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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 | ||
* | ** 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''' | ||