PPT-Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases

An infinitive is formed from the word to together with the base form present tense of a verb to skate to stop to use to write to shimmer to see Remember An infinitive is the word to plus a . 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 . 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. Participial, Gerund and infinitive. English teacher: Neil. Group Presentation: Isabella, Samira , . Erico. , Shang, and . Anh. Participial phrases . Participial phrases consist of either a past or a present participle and any objects, and/or . 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. OH HOW FUN! . definition. VERBAL IS A VERB FORM USED AS ANOTHER PART OF SPEECH. TYPES OF VERBALS. . 1. GERUNDS. . 2 . INFINITIVES. 3. PARTICIPLES. GERUNDS. A VERB FORM END IN . ING. AND IS USED AS A NOUN. What is a Verbal?. A . verbal. . is the . form of a verb used as a noun, . adjective, . or adverb.. Identifying verbals . in a sentence can . be somewhat . tricky – verbals are NOT . verbs. !. Gerunds. 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.. A gerund is a word that looks like a verb but acts as a noun. It ends in –. ing. .. Ex. . Inventing. can be dangerous.. A gerund phrase includes a gerund plus its modifiers and complements.. Ex. . 김진아 . & . 유시현 . Approaches to English Grammar . Explanation . 유시현. (. Sihyeon. . Yoo. ). Overview. . 1. Basic Forms . 1) Infinitives. 2) Gerunds. 3). Bare infinitives . He. . 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. In English, they are . to + the . verb. To jump. To kick. To . boldly. go. In Latin, they are one word, and are used as the second principal part : . ambulo. , . ambulare. Can be used as a noun in a sentence.