Common mistake 'to' + non-base form

'to' + non-base form

One common mistake that many English speakers make is using the "to" before a verb in a non-base form. The correct usage requires the verb to be in the base form.

Incorrect Example:

I love to singed.

Correct Example:

I love to sing.

In the incorrect example, "sing" is used in the past tense form "singed" after the "to." However, the correct form is "sing," the base form of the verb.

Incorrect Example:

He wants to went to the movies.

Correct Example:

He wants to go to the movies.

Similarly, in the incorrect example, "went" is used after the "to," but the correct form is "go," the base form of the verb.

It is important to note that this mistake is often made by non-native English speakers who may be influenced by the structure of verbs in their native language. However, it is crucial to follow the correct grammar rules in English.

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'to' + non-base form mistake examples

Incorrect:
I was surprised to learns this.

Correct:
I was surprised to learn this.
Incorrect:
He tried not to laughs.

Correct:
He tried not to laugh.
Incorrect:
What would it have to says?

Correct:
What would it have to say?
Incorrect:
Film companies will spend as much as several million dollars on marketing to awards voters for a movie in the running for Best Picture, in attempts to improve chances of receiving Oscars and other movie awards conferred in Oscar season.

Correct:
Film companies will spend as much as several million dollars on marketing to award voters for a movie in the running for Best Picture, in attempts to improve chances of receiving Oscars and other movie award conferred in Oscar season.
Incorrect:
The chefs were told to seasons curries carefully.

Correct:
The chefs were told to season curries carefully.
Correct:
I was surprised to learn this.
Correct:
Morocco's disputed claim to portions of western Algeria
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He spoke to chosen people.
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You are to report at 5am.
Correct:
It is important to make this explicit.
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I've been trying to call you.
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She wants you to go.
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He has been wanting very much to meet you.
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We are very close to Fuels Cotton Valley delivery point and the Valero delivery point.
Correct:
What happens to babies who are born at sea?
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The guy who we spoke to seems fair.
Correct:
Whichever college he wants to go to is fine with me.
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You must confirm not to Bill but to Joe.
Correct:
We have all types of products from books to zips.
Correct:
... for cities and counties are also added to purchases.
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More than 7,500 were jailed or deported to places like New Caledonia.
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... status in the colonial system, gave rise to demands for greater political autonomy, and eventual...
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Such scripts are to tone what abjads are to vowels.
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...review the talk page before making changes to lines to see if there is a previous established...
Correct:
Rabbits are related to beavers and squirrels.
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The user you to want to send this message to does not exist.
Correct:
The user that you to want to send this message to does (I think) not really exist.
Correct:
The users that the technician wants to send these messages to does not exist.
Correct:
Marketing to Kids Gets More Savvy with New Technologies.
Correct:
If you don't like the font you can change it back to Times New Roman.
Correct:
Apply To Labels
Correct:
It was offered to grades 9-10.
Correct:
Who we relate to makes a difference in how we develop and mature.
Correct:
Who Bill relates to makes no difference to me.
Correct:
It was moved to Drafts folder.
Correct:
It was submitted to Seasons Hospice.
Correct:
It was submitted to Season Hospice.
Correct:
The success of CBSN led CBS to launch CBS Sports HQ, a similar service devoted to sports news.
Correct:
Riders 2, 3 and 4 and your changes to pages 2 and 9 of the ISDA Schedule are okay.

Incorrect:
He tried to laughs.

Correct:
He tried to laugh.
Incorrect:
You’ll need to pieces.

Correct:
You’ll need to piece.
Incorrect:
Those who want to continues developing under emacs or sublime...

Correct:
Those who want to continue developing under emacs or sublime...
Incorrect:
But, to start with, you need to provides us with more information.

Correct:
But, to start with, you need to provide us with more information.
Incorrect:
Also, I’d like to highlights 2 things:

Correct:
Also, I’d like to highlight 2 things:
Incorrect:
I want to grades 9-10 of these sentences.

Correct:
I want to grade 9-10 of these sentences.
Correct:
He tried to laugh.
Correct:
... so users don’t need to agree to terms and conditions.
Correct:
... device in a laptop form factor offered to schools in 1997 as an inexpensive ($799 US, original...
Correct:
... and what happened to Bills at the convention.
Correct:
... is like what happened to Divines: several troops were ...
Correct:
Can you confirm this only happens to reports when referenced in a book?
Correct:
Until we agree to rules we cannot give up the tools...
Correct:
They sent claims to doctors that even made us stunned.
Correct:
They wanted to know what happens to dreams that are not remembered anymore.
Correct:
This is similar to what happens to books: they become mouldy.
Correct:
He agrees to services, terms and conditions
Correct:
He agrees to services, terms and conditions.
Correct:
He was mean to kids.
Correct:
It was offered to grades 9-10.

Incorrect:
He convinced her to gave him a call.

Correct:
He convinced her to give him a call.
Incorrect:
She is manipulating her father to got her way.

Correct:
She is manipulating her father to get her way.
Incorrect:
He tried very hard to lifted the rock.

Correct:
He tried very hard to lift the rock.
Incorrect:
The employees were invited to gave both their manager and the committee more information.

Correct:
The employees were invited to give both their manager and the committee more information.
Incorrect:
The event I am invited to attended is in Sheffield.

Correct:
The event I am invited to attend is in Sheffield.
Correct:
She teaches English to advanced students.
Correct:
...incorrect Bohr model is still often taught to beginning students.
Correct:
She sometimes teaches to interesting students, but usually they are quite boring.
Correct:
He sent an invite to networking events
Correct:
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The event I was invited to was his.
Correct:
The social functions she was invited to gave her much pleasure.
Correct:
The event they invited him to was mine.
Correct:
Transfer the allocations from order lines to packing slip lines in a well-defined order

Incorrect:
She wants you to goes there.

Correct:
She wants you to go there.
Incorrect:
She is manipulating her father to gets her way.

Correct:
She is manipulating her father to get her way.
Correct:
Tom doesn't get invited to parties anymore.
Correct:
Tom doesn't get invited to parties frequently.
Correct:
Mary was asked to dances occasionally.
Correct:
Tom gets invited to parties often.

Incorrect:
I've decided to renamed the project.

Correct:
I've decided to rename the project.
Incorrect:
What is needed to won the ticket?

Correct:
What is needed to win the ticket?
Incorrect:
However, the project they were introduced to were the very best.

Correct:
However, the project they be introduced to be the very best.
Correct:
Overtraining leads to increased sympathetic activity.
Correct:
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Correct:
They vary in their shape from round to flattened.
Correct:
The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts.
Correct:
The students we talked to said that Tom is easy to get along with.
Correct:
And the project he was introduced to was the best.
Correct:
Also, the project they were introduced to was the best.

Incorrect:
I've decided to bought.

Correct:
I've decided to buy.
Correct:
Arabic is written from right to left.
Correct:
They sit down next to Drew.
Correct:
The person he was introduced to was Lennie
Correct:
We really want to switch to hosted connections
Incorrect:
Tom was the only one who seemed to noticed.

Correct:
Tom was the only one who seemed to notice.
Correct:
Desire is understood to be prior to thought.
Correct:
Please change it from doing to done here
Correct:
Reservation status has changed to REFUSED.

Incorrect:
I have to spent more time on this.

Correct:
I have to spend more time on this.

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