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Mr Gordana Zalad. INFINITIVES TO + BASE FORM. TENSES OF THE INFINITIVE:. Present. ACTIVE To offer. PASSIVE To be offered. Present Continuous. To be offering. ___________. Perfect. To have offered. To have been offered. Perfect Continuous. To have been offering. ___________.
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MrGordanaZalad INFINITIVES TO + BASE FORM
TENSES OF THE INFINITIVE: Present ACTIVE To offer PASSIVE To be offered Present Continuous To be offering ___________ Perfect To have offered To have been offered Perfect Continuous To have been offering ___________
The infinitive (to + base form) is used after certain verbs: afford hate*=not stand*=not bear* pretend agree hope promise appear intend* refuse arrange learn(how) remember* begin* like* seem continue* love* start* decide manage stop* expect mean=intend threaten* fail ofer try* forget pay want happen plan would like
VERB + INFINITIVEI want to be home early tonight.We expected to see our friends.I would like to come as well.VERB + OBJECT + INFINITIVEI wanted Markto help me.We expected them to be there.I would like him to comeas well.
After the following verbs we MUST have an object before the infinitive. advise force remind allow get(=persuade) require convince invite teach(how) enable order tell encourage permit warn forbid persuade
After the verbs SEEM, APEAR and PRETEND we can use to be verb + ing(the continuous infinitive) or to have + past participle(the perfect infinitive) •She pretended to be reading. (=she pretended that she was reading.) • He seemed to have disappeared. (=It seemed that he had disappeared.)
The negative:we put NOT immediately before the INFINITIVE: •I warned her NOT to makea noise. •We were told NOT to drive fast. •Mary told me NOT to forget to buy some bread. •He advised me NOT to drink so much. •We were told NOT to movefrom there.
NEED1. need + infinitive = ‘’it is necessary to’’ • You need to do more exercise. • Do we need to finish the project by next week? • You don’t need to rush.2. need + gerund = ‘’need to be done’’ • The carpet has a hole in it. It needs mending. • Your hair is too long. It needs cutting.3. As a modal needn’t + base form • You needn’trush.(=you don’t have to rush) • You needn’t have come early.(=you didn’t have to come early)
NOTE:After suggestwe use a gerundor a that… construction. • I suggestgoingnow. • I suggest that you go now.