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Foreword: To the Student and Parent/Teacher
Introduction: To Those Grammarians Among Us
Instructions: How to Complete the Lessons
Module 1: Word and Phrase Patterns
Module 2: Clause Patterns
Module 3: Verb Tense and Verbal Patterns
Lesson 3-1: Present Tense Verbs
Lesson 3-2: Present Tense Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 3-3: Intensifying The Present Tense
Lesson 3-4: The Present Participle as Verbal
Lesson 3-5: The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal
Lesson 3-6: The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-7: Remembering The Prepositional Phrase
Lesson 3-8: The Present Participial Phrase
Lesson 3-9: The Present Participial Phrase (Continued)
Lesson 3-10: The Gerund as a Verbal
Lesson 3-11: The Gerund versus The Present Participle
Lesson 3-12: The Gerundial Phrase
Lesson 3-13: The Gerundial Phrase versus The Participial Phrase
Lesson 3-14: The Gerundial Phrase versus The Participial Phrase (Continued)
Lesson 3-15: Phrases: Verb versus Gerundial versus Participial
Lesson 3-16: Phrases: Verb versus Gerundial versus Participial (Continued)
Quiz 3-17: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-18: The Present Infinitive as Verbal
Lesson 3-19: The Infinitive Phrase as Verbal
Lesson 3-20: The Infinitive Phrase as Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-21: Identification of Verbals
Lesson 3-22: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Quiz 3-23: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-24: Splitting the Infinitive
Lesson 3-25: Forming the Future Tense
Lesson 3-26: Past Tense Verbs
Lesson 3-27: Regular and Irregular Verbs
Lesson 3-28: Past Tense versus Past Participle
Lesson 3-29: Present Participle versus Past Participle
Lesson 3-30: Irregular Verbs
Lesson 3-31: Irregular Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 3-32: Irregular Verbs (Continued)
Quiz 3-33: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-34: The Past Participle as Verbal
Lesson 3-35: The Past Participle as Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-36: Past Participle versus Present Participle
Lesson 3-37: Past Participle versus Present Participle (Continued)
Lesson 3-38: The Past Infinitive as Verbal
Lesson 3-39: Past Infinitive versus Present Infinitive
Lesson 3-40: Identification of Verbals
Lesson 3-41: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Lesson 3-42: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Lesson 3-43: Wishing For the Future Perfect
Quiz 3-44: Cumulative Review
Exercise 3-45: Module 3 Self-Test
Module 4: Verb Forms and Sentence Patterns
Module 5: Punctuation and Capitalization
Module 6: Supplement - Troublesome Words
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English Grammar
P
ast Infinitive versus Present Infinitive
Lesson 3-39
Comments:
Prompt:
In like manner to the present infinitive, the past infinitive of any verb is formed when the word "to" is combined with a helping verb and the past participle of the verb. The infinitive comes as a phrase as in: "To have lived a good life". Infinitives are usually used as nouns, but they may be used as adjectives or adverbs.
Directions:
Each sentence below contains an infinitive phrase. Click to select the infinitive phrase in each sentence and then click to select below whether the phrase in the prior sentence is present infinitive or past infinitive.
1.
To
be
graduated
with
my
class
is
my
goal
.
2.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)
3.
To
run
without
tiring
will
be
a
great
change
.
4.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)
5.
To
be
going
on
a
long
voyage
is
exciting
.
6.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)
7.
Infinitives
are
able
to
form
verbal
phrases
.
8.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)
9.
To
have
been
silenced
was
an
unfortunate
outcome
.
10.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)
11.
My
task
is
to
compose
infinitive
phrases
.
12.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)
13.
To
have
seen
his
daughter
grow
to
womanhood
was
enjoyable
.
14.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)
15.
Their
knowing
how
to
write
infinitive
phrases
is
desired
.
16.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)
17.
To
have
been
fired
from
his
job
was
unfortunate
.
18.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)
19.
To
have
been
charged
with
a
crime
was
devastating
to
the
man
.
20.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)
21.
To
improve
our
writing
skills
is
our
goal
.
22.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)
23.
To
have
chosen
another
career
would
be
unthinkable
.
24.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)
25.
To
learn
computer
skills
is
a
worthy
goal
.
26.
(
present infinitive
) (
past infinitive
)