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Infinitive Verbs in English Grammar

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In the blog of free medical transcription course , we will learn some of the topics of this infinitive. For the duration of the action, we mention some of the rules of the verbs are it either in the normal form or in the continuous form. For example ā€˜to sitā€™ is in the normal form but ā€˜to be sittingā€™ is in the continuous form. Like this change in the infinitive portion of a sentence and the structure which is in the S-A-V form, some examples are given below:  1. My parents have asked me to be waiting here for them. 2. We told our children not to be quarreling with each other while we were away. 3. I have to be sitting here till my brother returns from work. 4. She didnā€™t like to be waiting after a long time with her return from the piligrimage. When we have to use two infinitive ā€“ verbs in a sentence, one may be in normal form and the second in continuous form, as shown in the following examples: We will not have ā€˜to be practisingā€™ for hours to catc...

Usage of Infinitives in English Grammar

Let us examine the following sentences of this type of infinitives. 1. I ā€˜am to goā€™ for the interview today at 10 a.m. (present) 2. He ā€˜has to completeā€™ the home work by 10 p.m. today. (present) 3. Sandhya ā€˜is to leadā€™ the class in prayer this evening. (present) 4. The girl students ā€˜have to participateā€™ in the competition. (present) 5. The twin sisters ā€˜are to danceā€™ in todayā€™s party. (present) 6. Sham ā€˜was to reachā€™ here before 8 a.m. (past) 7. The apprentices ā€˜were to practiceā€™ the work within 24 hours. (past) 8. Sam ā€˜had to submitā€™ the application before 22 nd of last month. (past) 9. You ā€˜will have to appearā€™ for the entrance examination next week. (future) 10. Reena ā€˜does have toā€™ attend the court proceedings today. 11. ā€˜Doā€™ all the children ā€˜have to sayā€™ the Pledge? 12. ā€˜Didā€™ my mother ā€˜have to comeā€™ here for such a simple reason? We are learning free medical transcription course here in this blog.   Note: In some cases of the au...