THE INFINITIVE

(ИНФИНИТИВ)

 

Инфинитив (неопределенная форма глагола.) – это неличная форма глагола, которая выражает действие безотносительно к лицу и числу.

Формальный признак инфинитива – частица " to" (to ask, to write).

 

Информация I

 

Формы инфинитива

 

Выражает действие, одновременное с действием, выраженным глаголом-сказуемым		Active	Passive
Indefinite	to write	to be written
Continuous	to be writing	-
Выражают действие, предшествовавшее действию, выраженному глаголом – сказуемым	Perfect	to have written	To have been written
Perfect Continuous	to have been writing	-

 

I want to help you. – Я хочу помочь вам.

I want to be helped. – Я хочу, чтобы мне помогли.

The professor is glad to see his former students. – Профессор рад видеть своих прежних студентов.

The professor is glad to have seen his former students. – Профессор рад, что повидал своих прежних студентов.

Не is proud to be working with this famous scientist. – Он гордится тем, что работает с этим известным ученым.

Не is proud to have been working with this famous scientist for many years. – Он гордится тем, что проработал с этим известным ученым много лет.

 

Назовите предложения, содержащие Infinitive Indefinite Passive. Укажите его признаки

 

a) Hе asked the student to define the unit of resistance more accurately.

b) She got a list of the books to be read.

c) The assistant came to be instructed by the professor.

d) To launch rockets a new type of fuel was needed.

e) The student wanted to be examined as soon as possible.

f) I am sorry to be asking you.

g) Experiments have shown that the amount of work to be used for producing a given amount of heat is the same under all conditions.

Укажите Infinitive Perfect Active и назовите признаки, помогающие его определить

 

a) They were happy to have been sent to the international conference.

b) I remember to have solved this problem last week.

c) The engineers are glad to have obtained such good results.

d) We supposed the plan to have been explained to you long ago.

e) We are happy to have taken part in this work.

 

Отразите в переводе значение, передаваемое формой инфинитива

 

a) Не remembers to have helped them.

b) I am glad to have helped him.

c) I remember to have attended this course of lectures.

d) I remember to have been visited by this man.

e) The letter may have been sent to a wrong address.

f) He was glad to have been present at the conference.