Verbs + "to"- infinitive / object + "to"-infinitive

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Some verbs that can be followed directly by "to"-infinitive or by object plus "to"-infinitive are: ask, beg, expect, intend, like (think wise), prefer, would like (enjoy), want, wish:

Mr Johnson is speaking to his secretary and says:
I would like you to finish this report today.

Mr Johnson´s secretary gets home and says to his wife:
I´m late because my boss asked me to finish a report.

  If the object is a personal pronoun, you have to use the object form:

My boss asked me to finish a report.