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BoSsSy Posted 9 years ago
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The difference between the base form of a verb and the infinitive form ?

Is there any difference between the base form of a verb and the infinitive form of a verb ?

  

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BoSsSy Is there any difference between the base form of a verb and the infinitive form of a verb ? Yes. The infinitive has 'to'; the base form does not.

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  • BoSsSy Is there any difference between the base form of a verb and the infinitive form of a verb ?
  • Yes.
  • The infinitive has 'to'; the base form does not.
  • The infinitive is sometimes called "the full infinitive" when it has 'to'.
  • ( to take, to see ) The base form is also called "the dictionary form", "the bare infinitive", and "the plain form".
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BoSsSy

Is there any difference between the base form of a verb and the infinitive form of a verb ?

Yes. The infinitive has 'to'; the base form does not. The infinitive is sometimes called "the full infinitive" when it has 'to'. (to take, to see)

The base form is also called "the dictionary form", "the bare infinitive", and "the plain f

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Is there any difference between the base form of a verb and the infinitive form of a verb ?

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