Tagged: infinitive

Progressive Infinitive

The ordinary infinitive is the simplest form of the verb. Examples are: (to) work, (to) know, (to) earn, (to) break, (to) write. Note that that to is not really a part of the infinitive. In fact, infinitives can be...

Perfect Infinitives

Perfect infinitives are forms like have sent, have received, have worked and have ordered. They are mainly used after modal auxiliary verbs like would, should and could. You should have informed me earlier. You...

Infinitives

The infinitive is the base form of the verb. It is usually used with the marker -to. Examples are: (to) work and (to) leave. He said that he wanted to leave. I won’t allow...

Ing Form vs. Infinitive

Gerunds are forms like singing, playing, working and eating. Infinitives are forms like (to) sing, (to) play, (to) work and (to) eat. Note that the infinitive is usually used with the marker to. Review...

Infinitive

Infinitives are forms like (to) write and (to) read. Infinitives are generally used with the marker to. Note that this to is not a preposition; after the preposition to we use –ing forms. I...