PPT-Infinitives! 2014 All About Infinitives

Infinitives are verb forms that are translated with the word to All About Infinitives There are 3 tenses of infinitives present perfect and future Each tense has 2 voices active and passive. Gerunds. Gerunds . are . verbals. that function as nouns and have an . –. ing. . ending. Since gerunds are . derived from . verbs and have an . –. ing. . ending, they do express action. However, because gerunds . Focus on Academic English. Why study them?. Gerunds and infinitives are common features of both spoken and written English. A person who tries . __________ . English without . __________ . gerund and infinitives will produce very unnatural-sounding sentences. . when used as a noun. Because their function is that of a noun, gerunds may be used as the subject of a sentence: Running regularly will make you feel better. Studying requires most of my time during Infinitives/Infinitive Phrases. What is an infinitive?. An . infinitive. is a verbal , but it is NOT the verb of the sentence.. An . infinitive. is recognized by “to” plus a verb.. Example: . to swim. 8. th. Grade. Commas. Verbs. Tense. Phrases. Writing Process. Steps & what takes place. Parts of an essay & what should be in each. 7. th. Grade. Confusing Words. Pronouns. Writing Process. Ways to make your writing BEEFY .  . When is a verb not a verb?. When it tries to imitate another part of speech!. Sometimes verbs do not act like verbs. Instead they act like nouns, adjectives and adverbs. When they do this we call them verbals. There are three main kinds of verbals: . Present Passive Infinitives. Translation practice. Present Passive Infinitives. You have already learned the present active infinitive. It’s the 2. nd. principal part of the verb:. portare. : to carry. Infinitives. To . + bare form of verb. Examples. :. to go to . twerk. to scream to party. to sleep to conjure to defend to bite. What’s an infinitive?. How do we use infinitives?. NOMINALS. ADJECTIVALS. 김진아 . & . 유시현 . Approaches to English Grammar . Explanation . 유시현. (. Sihyeon. . Yoo. ). Overview. . 1. Basic Forms . 1) Infinitives. 2) Gerunds. 3). Bare infinitives . He. . Gustar. with Infinitives. Page 86. Punto. # 1. An infinitive . tells the meaning of the verb without naming any subject or tense.. There are 3 kinds of infinitives in Spanish:. -. ar. , -. er. , -. Learning Targets:. LT1: I can identify . gustar. with infinitive.. LT2: I can use . gustar. with infinitives in a sentence.. Gustar. with Infinitives . An . infinitive. tells the meaning of the verb without naming any subject or tense. . To . + bare form of verb. Examples. :. to go to . twerk. to scream to party. to sleep to conjure to defend to bite. What’s an infinitive?. How do we use infinitives?. NOMINALS. ADJECTIVALS. ADVERBIALS. Function as . nouns. . This means gerunds can be replaced by pronouns. For example,. Susan denied . participating. . in the event. .. Susan denied . it. . [it = participating in the event]. Michael remembered . By: Asst.Prof. Muayad R. Habib / Dept. of English / English Grammar for All 3. rd. Year Students/. College of Basic Education / Mar. 2020. ADJECTIVES WITH INFINITIVES & GERUNDS.