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An infinitive is the verb form that has “to” at the beginning. For example,
“to do,” “to sleep,” “to love” and “to create.” It is the simplest verb form
that you have to modify to fit into sentences.
Examples:
He likes to watch horror movies.
He wants to sleep for two hours.
Farah needs to learn how to cook.
Example:
I adore reading your books.
They anticipated winning the election.
I detest going to the cinema.
We postponed making any decisions in the meeting.
I quit smoking.
Do you recall seeing someone like that?
Example:
I can't afford to go to the theatre.
He agreed to practice more.
You should learn to express yourself.
They managed to fix the problem.
For example:
He began to learn English when he was eight.
He began learning English when he was eight.
I hate to leave.
I hate leaving.
Example:
I forgot to feed the cat. (The cat is hungry - he has not been fed)
I forgot feeding the cat. (The cat is ok - I fed him and then forgot about it)
Let's Practice:
3. Her boss knew that she was pretending _____________ ill. (be)
18. We weren't able to have our picnic as it kept _________________all day. (rain)