Lesson 9 / handout 9a


Key words:

plain infinitive = bare infinitive = inf. without to = go, work, sit, …

full infinitive = infinitive with to = to go, to work, to sit, …

progressive infinitive = used to form the future progressive tense (will be working) and other verb
combinations (hope to be sitting) that refer to sth in progress, and therefore uncompleted, at a
time-point such as this time next week

passive infinitive = (to) be booked, (to) be done, …

perfect infinitive = relates to time before that of the introductory verb (eg expected); may be in
plain, full or in progressive form: have killed, to have killed, (to) have been killing, …

passive progressive infinitive (rarely used) =  (to) be being built, (to) be being done, …

auxiliary verb x  main verb (non-auxiliary verb): I am going home. X  I am at home.

Do you agree? Yes, I do agree. X I do my homework every day.

interrogative = questions

affirmative = positive statements; relating to a statement that shows agreement or says ‘yes’ (as
opposed to negative & (question))


References:

Gethin, H. (1992) Grammar in Context. Harlow: Longman. chapter 10, pp. 100 – 102.