INFINITIVE It is a verbal form which consists

INFINITIVE It is a verbal form which consists of the base form of the verb with/without the particle "to": to do; to go; to play; to take; to break; to find.

Forms of the infinitive

Constructions with infinitive Complex Subject

Complex Subject (formation) Noun/Pronoun + Verb (in Passive Voice) + infinitive Edith is said to resemble me. He is said to write a new novel. She was made to put off his coat. We were seen to enter the house. I was supposed to meet him.

Complex Subject (use) with the verbs denoting sense perception (to see, to hear, to feel, to observe, to watch, to taste, to smell, etc.) in Passive Voice: Mr. Bob was heard to laugh heartily. The rider was seen to disappear in the distance. Birds were heard to sing in the garden.

Complex Subject (use) 2. with verbs denoting mental activity (to know, to consider, to think, to believe, to suppose, to expect, to imagine, to trust, etc.) in Passive Voice: He was though to be honest and kind. My father was considered by many to be a great man. The manuscript is believed to have been written in the 15th century. The meeting is supposed to begin this morning.

Complex Subject (use) 3. with the verbs to say and to report in Passive Voice: The gods gave Irene dark-brown eyes, which is said to be the mark of a weak character. The delegation is reported to have arrived in Geneva.

Complex Subject (use) 4. with the verbs denoting order, request, permission (to order, to ask, to request, to allow, to permit, to force, to make, etc.) in Passive Voice: They were ordered to leave the hall. Little Abraham was woken up and made to put on his clothes.

Complex Subject (use) 5. with the word-groups to be likely, to be unlikely, to be sure, to be certain: He is certain to be sleeping. This fire is sure to produce a panic in the morning. She is unlikely to quarrel with him for the right to keep the child. BUT COMPARE!!! He is sure to come. Він обов`язково прийде. He is sure of coming. Він впевнений, що прийде.

Complex Subject (use) 6. with the following pairs of synonyms – to seem and to appear, to happen and to chance, to prove and to turn out: They seemed to have quite forgotten him already. Her eyes appeared always to gaze beyond, and far beyond. Only yesterday we happened to see Soames Forsyte. By 11 o’clock her mother had chanced to look into her room. The experiment proved to be a failure. They all turned out to be good fighters.