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Teacher Will Announce

 

 

Grammar for this Unit:

Verb Patterns

Infinitives

 

Verb Patterns:

This unit further explores some English verb patterns. We will look at three on this page.

1. Verb Pattern One:    (Verb + Infinitive  + to)

example one:   I expect to leave early today.
example two:   I want to work on the computer today.
example three:   I need to use the telephone.

2. Verb Pattern Two: (Verb + Person + Infinitive + To)

example one:   She asked me to do my homework.
example two:   I want you to learn this for homework!
example three:   My teacher allowed me to do my homework   in class.

3. Verb Pattern Three:  (Verb + Person + Infinitive Without "To")

example one:   My teacher made me take the exam.
example two:   Our teacher let us leave early.
example three:   My father let me come to the college.

Infinitive of Purpose:

The Infinitive of Purpose is used to answer the question "Why?".

The Infinitive of purpose gives the reason you are doing something.

Example:  I'm learning about computers to get a good job

Let's look at a few more examples:

example one: I come to college everyday to learn English.
Present Simple
example two: I am studying hard to pass the exams.
Present Continuous
example three: Last week I went to Dubai to go shopping.
Simple Past
example four: Next year, I'm going to North America to take a course.
Future Plan

 

Infinitive After Adjectives:

Infinitives can be used after some adjectives.

Some examples are:     happy, pleased, relieved, sad, surprised, difficult, easy, impossible, important.  

example one: I am happy to do it for you!
Present Simple
example three: I was pleased to see my father after so much time.
Simple Past
example four: I am going to be surprised if my team wins the game.
Future Plan

Click for more about the  Infinitive  or look in Headway on page 129.  Click for verb / preposition combinations.

  

© Arthur Rush: April, 2001