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=== infinitives ===
=== infinitives ===
* infinitives use "to"
* infinitives use the particle "to"
** ex. "I go to see the game"
** ex. "I go to see the game"
* root forms act like infinitives but without the "to"
* "infinitive" comes from Latin for "indefinite" or "unrestricted"
** bc in Latin verbs must match noun case or plurality
** so the infinitive is not attached to another noun, thus it does not match case or plurality
* root forms or "bare infinitives" act like infinitives but without the "to"
** infinitive and base forms are generally interchangeable:
** infinitive and base forms are generally interchangeable:
** ex. "He helped her clean her desk" (root form)
** ex. "He helped her clean her desk" (root form)
** v. "He helped her to clean her desk" (infinitive form)
** v. "He helped her to clean her desk" (infinitive form)
* note that "root" and "base" forms are used interchangeably
** note that "root" and "base" forms are used interchangeably
** except "base form" of a verb includes infinitive and simple present forms of the verb
*** except "base form" of a verb includes infinitive and simple present forms of the verb
* bare infinitive
** see:  
* see:  
*** [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/bare+infinitive Bare Infinitive (fredictionary.com)]
** [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/bare+infinitive Bare Infinitive (fredictionary.com)]
*** [https://englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/bare-infinitive/ What is a bare infinitive? (englishlessonsbrighton.com)]
** [https://englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/bare-infinitive/ What is a bare infinitive? (englishlessonsbrighton.com)]
 
* infinitives act as adjectives, adverbs or nouns
** as adjective
*** ''The place to go is the theatre''
**** "to go" is an adjective that describes "place"
** as adverb
*** I get to go there tomorrow
**** "to go" is an adverb that modifies the verb "get"
** as noun
*** ''I learned how to build it''
**** "to build" is the noun object of the verb "learned"
 
=== present tense forms ===
=== present tense forms ===
*'''simple present'''
*'''simple present'''