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MetsFan Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Infinitives
0 Can you tell me how each of the infinitives are used in the following sentences? 02 br
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00 Do you know how to play chess? 02 br
00 His father tried to rush him to school. 0-
02 br
00 Do you know how to play chess? 02 br
00 His father tried to rush him to school. 0-
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" - "to play" is the infinitive. " The infinitive is the standard, unmodified form of a verb before tenses or anything like that is applied to it. In English, you know you're looking at an infinitve when you see the word "to" that is immediately followed by a verb.
- " - "to play" is the infinitive.
- " The infinitive is the standard, unmodified form of a verb before tenses or anything like that is applied to it.
- In English, you know you're looking at an infinitve when you see the word "to" that is immediately followed by a verb.
- Some more examples of infinitives: to be, to think, to eat, to sleep, etc.
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"Do you know how to play chess?" - "to play" is the infinitive.
"His father tried to rush him to school."
The infinitive is the standard, unmodified form of a verb before tenses or anything like that is applied to it. In English, you know you're looking at an infinitve when you see the word "to" that is immediately followed by a verb.
Some more exampl
"His father tried to rush him to school."
The infinitive is the standard, unmodified form of a verb before tenses or anything like that is applied to it. In English, you know you're looking at an infinitve when you see the word "to" that is immediately followed by a verb.
Some more exampl
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