English Grammar Index


How to get Infinitives? :


Infinitive is formed by adding the TO to the ROOT VERB.


Points to remember :


General form : To + Root verb


Examples :

1. To play : He has gone out to play cricket.
   
   
   
2. To go : We have to go to New Delhi.
   
   
   
3. To be : They have to be in New York next year.
   
   
   
4. To see : We went to see our father.
   
   
   
5. To buy : I did not have to buy the pen.
   
   

Some important Infinitives :

1. To drive
   
   
2. To stop
   
   
3. To select
   
   
4. To clean
   
   
5. To pay
   
   
6. To prepare
   
   
7. To dash
   
   
8. To think
   
   
9. To purchase
   
   
10. To call
    
    
11. To meet
    
    
12. To listen
    
    
13. To plan
    
    
14. To write
    
    
15. To kill
    
    
16. To get
    
    
17. To run
    
    
18. To hunt

Rules to get Infinitives :

1. Remove the Conjunction words THAT, SO THAT and IF.
   
   
   
2. Remove the SUBJECT after the Conjunction word.
   
   
   
3. Remove the words WILL, WOULD, SHALL, SHOULD, CAN, COULD, MAY, MIGHT, MUST and DEFECTIVE VERB which come after subject and add TO in its place.
   
   
   
4. Remove the main verbs AM, IS, ARE, WAS and WERE and add in its place TO BE.
   
   
   
5. If there is NOT, add TO after NOT and then add the root verb.
   
   
   
6. If the main verbs are HAS / HAVE / HAD / OUGHT + TO + VERB, remove them.
   
   
   
7. In total, to get Infinitive verb, TO + Main verb (Root verb) is the form.