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027 Infinitives

The document discusses different verb tenses and their corresponding infinitive forms. It provides examples of present, present continuous, past, past continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous tenses and their infinitive counterparts. It then provides exercises for learners to fill in the correct infinitive form based on verb tense clues.

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027 Infinitives

The document discusses different verb tenses and their corresponding infinitive forms. It provides examples of present, present continuous, past, past continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous tenses and their infinitive counterparts. It then provides exercises for learners to fill in the correct infinitive form based on verb tense clues.

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FORMS OF THE INFINITIVE CORRESPONDING TO VERB TENSES

Verb tenses Forms of the Infinitive

Present Simple/Future Simple Present


she cleans/she will clean (to) clean

Present Continuous/Future Continuous Present Continuous


she is cleaning/she will be cleaning (to) be cleaning

Past Simple/Present Perfect/Past Perfect /Future Perfect Perfect


she cleaned/she has cleaned/she had cleaned/she will have cleaned (to) have cleaned

Past Continuous/Present Perfect Continuous/Past Perfect Continuous/ Perfect Continuous


Future Perfect Continuous
she was cleaning/she has been cleaning/she had been cleaning/ (to) have been cleaning
she will have been cleaning

Write the appropriate form of the infinitive.

1. she finished …(to) have finished… 6. it is brought ……………………………….

2. he was driving ………………………………. 7. they are studying ……………………………….

3. it has been taught ………………………………. 8. it will be accepted ……………………………….

4. they had come ………………………………. 9. it was written ……………………………….

5. she tries ………………………………. 10. she has left ……………………………….

Fill in the correct form of the infinitive.

1. I’ve looked everywhere, but the file appears …to have been misplaced… (misplace).

2. He is not old enough ……………………………………………………………… (allow) to stay out late.

3. Since her illness she seems ……………………………………………………………… (find) work difficult.

4. Although Jane hopes ……………………………… (invite) to the embassy dinner, it is unlikely that she will be.

5. The little dog seems ……………………………………………………………… (lose) its master.

6. I don’t think I’ll be able to make it tomorrow. I’m supposed ……………………………… (meet) Jane for lunch.

7. She was only pretending ……………………………………………………………… (read); she was really daydreaming.

8. No one is ……………………………………………………………… (admit) to the concert without a ticket.

9. The team is said ……………………………………………………………… (win) the match through sheer luck.

10. I need you ……………………………………………………………… (help) me prepare the food for the party.

11. The accident is believed ……………………………………………………………… (cause) by reckless driving.

12. The newspaper received many calls from people claiming ………………………………………………… (see) UFOs.

13. He was the first British writer ……………………………………………… (award) the Nobel prize for literature.

14. Aren’t you supposed ……………………………………………………………… (look after) your sister at the moment?

Adapted from Virginia Evans, FCE Use of English 1, Express Publishing

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