infinitives
Verbs with "to"
An infinitive is the base form of a verb, typically preceded by "to": to run, to think, to be.
It functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb rather than as the main verb of a sentence: I want to leave, She has work to do.
The "split infinitive"—placing a word between "to" and the verb, as in to boldly go—was once considered incorrect but is now widely accepted.
Verb lacking tense
- verbalsVerb forms as other parts
- gerundsVerbs used nominally
- participlesVerb-derived modifiers
- clauseProvision in agreement
predicate · conjugation · mood · aspect · tense · voice · auxiliary · modal
State of being achievable
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- unrealizedNot made actual
potentiality · promise · nascent · emergent · unexpressed · futurity · hypothetical · conditional
nonfinite
Verb lacking tense
- verbalsVerb forms as other parts
- gerundsVerbs used nominally
- participlesVerb-derived modifiers
clause · predicate · conjugation · mood · aspect · tense · voice · auxiliary · modal · phrase
to-be
Indicating future status
- to-doCommotion or fuss
possibility
State of being achievable
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
unrealized · potentiality · promise · nascent · emergent · unexpressed · futurity · hypothetical · conditional · intended
goal
Desired end result
reason · motive · rationale · adverbial · outcome · end · design · function
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infinitivesparticiples
Verb-derived modifiers
indicatives · subjunctives · past participles · imperatives · present participles
- infinitive formVerb's unmarked, tenseless state
- split infinitiveAdverb bisecting an infinitive
- bare infinitiveVerb stem sans "to"
- split an infinitiveInterrupt to-verb construction