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DEFINITION
Infinitive is the base form of the verb . The infinitive of a verb is its basic form with or without the particle to: therefore, do and to do, be and to be, and so on are infinitives

Not everything that looks like a preposition actually behaves like one. For example, the word to followed by a verb phrase forms an infinitive phrase. These infinitive phrases, which we will examine more closely in a later chapter, are verb phrases, not prepositional phrases. We can see this if we contrast infinitive to with the preposition.

EXAMPLE
My kids always want [to go] [to Disneyland] In this sentence, the verb want has two constituents that begin with to, but is followed by the verb go. There are several ways in which the first instance of to behaves very differently from the second.

When an infinitive phrase introduces a main clause, separate the two sentence components with a comma. The pattern looks like this: infinitive phrase + , + main clause.

Read this example: To avoid burning another bag of popcorn, Brendan pressed his nose against the microwave door, sniffing suspiciously with every breath.

When an infinitive phrase breaks the flow of a main clause, use a comma both before and after the interrupter. The pattern looks like this: start of main clause + , + interrupter + , + end of main clause.

Here is an example: Those basketball shoes, to be perfectly honest, do not complement the suit you are planning to wear to the interview.

When an infinitive phrase concludes a main clause, you need no punctuation to connect the two sentence parts. The pattern looks like this: main Clause + + infinitive phrase

Check out this example: Janice and her friends went to the mall to flirt with the cute guys who congregate at the food court.

OTHER FORMS The infinitive can have the following forms: The perfect infinitive to have + past participle For example: to have broken, to have seen, to have saved.

For example:
I would like to have seen the Taj Mahal when I was in India. He pretended to have seen the film.

The continuous infinitive to be + present participle For example: to be swimming, to be joking, to be waiting Examples:
I'd really like to be swimming in a nice cool pool right now. I happened to be waiting for the bus when the accident happened.

The perfect continuous infinitive to have been + present participle Examples: to have been crying, to have been waiting, to have been painting

Examples:
The woman seemed to have been crying. You must have been waiting for hours! He pretended to have been painting all day

The passive infinitive to be + past participle For example: to be given, to be shut, to be opened Examples:
I am expecting to be given a pay-rise next month. These doors should be shut. This window ought to be opened.

We use the to-infinitive...


to express inmediate purpose to express long-term purpose, we use "in order" + to-infinitive for the negative, we use "so as not" + to-infinitive

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