动词不定式是由“to + 动词原形”构成,如to laugh, to shout, 在句中可作主语、表语、宾语、定语、状语等。
1.动词不定式的形式
时态 主动态 被动态
一般式 to do to be done
进行式 to be doing
完成式 to have done to have been done
完成进行式 to have been doing
例1:John said that he had run in order to catch the bus. (一般式的主动态)
例2:He hated to be misunderstood by others. (一般式的被动态)
例3:He pretended to be listening attentively. (进行式)
例4:He intended to have told you that. (完成式主动态)
例5:This work of art seemed to have been created several centuries ago. (完成式的被动态)
例6:We’re happy to have been working with you. (完成进行式)