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The Infinitive (without "to" (after verbs of perception, after…

- - - - ofter introduced by the "anticipatory it"
        
        It’s time to go home
    - - after a link verb
        
        My intention was to see her as soon as possible
    - - after an aspective/modal verb
        
        with a verb that denoting the beginning, the duration, the repetition or the end of the action
        
        It soon began to snow heavily
        
        modal verbs and the expressions had better, would rather
        
        I don’t have to work on Sundays
    - - with verbs to order, promise, permit, advise, assist etc.
        
        He had promised to help me
      - with verbs to forget, to remember, to learn, to prefer, to love etc.
        
        Girls love to talk about fancy clothes
      - after happy, glad, pleased, delighted etc.
        
        I was surprised to hear that
    - - immediately follows its head-noun
        
        The best thing to do was to leave at once
    - - of purpose
        
        I think I will go to England to improve my English
      - of result or consequence
        
        He had gone too far to draw back
      - of subsequent event
        
        He hurried to the house only to find it empty
      - of comparison
        
        He knew better than to rely on her
      - of condition
        
        To touch it one would believe that it was the best of furs
      - of exception
        
        I had nothing to do but wait
      - of time
        
        His father lived to be ninety
      - of cause or motivation
        
        She was silly to come here