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Infinitives
I like pizza. ("pizza" is a noun)
I like to eat. ("to eat" is an infinitive)
I like to eat pizza. ("pizza" is the object of the infinitive)
Example:
1. She likes to play tennis. She wants to win. She needs a good tennis racket.
Infinitives can be made with just about any verb: to do, to be, to go, to make, to take, to see,
to get--as long as you use the simple form of the verb. Infinitives can't be used with past
tense or continuous forms: to went, to going