- How do you write a perfect passive infinitive?
- How do you use perfect infinitive?
- What is the correct structure for passive gerunds?
How do you write a perfect passive infinitive?
Perfect passive
To form the perfect passive infinitive of a verb, remove the '-m' of the supine, add '-s' to get the past participle and then add 'esse'.
How do you use perfect infinitive?
We form the perfect infinitive with to have + the -ed form of a verb. We use the perfect infinitive after verbs such as claim, expect, hate, hope, like, love, prefer, pretend: He pretended to have lost her number and so had been unable to contact her.
What is the correct structure for passive gerunds?
A passive gerund is formed using (being + past participle) in simple form and (having + been + past participle) in perfect form.