Using two verbs together to add information about actions
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Students' problems
The problems students have with double-verb structures are largely to do with deciding
whether the second verb is an infinitive or the -ing form, and with the forms of
the infinitive. Students sometimes have a problem with causative
verb structures 
, usually adding the infinitive form to unnecessarily.
Students also have a problem in recognising verbs with a negative meaning. Many students
overextend the meaning of the structure of help + to-infinitive.
For information about some of the problems that students have, with examples and some
discussion, see 
Using two verbs together to add
information about actions: Students' problems.
Introduction
Students' problems
