动词不定式省略to的情况
1.主语部分有to do ,系动词 is 或 was 时 ,作表语的不定式通常省去to。如: The only thing you have to do is press the button.你必须做的唯一事情是按按钮。
2.作介词but ,expect ,besides 的宾语,前面又有实意动词 do时 ,不定式通常省去to. 如:He said that Chen Shuibian had nothing to do except push a pro-“independence” timetable.他说陈水扁除了推进支持“独立”的时间表外,什么也没有做。
3.主语部分暗含to do,表语中的不定式通常省去to。如:All I want (to do) is go to school and study hard .我想要(做)的就是上学,努力学习。
4.当两个或多个不定式并列时,其后的不定式符号可以省略,但有对比关系时不可省略。如:It is easier to say than to do .
5.在would rather…than… 等结构中 , 不定式符号常常要省略. 如:I would rather stay at home than go to see a film.我宁愿呆在家也不愿去看电影。
6.在see ,watch ,notice ,hear, listen to ,look at ,feel ,have, make, let ,observe 等词后作宾语补足语时省略不定式符号to; why (not) do 结构 中, 不定式不带to.(1) I saw her enter the room . 我看见她进入了房间 (2) Why not join us ?为什么不加入到我们的行列里来呢?