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Dominik922 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Infinitives- how do they work?
Hello all!
Can I use INFINITIVE (I hope it is the right name for this) in all these sentences below? Can these infinitives "substitute" present simple, past simple, present perfect continuous, present perfect, present continuous? I couldn´t think of an example including past continuous. How would it be constructed?
- He is known to be very strict. (present simple)
- He is known to have killed his wife. (past simple)
- He is known to have been driving fast through the village for a long time. (present perfect continuous)
- He is known to have done this for many times. (present perfect)
- He is known to be losing his temper these days. (present continuous)
- I am proud to know you. (present simple)
- I am proud to have met you. ( past simple)
- I am proud to have been playing this sport for more than 10 years. ( present perfect continuous)
- I am proud to have won this trophy for 2 times. ( present perfect)
- I am proud to be sitting next to you. (present continuous)
-I hope not to have been waiting there more than 2 hours before you arrive - ( future perfect continuous) ?? Is it possible to construct a sentence like this?
I am a bit confused as I originally thought a sentence like: He is said to have killed her dog has only past meaning. But later I found the sentence: He is known to have been driving fast through the village for a long time which shows me it has the same meaning as if I used present perfect continuous. Would it be the same if I used e.g. an adjective instead of a noun? (I am happy to have been...)
I am bit lost in these infinitives and I really would appreciate your help!
Can I use INFINITIVE (I hope it is the right name for this) in all these sentences below? Can these infinitives "substitute" present simple, past simple, present perfect continuous, present perfect, present continuous? I couldn´t think of an example including past continuous. How would it be constructed?
- He is known to be very strict. (present simple)
- He is known to have killed his wife. (past simple)
- He is known to have been driving fast through the village for a long time. (present perfect continuous)
- He is known to have done this for many times. (present perfect)
- He is known to be losing his temper these days. (present continuous)
- I am proud to know you. (present simple)
- I am proud to have met you. ( past simple)
- I am proud to have been playing this sport for more than 10 years. ( present perfect continuous)
- I am proud to have won this trophy for 2 times. ( present perfect)
- I am proud to be sitting next to you. (present continuous)
-I hope not to have been waiting there more than 2 hours before you arrive - ( future perfect continuous) ?? Is it possible to construct a sentence like this?
I am a bit confused as I originally thought a sentence like: He is said to have killed her dog has only past meaning. But later I found the sentence: He is known to have been driving fast through the village for a long time which shows me it has the same meaning as if I used present perfect continuous. Would it be the same if I used e.g. an adjective instead of a noun? (I am happy to have been...)
I am bit lost in these infinitives and I really would appreciate your help!
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1. Correct. He is known to be very strict.
- 1.
- Correct.
- He is known to be very strict.
- = He is strict.
- (simple present) 2.
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1. Correct. He is known to be very strict. = He is strict. (simple present)
2. Correct. He is known to have killed his wife. = He killed his wife. (simple past)
3. Correct. He is known to have been driving fast through the village for a long time. = He has been driving fast through the village for a long time. (present perfect continuous)
4. Correct. He is kno
2. Correct. He is known to have killed his wife. = He killed his wife. (simple past)
3. Correct. He is known to have been driving fast through the village for a long time. = He has been driving fast through the village for a long time. (present perfect continuous)
4. Correct. He is kno
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Thank you very much for your help!!! Really appreciate that!
Would it be possible to look at my 2 "bonus" questions?
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Can I write:
- I hope to be playing my standard. ( e.g. football player says this after a first half)
- I hope not to be so stubborn. (in general)
...or I have to write it like: I hope I am not so stubborn? It wouldn´
Would it be possible to look at my 2 "bonus" questions?
1)
Can I write:
- I hope to be playing my standard. ( e.g. football player says this after a first half)
- I hope not to be so stubborn. (in general)
...or I have to write it like: I hope I am not so stubborn? It wouldn´
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