- •Grammar Revision Tables terminology of English grammar
- •Nouns: singular and plural
- •Nouns: common and possessive case
- •Count and noncount nouns
- •Some common noncount nouns
- •Using nouns as modifiers
- •The indefinite article
- •The definite article
- •No article
- •Personal pronouns
- •Possessive pronouns
- •Reflexive pronouns
- •Indefinite pronouns
- •Quantitive pronouns
- •Demonstrative pronouns
- •Degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs
- •Numerals
- •Numbers in measurement
- •Особові форми дієслова finite forms of the verb
- •Indefinite tenses (to work, to write)
- •Continuous tenses (to work, to write)
- •Perfect tenses (to work, to write)
- •Perfect continuous tenses (to work, to write)
- •The functions of the verb «to be»
- •The functions of the verb «to have»
- •The functions of the verb «to do»
- •General Questions
- •Tag questionS
- •Question words
- •More questions with How
- •Summary chart of verb tenses Active Voice
- •Passive Voice
- •Passive Voice Present
- •Modal verbs Can; could; to be able to
- •May; might
- •Must; be to; have to; have got to
- •Should; ought to
- •Will; would
- •Indefinite pronoun «one»
- •The pronouNs «both, either and neither»
- •Sequence of Tenses Direct and Indirect Speech
- •The Infinitive
- •Reference list of verbs followed by infinitives
- •The Prepositional Infinitive Complex
- •The Objective Infinitive complex
- •The Subjective Infinitive complex
- •The Participle
- •Complexes with the Participle the Objective Participle complex
- •The subjective Participle complex
- •The absolute Participle complex
- •The Gerund. Forms and Functions
- •Reference list of verbs followed by gerunds
- •The Gerundial complex
- •Conditional sentences
- •Irregular VerBs
The Infinitive
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Infinitive |
Active voice |
Passive voice |
Uses |
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Indefinite
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to write to come |
to be written — |
the action is simultaneous with that expressed by the finite verb. |
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He wants to write her about it. He wants to be written about it. | |||
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Continuous
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to be writing to be coming |
— — |
the action is temporary and not a usual one. |
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He may be writing a new novel. | |||
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Perfect
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to have written
to have come |
to have been written — |
the action precedes that of the predicate. |
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I am glad to have written her about it. I was surprised to have been written about it. | |||
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Perfect Continuous
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to have been writing to have been coming |
— — |
the action began before the time indicated by the predicate and is still going on. |
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He is said to have been writing this novel for 2 years already. | |||
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Functions |
Examples |
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Subject |
To know him is to trust him. It is difficult to translate this text. |
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Predicative |
Our aim is to master English. What I want is to be left alone. |
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Part of a Compound Verbal Predicate |
We must stay at home. We decided to work together. |
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Object |
He asked me to wait. He promised to come in time. |
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Attribute |
He is always the first to come. The article to be translated is on the table. |
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Adverbial Modifier |
I have come here to help you. The problem is too complicated to be solved at once. |
Reference list of verbs followed by infinitives
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A. VERBS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY AN INFINITIVE | |
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1. afford 2. agree 3. appear 4. arrange 5. ask 6. beg 7. care 8. claim 9. consent 10. decide 11. demand 12. deserve 13. expect 14. fail 15. forget 16. hesitate 17. hope 18. learn 19. manage 20. mean 21. need 22. offer 23. plan 24. prepare 25. pretend 26. promise 27. refuse 28. regret 29. remember 30. seem 31. struggle 32. swear
36. want 37. wish |
I can’t afford to buy it. They agreed to help us. She appears to be tired. I’ll arrange to meet you at the airport. He asked to come with us. He begged to come with us. I don’t care to see that show. She claims to know a famous movie star. She finally consented to marry him. I have decided to leave on Monday. I demand to know who is responsible. She deserves to win the prize. I expect to enter graduate school next year. She failed to return the book to the library in time. I forgot to mail the letter. Don’t hesitate to ask for my help. Jack hopes to arrive next week. He learnt/learned to play the piano. She managed to finish her work early. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. I need to have your opinion. They offered to help us. I am planning to have a party. We prepared to welcome them. He pretends not to understand. I promise not to be late. I refuse to believe his story. I regret to tell you that you failed. I remembered to lock the door. That cat seems to be friendly. I struggled to stay awake. She swore to tell the truth. She threatened to tell my parents. He volunteered to help us. I will wait to hear from you. I want to tell you something. She wishes to come with us. |
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B. VERBS FOLLOWED BY A (PRO)NOUN + AN INFINITIVE | |
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1. advise 2. allow 3. ask 4. beg 5. cause 6. challenge 7. convince 8. dare 9. encourage 10. expect 11. forbid 12. force 13. hire
15. invite 16. need 17. order 18. permit 19. persuade 20. remind
22. teach 23. tell 24. urge 25. want 26. warn |
She advised me to wait until tomorrow. She allowed me to use her car. I asked John to help us. They begged us to come. Her laziness caused her to fail. She challenged me to race her to the corner. I couldn’t convince him to accept our help. He dared me to do better than he had done. He encouraged me to try again. I expect you to be in time. I forbid you to tell him. They forced him to tell the truth. She hired a boy to mow the lawn. He instructed them to be careful. Harry invited the Johnsons to come to his party. We needed Chris to help us figure out the solution. The judge ordered me to pay a fine. He permitted the children to stay up late. I persuaded him to come for a visit. She reminded me to lock the door. Our teacher requires us to be in time. My brother taught me to swim. The doctor told me to take these pills. I urged her to apply for the job. I want you to be happy. I warned you not to drive too fast. |