Раздел 2 infinitive

Виды инфинитивов

Вид	Active	Passive
Простой Длительный Перфектный	to ask to be asking to have asked	to be asked — to have been asked

ПРИМЕЧАНИЕ 1. Некоторые случаи употребления инфинитива без частицы «to »:

1. после модальных глаголов can, could, may, must, should и др.;

2. после глаголов to let и to make;

3. в сложном дополнении после глаголов восприятия: (to see, to hear, to feel, etc.);

4. после выражений: I would rather… You had better...

ПРИМЕЧАНИЕ 2. Существуют застывшие словосочетания с инфинитивом:

1. to cut a long story short — короче говоря

2. to tell (you) the truth — сказать(вам) по правде

3. to say nothing of — не говоря уже о

4. to put it mildly — мягко выражаясь

5. to say the least of it — по меньшей мере

6. to begin with — начнем с того что

2.1. Вставьте частицу «to» перед инфинитивом, где необходимо.

1. My brother can___speak French.

2. They wanted___cross the river.

3. It is high time for you___go to bed.

4. May I___use your telephone?

5. I would rather___stay at home today.

6. He did not want___play in the yard any more.

7. Would you like___go to England?

8. You had better___go home.

9. I wanted___speak to Nick, but could not___find his telephone number.

10. It is time___get up.

11. Let me___help you with your homework.

12. I'd like___speak to you.

13. I think I will be able___solve this problem.

14. What makes you___think you are right?

15. I'd like___dance.

2.2.Переведите на английский язык, обращая внимание на отсутствие союза «чтобы» перед инфинитивом в роли обстоятельства цели.

Например: То get this book, you must go the library. - Чтобы получить эту книгу, вы должны пойти в библиотеку.

1. Чтобы получить хорошую оценку, вы должны упорно поработать.

2. Чтобы читать Диккенса в оригинале, вы должны хорошо знать язык.

3. Мягко выражаясь, он не прав.

4. Чтобы успеть на этот поезд, вы должны поторопиться.

5. Сказать по правде, мне это не нравится.

6. Чтобы перевести эту статью, вы должны воспользоваться словарем.

2.3. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на особенности перевода предложений с Active Infinitive и Passive Infinitive.

1. I am glad to help you

2. I am glad to be helped

3. Nature has many secrets to be discovered yet.

4. This is the book to be read during the summer holidays.

5. To improve your phonetics you should record yourself and analyse your speech.

6. To be instructed by such a good specialist was a great advantage.

7. To play chess was his greatest pleasure.

8. The child did not like to be washed.

9. Which is more pleasant: to give or to be given presents?

10. He is very forgetful, but he doesn't like to be reminded of his duties.

2.4. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на разные формы инфинитива.

Например:

I am glad to see you — рад видеть вас (рад, что вижу вас)

I am glad to have seen you — рад, что повидал

I am glad to be working with you now. – я рад, что сейчас работаю с вами.

I am glad to be helped - рад, что мне помогают.

I am glad to have been helped - рад, что мне помогли.

1. I am awfully glad to have met you.

2. Sorry to place you in this disagreeable situation

3. I am very happy to have had the pleasure of making your acquaintance.

4. I am sorry to have kept you waiting.

5. Clyde was awfully glad to renew his acquaintance with Sondra.

6. Sorry not to have noticed you.

7. I am sorry to have added some more trouble by what I have told you.

8. When Clyde looked at the girl closely, he remembered to have seen her in Sondra's company.

9. I remembered to have been moved (растроган) by the scene I witnessed.

10. The child is happy to be brought home by car.

11. Jane remembered to have been told a lot about Mr. Rochester.

12. The children are delighted to be brought to the circus.

13. I am sorry to have spoilt your mood.

14. Maggie was very sorry to have forgotten to feed the rabbits.

15. To exclude a category from the main blog page (which shows all posts across categories), the post query used for the blog page template must be modified.

16. To avoid loss of data, never turn off the computer while the light is flashing.

17. To start with, here is a basic implemenation of breadcrumbs that only deals with pages and includes a breadcrumb for “home” (the front page of the site) at the beginning of the list.