- What is an example of present passive infinitive?
- What is the meaning of present passive infinitive?
- What is the passive of perfect infinitive?
- What is the active passive and the infinitive?
What is an example of present passive infinitive?
Examples. I am expecting to be given a pay-rise next month. She is hoping to be elected president. The carpet needs to be washed.
What is the meaning of present passive infinitive?
In English grammar, the passive infinitive is an infinitive construction in which the agent (or performer of the action) either appears in a prepositional phrase following the verb or is not identified at all. It is also called the present passive infinitive.
What is the passive of perfect infinitive?
Passive infinitive (perfect)
A passive infinitive in the perfect form is an infinitive that refers to a past time. Note that the time it refers to is always prior to the time the main verb of the sentence refers to. Examples: I am glad to have been challenged by someone good.
What is the active passive and the infinitive?
Active Infinitive: Come on, there is work to do! Passive Infinitive: Come on, there is work to be done! The Passive Infinitive is used when the focus is on the receiver of the action of the Verb. Example: I was hoping to be elected as the College President which did not happen.