But and except take the bare infinitive when they follow do + anything / nothing / everything.
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He does nothing but complain.
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My dog does everything except speak.
An infinitive can be represented by to itself in order to avoid repetition. This is chiefly done after such verb as hate,
hope, would, like, would love, make (passive), mean, plan, try, want and after the auxiliaries and phrases like
have, need, ought, used to, be able to, be going to.
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Would you like to come with me?
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Yes, i would love to.
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Did you get a ticket?
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I tried to but i was late.
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