{"id":73952,"date":"2020-04-13T09:25:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T09:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73952"},"modified":"2024-05-22T03:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T03:22:33","slug":"infinitive-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/infinitive-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Infinitives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>infinitive<\/strong> is the base form of the verb. It is usually used with the marker -to. Examples are: (to) work and (to) leave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He said that he wanted <strong>to leave<\/strong>.<\/li><li>I won&#8217;t allow you <strong>to go<\/strong>.<\/li><li>She has agreed <strong>to come<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When infinitives are used without to, they are called <strong>bare infinitives<\/strong>. This is the form that we use after modal auxiliary verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She will <strong>come.<\/strong><\/li><li>You should t<strong>alk <\/strong>to him.<\/li><li>She might <strong>get<\/strong> the job. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Infinitives with and without to | Worksheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blanks with an infinitive with or without to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Let him &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; what he wants. (do \/ to do)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. You should &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. your ways. (mend \/ to mend)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. We can&#8217;t afford &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. these red flags. (ignore \/ to ignore)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I didn&#8217;t want &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. him so I said nothing. (offend \/ to offend)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. It took her several months &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. her grief. (overcome \/ to overcome)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. He was forced &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. (quit \/ to quit)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. I have decided &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. her. (to not tell \/ not to tell \/ not tell)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. You don&#8217;t have &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. for me. (wait \/ to wait)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. It might &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. some time. (take \/ to take)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. He stopped &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Hi. (say \/ to say)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. I heard them &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; in the other room. (argue \/ to argue)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. We saw her &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. the office. (leave \/ to leave)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>do (Let is followed by an infinitive without to.)<\/li><li>mend (After modal auxiliaries, the infinitive is used without to.)<\/li><li>to ignore<\/li><li>to offend<\/li><li>to overcome<\/li><li>to quit<\/li><li>not to tell (We make the negative forms of the infinitive by putting not before to.)<\/li><li>to wait<\/li><li>take<\/li><li>to say<\/li><li>argue (After hear, the infinitive is used without to.)<\/li><li>leave (After see, the infinitive is used without to.)<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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