I have nothing to read. — Мне нечего читать.

She has nobody to speak with. — Ей не с кем поговорить.

What is to be done? — Что делать?

Who is to blame? — Кто виноват?

I am not to blame. — я не виноват.

To see is to believe. — Видеть значит верить.

He was the first (last) to come. — Он пришел первым (последним).

It is out of the question to go there. — Не может быть и речи о том, чтобы идти туда.

Grammar

Формы инфинитива

	Active	Passive
Simple	To write	To be written
Continuous	To be writing	—
Perfect	To have written	To have been written
Perfect Continuous	To have been writing	—

Инфинитивные конструкции

Конструкция	Пример	Перевод
Сложное дополнение. Сущ. (общ. пад.) или мест. (объектн. пад.) + инф.	We believed her to be in Moscow	Мы полагаем, что она сейчас в Москве.
Сложное подлежащее. Сущ. (общ. пад.) или мест. (им.. пад.) + инф.	They are said to have traveled a lot. The data proved to wrong.	Говорят, что они много путешествовали. Данные оказались неверными
For + сущ. + инф. (мест)	Everybody waited for the meeting to start. He waited for her to speak.	Все ждали, когда начнется собрание. Он ждал, чтобы она заговорила.

Exercises

1. Translate the sentences into Russian

1. To learn two foreign languages simultaneously is difficult.

2. How to solve this problem is not clear.

3. My friend is likely to come today

4. the article is easy to understand.

5. I want them to come here in time.

6. He turned out to be a specialist in such matters.

7. This is the only thing for you to do.

8. He is said to be writing his course paper.

9. I was happy to have been offered this job.

10. He was the first to come here.

11. I saw the boy run.

12. We know him to be a good doctor.

13. He is said to be a talented musician.

14. We appear to know little about it.

15. We happened to meet them yesterday.

2. Write various forms of the Infinitive.

a) Indefinite Passive (to translate — to be translated).

to receive, to defend, to defeat, to tell, to write, to read, to do.

b) Continuous Active (to translate — to be translating).

to develop, to make, to discuss, to look, to give, to take, to examine, to watch, to enter.

c) Perfect Passive (to translate — to have been translated).

to send, to finish, to teach, to arrest, to offer, to attack, to make, to do.

d) Perfect Continuous (to translate — to have been translating)

to live, to work, to tell, to teach, to discuss, to look through.

3. Choose the right form of the Infinitive.

1. The article is difficult (перевести).

1. to have translated 2. to be translating 3. to translate

2. They proved unable (решить) the dispute.

1. to settle 2. to have been settled 3. to be settled

3. You do not seem (иметь) a good knowledge of Russian History.

1. to have had 2. to be having 3. to have

4. Let the children (собраться) in the hall.

1. to have been gathered 2. to gather 3. to be gathering

5. They are known (награждать) with medals recently.

1. to have been decorated 2. to be decorated 3. to decorate

6. The children are glad (обучать) music.

1. to be taught 2. have taught 3. to be teaching

7. He waited for the paper (опубликовать).

1. to publish 2. published 3. to be published