vital