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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Infinitive

Maybe a silly question but it's driving me nutts. Is there a difference between full-infinitive and perfect-infinitive? And what is it? I need to write a paragraph to explain the usage of modal verbs followed by full-infinitive and I am pretty clueless...
  

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Hi, I woiuld understand 'the full infinitive' to be eg 'to cook' . The perfect infinitive is eg 'to have cooked' . Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, I woiuld understand 'the full infinitive' to be eg 'to cook' .
  • The perfect infinitive is eg 'to have cooked' .
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

I woiuld understand 'the full infinitive' to be eg 'to cook'.

The perfect infinitive is eg 'to have cooked'.

Best wishes, Clive
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