3. Infinitives
Infinitive means verb with “To”.
It generally expresses purpose.
In any sentence, it may come at three places :
as “Subject” or as “Object” or after “Object”.
Ex. To form a queue is a good thing.
This sentence shows some purpose.
4. Infinitives
In a single sentence, if any verb is following
another verb, it should not be used as Noun & / or
Adjective but it should be used as a Purpose.
Any verb with “to” prefix, which follows another
verb is an “Infinitive”.
Any verb used after conjunctions like “and”, “but”
etc is not an Infinitive.
Infinitives should never replace Present Participle.
5. Infinitive as Subject
As “Subject”, infinitive comes before Verb or
Noun.
Ex. To form a queue is a good thing.
Here, “To form” is followed by “a queue” which
is a Noun.
6. Infinitive as “Object”
When Infinitive is used as an Object, it comes
after Verb.
Ex. She likes to eat apples.
Here, infinitive “to eat” has come after the verb
“likes”.
7. Infinitive after an Object
Infinitive can come “after an Object”.
Ex. I want him to do this work.
Here, “to do” infinitive has come after “this
work” which is an Object.
8. Going to
“Going to” is used to show the intention of future
actions.
It is not used to show the movement as “to go”.
“going to” is followed by only original form of verb.
With “going to”, related form of verb is used.
Ex. Darshan is going to finish the work tomorrow.
I was going to buy a T.V. set, but could not.
9. To be to
“to be to” is used to denote the intention of the
action in future or it denotes the intention of
doing that action in past.
With “to be to”, related form of verb is used.
After “to be” original form of verb is used.
Sentence sequence with “To be” means ….
Subject + (am, is, are / was, were) + to +
original form of verb + Object
Ex. He is to play cricket tomorrow.
He was to attend the party yesterday, but could
not.
10. Have to
“Have to” denotes Duty which is must to do
whether you wish or not.
In present tense, “has to / have to” and in past
tense “had to” is used.
Here, after “to” follows the original form of verb.
Ex. She has to do her home work regularly as
she is a clever student.
11. A ready reckoner in English Grammar &
Composition (Std.X) by Dineshbhai J.
Shah, Dr. Janakbhai B. Shah and
Bharatiben R. Shah
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