Some adjectives and verbs can be followed by either a gerund (-ing form) or an infinitive. I started teaching when I was 20. OR I… Continue reading
-ing form or infinitive?
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Uses of the perfect infinitive
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The perfect infinitive has the following structure: (to) have + past participle. Examples are: to have missed, to have written, to have worked, to have… Continue reading
Uses of the bare infinitive
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The infinitive can be used with or without the marker to. These two forms of the infinitive are distinguished by the terms ‘to-infinitives’ and ‘bare… Continue reading
The infinitive
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The infinitive is the base form of a verb. Examples are: write, run, break, read, walk etc. The infinitive may be preceded by the marker… Continue reading
Introductory it
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When the subject is an infinitive phrase, the sentence often begins with it. Instead of saying ‘To find fault with others is easy’, we say,… Continue reading
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