Infinitive

1. Define the infinitive function.

1. To tell her the truth is not necessary. ___the Subject____________________
2. It is necessary to explain it to her. __________________________
3. The general idea was to accept their terms. __________________________
4. Why did you pretend to be ill? __________________________
5. I didn’t mean to abuse [q'bju:z] you. __________________________
6. I was glad to see him. __________________________
7. I was pleased to be talking to him. __________________________
8. I was glad to have talked to him. __________________________
9. I was glad to be seen with him. __________________________
10. I was glad to have been talking to him the whole evening. _________________________
11. She was the first to see the danger. __________________________
12. Who was the last to speak to him? __________________________
13. Who is brave enough to go to the blackboard? __________________________
14. There is nothing to do in this situation. __________________________
15. He is the man to do it. __________________________
16. The first thing to do is to start reading. __________________________
17. There is no time to wait for him. __________________________
18. The houses to be built will be very comfortable. __________________________
19. The weather is too fine to sit at home. __________________________
20. He came here to calculate taxes. __________________________
21. She pretended to be ill not to be taken to the hospital. __________________________
22. You are old enough to understand such things. __________________________
23. This book is impossible to get. __________________________
24. The ball was hard to catch. __________________________
25. She was obviously pleased to see me. __________________________
26. We agreed to go to the plant. __________________________
27. It is hard to argue with her. __________________________
28. He was afraid to be seen with her. __________________________
29. I have nothing to give you. __________________________
30. I have come here to speak to you. __________________________
31. There is no place to put your box here. __________________________
32. She is experienced enough to be taken for the company secretary. __________________
33. It was nice to be working in my own office. __________________________
34. The task is easy to be managed. __________________________
35. The main thing was to discuss the price. __________________________
36. She pretended to be working hard. __________________________
37. It is a letter to read. __________________________

2. Use the infinitive instead of the clause.

1. She was pleased that she has seen me. – She was pleased to have seen me.
2. He was the first who came to this shop. __________________________
3. He is the only man who can do it better than I. __________________________
4. She was not a girl who would miss a chance like that. __________________________
5. It was one of those opportunities where you could get something for nothing. _____________________________________________________________________
6. He was always speaking about a book he was going to write in the near future. _____________________________________________________________________
7. She will always find something she can complain about. ______________________________________________________________________
8. There’s simply nothing anyone can do about it. ______________________________________________________________________
9. Her mother was the first who read her report. ______________________________________________________________________
10. There seemed to be no one there who could be asked for directions. ______________________________________________________________________
11. I have a few more reports which must be corrected. _______________________________________________________________________
12. Is there anything else that could be said in his defense? _______________________________________________________________________
13. There was a long argument over the shops which were going to be built the following year. ___________________________________________________________________
14. There still remained things which had to be said and she was the girl who would say them. __________________________________________________________________
15. He promised that he would do it.
16. I drew a plan of the place lest I should lose my way. _______________________________________________________________________
17. I’ll write at once so that I shouldn’t forget all the details. _______________________________________________________________________
18. I wish I wouldn’t think so. __________________________________________________
19. I would rather I hadn’t come. _Я бы лучше не приходила - _______________________________________________________________________
20. I would rather I didn’t mention the names. ____________________________________
21. It is ordered that you should stay at home. ____________________________________

3. Translate into English.

1. Знать язык - значит говорить и писать.__________________________________
2. Сказать да было невозможно, сказать нет было невежливо (impolite). ____________________________________________________________________
3. Объяснить ему эти задачи было делом трудным. _____________________________________________________________________
4. Трудно читать эту книгу без словаря. __________________________________
5. Было приятно поговорить с вами. _____________________________________
6. Его хобби – коллекционировать нефтеперерабатывающие заводы. ___________________________________________________________________
7. Единственный шанс приобрести оборудование – взять кредит. ____________________________________________________________________
8. Почему вы согласились подписать этот договор? ____________________________________________________________________
9. Я рад разговаривать с вами. ___________________________________________
10. Он боялся быть увиденным с ней. ______________________________________
11. Не такой это был человек, чтобы передумать (to change his mind) ___________________________________________________________________
12. Ему больше нечего было сказать. ________________________________________
13. Я прочел письмо снова, чтобы лучше его понять. ______________________________________________________________________
14. Она ничего не рассказала, чтобы ее не наказали. ______________________________________________________________________
15. Я не настолько хорошо его знаю, чтобы просить его помочь. _______________________________________________________________________
16. Рано тебе читать такие книги. _____________________________________________
17. С ней трудно спорить. ____________________________________________________
18. Результаты невозможно предсказать. _______________________________________
19. Рад встретиться с вами. ___________________________________________________
20. Я рад, что встретил вас. ___________________________________________________
21. Я рад тому, что меня назначили секретарем компании. _______________________________________________________________________
22. Я рад тому, что меня назначат секретарем компании. _______________________________________________________________________
23. Я рад тому, что мы проговорили с вами весь вечер. _______________________________________________________________________
24. Офисы, которые будут здесь открыты, будут очень удобными. _______________________________________________________________________
25. Дома, которые построят здесь, будут дорогими. _______________________________________________________________________
26. Ей достаточно лет, чтобы понимать такие вещи. _______________________________________________________________________
27. Ей достаточно лет, чтобы быть назначенной на эту должность. _______________________________________________________________________
28. С ней приятно работать. __________________________________________________
29. С вами трудно говорить. __________________________________________________
30. Эти проблемы трудно решать. _____________________________________________
31. Она достаточно умна, чтобы поверить ему.

4. Write a story (10 sentence), with the infinitive in each sentence.

1. ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

7. ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

8. ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

9. ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

10. _______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________