An infinitive is the basic form of a verb. The infinitive has no affixes eg
look but not looking or looked or looks
The Infinitive word for ask is to ask
The infinitive form of the word "lift" is to lift.
An infinitive is preceded by the word "to". For example, in the sentence "I like to read," "to read" is the infinitive form of the verb "read."
A split infinitive is when the base form of a verb is combined with 'to': to dance, to walk etc, then if you place in an adverb between the two words, you end up with a split infinite. I.e. 'To boldly go where no man has gone before'.
The infinitive form of "lost" is "to lose".
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The Infinitive word for ask is to ask
The word jogging is not simply an infinitive. An infinitive is [to + a verb]. To jog would be an infinitive.
The infinitive form of the word "lift" is to lift.
An infinitive is preceded by the word "to". For example, in the sentence "I like to read," "to read" is the infinitive form of the verb "read."
A split infinitive is when the base form of a verb is combined with 'to': to dance, to walk etc, then if you place in an adverb between the two words, you end up with a split infinite. I.e. 'To boldly go where no man has gone before'.
The infinitive form of "lost" is "to lose".
So is not an infinitive. An infinitive is [to + a verb].
To form an infinitive, we combine the word 'to' and a verb. For example, let us combine the word 'to' and the verb 'ask'. We have the infinitive 'to ask'.An example of the infinitive in a sentence: To askhonestly is to hope for an honest answer.
Brian D. Joseph has written: 'Modern Greek' -- subject(s): Grammar, Modern Greek language 'The synchrony and diachrony of the Balkan infinitive' -- subject(s): Comparative and general Grammar, Infinitive, Languages
The infinitive form of "listen" is "to listen."
The infinitive form of the word "cross" is "to cross."