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Redkiddy Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Perfect infinitive
hello
I sometimes acroos this subject,perfect infinitive
but i really dont understand,,can you tell me please.
I learned that after "to" ,,,there must be bare infinitive,,but here different.
thanks.
I sometimes acroos this subject,perfect infinitive
but i really dont understand,,can you tell me please.
I learned that after "to" ,,,there must be bare infinitive,,but here different.
thanks.
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Hello RK Do you mean you want to know the usage of ? There seem two usages for . 1) Used to indicate the time relation between main and infinitival actions.
- Hello RK Do you mean you want to know the usage of ?
- There seem two usages for .
- 1) Used to indicate the time relation between main and infinitival actions.
- (1) He is said to have tried to suicide several times when young.
- (2) When he met her, he pretended to have divorced from his wife.
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Hello RK
Do you mean you want to know the usage of ?
There seem two usages for .
1) Used to indicate the time relation between main and infinitival actions.
(1) He is said to have tried to suicide several times when young.
(2) When he met her, he pretended to have divorced from his wife.
(3) I am sorry not to have written you sooner.
Do you mean you want to know the usage of ?
There seem two usages for .
1) Used to indicate the time relation between main and infinitival actions.
(1) He is said to have tried to suicide several times when young.
(2) When he met her, he pretended to have divorced from his wife.
(3) I am sorry not to have written you sooner.
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In the perfect infinitive the action takes place prior to the tense of the root or base verb:
A present infinitive: She wants-to hit-the ball.
A perfect infinitive: She would like-to have hit-the ball at least once. (hit is the root verb and is present tense, but the infinitive action took place in the past)
A present infinitive: She wants-
A perfect infinitive: She would like-
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Dear Sir/Madam,
greetings!
Perfect infinitives can have the same kind of meaning as perfect or past tenses.
I am happy that my sister passed her exam.( =
please change the above sentence using Perfect I
greetings!
Perfect infinitives can have the same kind of meaning as perfect or past tenses.
- I am glad that I have found a new job. ( = I am glad to have found a new job.)
I am happy that my sister passed her exam.( =
please change the above sentence using Perfect I
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i am happy for my sister's passing her exam.
AnonymousI am happy that my sister passed her exam.( =please change the above sentence using Perfect Infinitive.
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