Infinitive Forms and Basic Uses

Match

Match the following infinitives to their English translation

• to vocab

• to be vocabed

• to have vocabed

• to have been vocabed

• to be about to vocab

present active infinitive

present passive infinitive

perfect active infinitive

perfect passive infinitive

future active infinitive

• present active infinitive

• present passive infinitive

• perfect active infinitive

• perfect passive infinitive

• future active infinitive

Match

Match the following infinitives to their Latin form.

(amō, -āre, amāvī, amātus love, like)

• amāre

• amārī

• amāvisse

• amātus esse

• amātura esse

present active infinitive

present passive infinitive

perfect active infinitive

perfect passive infinitive

future active infinitive

• present active infinitive

• present passive infinitive

• perfect active infinitive

• perfect passive infinitive

• future active infinitive

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about infinitives are correct?

• Infinitives can act as nouns.

• Infinitives have their own subject.

• Infinitives are verbs but not the main verb in a sentence.

• Infinitives can be either the subject or object of a verb.

Match

Match the infinitive use to its description

• the infinitive is the subject of the sentence

• the infinitive is the direct object of another verb

• the infinitive finishes the action of another verb

subjective infinitive

objective infinitive

complementary infinitive

• subjective infinitive

• objective infinitive

• complementary infinitive

Match

Match the following sentences to the infinitive use in that sentence

• To conquer the Mediterranean Sea was every Roman’s dream.

• The legions began to march at dawn.

• The senator ordered the guards to close the gates.

subjective infinitive

complementary infinitive

objective infinitive

• subjective infinitive

• complementary infinitive

• objective infinitive