Chris is studying to become a mechanic.
Infinitive Verbs
Verbs can have many forms in English. The infinitive form is when a verb is unchanged. It is sometimes called the "base form" or "dictionary form":
go
- go
- goes
- going
- went
- gone
fix
- fix
- fixes
- fixing
- fixed
be
- be
- am
- is
- are
- was
- were
- been
- being
like
- like
- likes
- liking
- liked
drive
- drive
- drives
- driving
- drove
try
- try
- tries
- trying
- tried
Modal Verb + Infinitive
As we studied in Units 7 and 8, we need the infinitive form of a verb when we use modal verbs:
| will might may can could must should would shall* *Shall is studied in 120. |
+ | infinitive verb |
It might rain soon.
I couldn't understand class very well today.
Can you speak English?
To + Infinitive
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