The Infinitive Flashcards
the to infinitive rule No.1
to express purpose
pvz:S he went to bank to get some money
the to infinitive rule No.2
after :advise, agree , appear, decide , expect, hope, manage, offer, promise, refuse, seem, want, afford, pretend.
the to infinitive rule No.3
After verbs such as know, decide, ask , learn, remember, want to know when they are followed by question words (who, what, where, how)
Exeption is Why
Pavyzdys:Icant decide where to go
I want to know why you have decided to leave
the to infinitive rule No.4
After adjectives such as nice, sorry, glad, happy, willing, afraid, ashamed.
Pvz: He is glad to be back
the to infinitive rule No.4
After too and enough
Pvz: She is too shy to talk to the manager
We’ve got enough money to buy a new car
the to infinitive rule No.6
would like/ would love would/prefer (To express specific preferences)
Pvz: I would like to learn a foreign language.
the to infinitive rule No.7
After only to express an unsatisfactory result.
He rushed to the bank door only to discover that it was locked.
the bare infinitive rule No.1
After modal verbs:
can, may, must, shall, will, could, might, should, would
Pvz You must study hard.
the bare infinitive rule No.1
After verbs :
let, make, see, hear and feel.
Pvz.: The made him pay.
bu pasive su to : He was made to pay
the bare infinitive rule No.1
After had better and would rather.
Pavyzdys; You had better sign the contract
I would rather go home now.
present simple and future simple
to go
Present/future continious
to be going
Past Simple, Present/Past/Future perfect
to have gone
Past Continious, Present/Past/Future Perfect Continious,
to have been going
perfect infinitive is used with
vith verbs such as seem, appear, believe, know, claim, expect and modal verbs.
Present infinitive
refers to the present or future
Pvz: She wants to talk to him now
Sandra wants to move to a next house next year.
Present continious infinitive
It describes action happening now.
Perfect infinitive
infinitive action happened before the action of verb.
She 2claims 1(to have met)
Perfect continious infinitive
It refers to the pas and emphasises the duration of the action of the infitinive, wich happened before the action of verb
Pvz:She is tired. She claims to have been working hard lately.(emphazes is on lately)