Infinitives

What is an infinitive?

• It's a word that look like a verb, but works like a name.

• It's a combination of a preposition TO and a base verb.

• It's a word we use after a DO or Modal auxiliary.

• It's a word that we can use as the object of a verb.

True or False? Infinitives have two forms, a Base Form and a TO+Base Form.

• True

• False

Complete the following sentence: "There is no water! We need it ___________ the fire!"

• to turn off

• turn off

Complete the following sentence: "It's very cloudy today! It will probably __________."

• rain

• to rain

Complete the following sentence: "Look, the problem looks bad, but it's not. I recommend you ____________a lot and ________ a more balanced diet, for starters."

• to sleep/to eat

• sleep/eat

Complete the following sentence: "She knows about the situation and wants_______________us catch the thief."

• to help

• help

Some examples of verbs followed by infinitives are...

• hope, wish, learn, plan

• enjoy, consider, avoid, start

• will, can, might, should

• am, is , was, been

Check the text and find the mistake: "The students were exploring the cave when they found a strange animal. They didn't know what doing, so they recorded it."

• were exploring

• found

• doing

• recorded

Check the text and find the mistake: "Shh, don't talk. She needs silence hearing the origin of the noise."

• don't talk

• needs

• hearing

Check the text and find the mistake: "The mural is almost ready! I just need to adding the last touches and it will be done!

• is

• need

• to adding

• be