gotta / gonna / wanna. Are all of them always followed by infinites?

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learning54

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Hi teachers,
This is American Slang. Are all of them always followed by infinites?

gotta = got to
gonna = going to
wanna = want to

Thanks in advance.
 
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Infinitives, yes.

Hi teachers,
This American Slang.Are all of them always followed by infinites?

gotta = got to
gonna = going to
wanna = want to

Thanks in advance.
 

Rover_KE

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Tweeters who don't know that gotta = got to and wanna = want to may well follow them with a noun.

'I gotta headache. I wanna paracetamol.'

Rover
 
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