inifinitive

formation and description of the verb infinitiveUse the infinitive without toVerbs followed by InfinitiveVerbs followed by an object more Infinitive

Build the infinitive in english is very simple, just add to the verbal root, And thus create the prayer

For example : Infinitive progressive : to be + el gerundio del verbo

(verbo+ing) It’s nice to be sitting in the sun after all these rainy days. He seemed to be having a lot of trouble with the subject. It’s very late. He must be sleeping. I hope to be sleeping in my house tomorrow.

Formation and description

Infinitive perfective: To have + past participle of the verb (verb+ed for the regular verbs; the third form of the irregular verbs)

It’s nice to have finished the exams. He seemed to have seen a ghost. He hasn’t arrived. He must have got lost.

Infinitive passive: To be + past participle of the verb It’s nice to be walked around the city by a local.

The letter must be typed and sent by the end of the day. It’s nice to be walked around the city by a local. The letter must be typed and sent by the end of the day

In English it is called the infinitive without "to": bare infinitive, for against the infinitive with "to" him denominafull infinitive or to-infinitive.

The infinitive without 'to' is used in the following tenses: Time Verbal Example

Present Simple I play I run I way

Use the infinitive without to

Simple Past : the infinitive is used in negative or interrogative sentences:

I didn't play I didn’t eat I didn´t swim I didn´t talk

Future Simple

I will play I will write I will ride

Many verbs can complete its meaning with another infinitive: I am trying to start my car I prefer to travel by plane

Verbs *, can be built both in order or not, best seen with an example: I want her to love me I want to love me

Verbs followed by infinitive

There is additionally the infinitive verbs always need an object:

we don't allow our boys to play with guns

The English infinitive is normally preceded by the particle 'to':To be To run To speak The infinitive expresses the meaning of the verb in a general way, without reference to any time

Verbs followed a infinitive object

The infinitive may be used alone or as part of an infinitive phrase

We began to run

It may be subject or complement in an expression or sentence To save money now seems impossible  I'ts good to see you  The worse thing is to panic 

Uses of infinite

You can express a duty or obligation when it follows the verb to be

You are not to smoke here

You can express a purpose or reason why someone does something

He went to England to learn English Craig went to the supermarket to buy some chocolate 

You can be the complement or object of a verb, noun or adjective

She wants to pay  His plan is to keep us in suspense  I had the privilege to work with Mr. Taggart 

- Can be used (without 'to') after 'do' or a modal auxiliary verb like 'must', 'may', 'might‘.

Do you live alone?  I might go to the pub after dinner  There are English verbs that can have behind the object and

then an infinitive (with 'to') Tell

 I told you to wash your hands. NOT I told you that you wash your hands.Invite She invited me to go to her party. NOT She invited me that I go to her party.AllowThey didn’t allow us to smoke in their office. NOT They didn’t allow that we smoke in their office. 

What do you like TO DO on the weekends for fun? - I like TO PLAY football on Saturdays. 

- And what do you like TO DO on Sundays? - I like TO GO to the museums or Zoo. 

- Don’t you like TO GO shopping? - Oh, yes! I love TO GO shopping bur not on the weekends. 

- Would you like TO VISIT the Metropolitan Museum of Art next Sunday? - Of course, I would like TO VISIT this beautiful museum. 

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