English Grammar - Infinitive

Infinitive or base form

THE INFINITIVE 1. Form The infinitive is the base form of a verb. It may be preceded by 'to' (the to-infinitive) or stand alone (the b...

The Zero Infinitive

THE ZERO INFINITIVE The zero infinitive is used: after most auxiliaries (e.g. must, can, should, may, might) after verbs of perception...

Forming the negative infinitive

NEGATIVE INFINITIVE To form the negative infinitive, place not before the to- or zero infinitive: e.g. not to worry: Examples It'...

The infinitive after question words

THE INFINITIVE INFINITIVE AFTER QUESTION WORDS These verbs: ask, decide, explain, forget, know, show, tell, understand, can be followed by a q...

How and when to use the infinitive

How and when to use the infinitive FUNCTION The most common uses of the infinitive are: 1. To indicate the purpose or intention of an actio...

Other infinitive forms

Other infinitive forms OTHER FORMS The infinitive can have the following forms: The perfect infinitive The continuous infinitive Th...

Verbs usually followed by the infinitive

Verbs usually followed by the infinitive VERBS NORMALLY FOLLOWED BY THE INFINITIVE If you remember all the verbs followed by the gerund and ba...

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