Annisa Nurul Hanifah

Nabila Kaltsum
Nurul Fakhirah Irham
Nurul Izzah Sofia

INFINITIV
ES
Pronunci
ation : /
nfntv
/
 What?
An infinitive will almost always begin
withto followed by the simple form
of theverb
TO+VERB= Infinitive

Important Note:Because an
infinitive isnota verb, you
cannotadds,es,ed, oringto the
end. Ever.
 Using An Infinitve

The to-infinitive is used in many sentence

constructions, often expressing the
purpose of something or someone's
opinion about something. The to-infinitive
is used following a large collection of
different verbs as well.
 THE TO-INFINITIVE TO INDICATE THE
PURPOSE OR INTENTION OF AN ACTION

In this casetohas the same meaning

asin order toorso as to.
EXAMPLES
1. Shecame to collecther pay cheque.
2. The three bearswent to findfirewood.
3. I amcalling to askyou about dad.
4. You sister hasgone to finishher
homework.
 THE TO-INFINITIVE AS THE
SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE
This is a formal usage and is far more
common in written English than
spoken
EXAMPLES :
1. To beor not to be, that is the question.
2. To knowher is to love her.
3. To visitthe Grand Canyon is my life-long
dream.
4. To understandstatistics, that is our aim.
 THE TO-INFINITIVE TO INDICATE WHAT
SOMETHING CAN OR WILL BE USED FOR

In this pattern, the to-infinitive

follows a noun or pronoun.
EXAMPLES:
1. The children need a gardento playin.
2. I would like a sandwichto eat.
3. I don't have anythingto wear.
4. Would you like somethingto drink?
Using an
Contoh Kalimat Infinitive
Infinitive
To travel in this season is abad idea.
Noun: (Bepergian musim ini merupakan ide yang
Subject buruk.)
(Slide 5) To survive in the big city is myhope.
(Bertahan di kota besar adalah harapan saya.)
He wants to come tomorrow. (Dia ingin
Noun: datang besok.)direct object dari verb
Direct want
Object The children learned to writeletters. (Anak-
(Slide 4) anak belajar menulis surat.)direct object
dari verb learned
Noun:
Subject His dream is to win the tender. (Impiannya
Compleme menang tender tersebut.)
nt
(slide 6) His dream, to win the tender,has made him
 The best time to talk with himis at night.
(Waktu terbaik untuk berbicara dengannya
Adjectiv adalah malam hari.)menerangkan noun time

e It is the wrong way to askaquestion.

1 (Itu cara yang salah untuk bertanya.)
menerangkan noun way
To watch the movie, you must buya ticket.
(Untuk menonton film itu, kamu harus beli
tiket.)menjelaskan why you must buy a ticket
2 (mengapakamu harus membeli tiket)
Adverb You need US$50 to buy it.
(Kamu perlu US$50 untuk membeli itu.)menjelaskan
why you need US$50(mengapa kamubutuh
US$50)
 Catatan:
1Adjectival infinitive digunakan
untuk menjelaskan noun dimana
posisinya selalu mengikuti noun yang
dijelaskannya.
2Adverbial infinitive digunakan
untuk menjelaskan verb, dimana
dapat berada di awal atau akhir
kalimat serta tidak harus berada
dekat dengan verb yang
 Verb followed by Infinitives
Infinitive sentence
condition Verb example
example
afford, agree, appear, begin,
consent, continue, decide, They begin to love each
Tanpa
demand, deserve, fail, forget, hate, other.
tambahan
plan, prefer, pretend, promise, (Mereka mulai mencintai
agent
refuse, remember, seem, start, satu sama lain.)
stop
The teacher advised him
advise, allow, challenge,
Perlu to study harder.
command, encourage, enable, feel,
tambahan (Guru tersebut
forbid, force, get, persuade, watch,
agent menasehatinya untuk
remind, see, teach, tell
belajar lebih keras.)
Dapat
He asked me to call you.
ditambahan ask, beg, choose, dare, expect,
(Dia meminta saya untuk
agent want, wish
menghubungimu.)
(optional)
She helped me solve the
 Example :
1. From the inception of his long and
distinguished career, Frank Lloyd Wright was
concerned with how __________ architecture
with topography.
a. Integrating
b. to integrate
c. did he integrate
d. integrated

Answer : B
2. Legendary home of the Nabateans, Petra
is known ________ housed more than 15 ,
000 residents at one time.
a.to have
b.to be
c.Is
d.Which

Answer : A
3. Unless an observer knows ________ an
eclipse properly, severe retinal and
cornea damage can result.
a. to observing
b. how observing
c. how to observe
d. to have observed

Answer : C
4. Sibling confrontations containing the
seeds of unrequited hostility can serve
________ familial difficulties lasting for
years.
a. the creation of
b. to create
c. Creating
d. that creates

Answer : B
5. Judging from the blurry image of his right
leg in many of his seated photographs,
Abraham Lincoln is thought ________ from
Marfons Disease.
a. to suffer
b.to be suffering
c. to have suffered
d.to have been suffered

Answer : C
1. Daniel suggested _____ video games after
school.(playing/to play) Answer : playing
2. My father enjoys _____ football match.(to
watch/watching) Answer : watching
3. I miss _____ as a teacher. I hope I can get
that profession back someday.(to
work/working) Answer : working
4. Where did you learn _____ a pizza?
(making/to make) Answer : to make
5. Do you mind _____ that book?(taking/to take)
Answer : to take