You can also use the infinitive to show your intention, after a verb that involves saying something. Verbs such as “agree”, “promise” and “decide” can all use the infinitive form. E.g. “She agreed to share the money between them.”

What are the 3 types of infinitives?

Forming the infinitive

In English, when we talk about the infinitive we are usually referring to the present infinitive, which is the most common. There are, however, four other forms of the infinititive: the perfect infinitive, the perfect continuous infinitive, the continuous infinitive, & the passive infinitive.

How are infinitives used in a sentence?

An infinitive is a verbal consisting of the word to plus a verb (in its simplest "stem" form) and functioning as a noun, adjective, or adverb. ... However, the infinitive may function as a subject, direct object, subject complement, adjective, or adverb in a sentence.