3.Infinitive form Infinitive of ‘to be’+past participle .this form is used after modal verbs and other verbs normally followed by an infinitive . You have to be tested on your English grammar . John might to be promoted next year . She wants to be invited to the party . 4.Gerund or...
"Withadjectives, passive infinitives are generally only used in PDE [present-day English] when an active infinitive may lead to ambiguity, as in the case oflikelyorfit, cf.you are not fit to be seen...Another adjective which has retained the option of using a passive infinitive isready. Thu...
ii. I am fascinated to play computer(“to play computer” is an Infinitive Adverbial Phrase modifying the Adjective “fascinated”.) iii. I am fascinated of playing computer.(“of playing computer” is a Prepositional Adverbial Phrase modifying the Adjective “fascinated”.) Notes: 1. Question ...
i. I fascinate myself to play the computer. (“to play the computer” is an Infinitive Adverbial Phrase modifying the Verb “fascinate”.)ii. I am fascinated to play computer (“to play computer” is an Infinitive Adverbial Phrase modifying the Adjective “fascinated”.)iii. I a...
I was born in 1976. When were you born?Around 100 babies are born in this hospital every week.Infinitive Form: The passive voice can also be expressed using the infinitive form of 'to be' followed by the past participle, which is particularly common after modal verbs or verbs ...
He told me the souphad been eatenthe day before (past perfect) To make the negative, we need to putnotbetween the verbto beand the past participle:I was taughtnotto litter. After modal verbs we use the passive infinitivewithoutto:Do not worry, it can be done. ...
Past Passive Infinitive (to + have + past participle for past infinitive, BE + past participle for passive): He plannedto have been electedpresident by the time he was 40 years old. We expected the workto have been completedyesterday, ...
Example: They say that women live longer than men. – Women are said to live longer than men. The subject of the subordinate clause (women) goes to the beginning of the sentence; the verb of perception is put into passive voice. The rest of the sentence is added using an infinitive con...
1.Passivestructureswithmodelverbs.Inthissense,badthingscanbeturnedintogoodthings.Thisinstrumentmustbehandledwithgreatcare.2.Passivestructureswithinfinitive Thewholeplanhastoberevised.Thesedebtswillhavetobepaid.TheprojectisgoingtobecompletedinJune.3.Passivestructureinphrases:1).Verb+preposition Hasthedoctorbeensent...
We can also use the passive voice for infinitive and gerund structures: TenseInfinitiveGerund Simple to + be + Past Participle She wantedto be taken care of Being + Past Participle Being taken care ofwas wonderful. Perfect to + have been + Past Participle ...