Andressa Ribeiro do Amaral
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O Infinitive é a forma original do verbo, o
infinitivo. Pode ser usado com ou sem o “to”.
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COM O TO:
1. Após adjetivos, advérbios e substantivos:
For more than 20 years, the prosecutor who convicted
Cameron Todd Willingham of murdering his three
young daughters has insisted that the authorities made
no deals to secure the testimony of the jailhouse
informer who told jurors that Willingham confessed
the crime to him.
Since Willingham was executed in 2004, officials have
continued to defend the account of the informer,
Johnny E. Webb, even as a series of scientific experts
have discredited the forensic evidence that Willingham
might have deliberately set the house fire in which his
toddlers were killed.
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2. Após os verbos ask, decide, expect, hope,
invite, promise, refuse, want, wish:
Webb admitted that he took anti-depressants
for post-traumatic stress syndrome after being
sexually assaulted in jail. He said that he
decided to testify because his conscience was
bothering him after Willingham confessed to
him.
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SEM O TO:
1. Após os verbos modais e os verbos let e
make:
This time, Judge Douglas, Sheriff Cotten and
Jackson all insisted that Webb’s sentence was
excessive and he should be released.
Please, let me go.
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2. Após as conjunções but e except:
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There is nothing to do, but leave.
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She is a very kind person, except that she is not.
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É a forma –ing do verbo. Usa-se Gerund:
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1. Após preposições:
Despite the high-level attention, Webb grew
impatient. He warned Pearce that he was
thinking of contacting the news media because
the prosecution had failed to help him after he
provided critical testimony.
“He had his mind set on helping them,” she
said.
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2. Após os verbos admit, avoid, appreciate,
consider, delay, detest, deny, dislike, enjoy, escape,
excuse, fancy, finish, keep, mention, miss, practice,
quit, resist, suggest, understand:
Jackson — who was elected as a Navarro County
judge in November 1996 and retired in 2012 —
does not deny going out of his way to help Webb.
Jackson then wrote to the Huntsville warden. “I
hate to keep bothering you about Johnny Webb
problems, however, I received a letter from him
alleging that a correctional officer . . . has
suggested he recant his testimony,”
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Existem verbos que podem ser seguidos por
Gerund E Infinitive:
Advise
Intend
Permit
Agree
Leave
Remember
Allow
Like
Start
Attempt
Love
Stop
Begin
Mean
Study
Continue
Neglect
Try
Forget
Prefer
Hate
I prefer to travel/traveling by car.
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O verbo stop pode ser seguido por Infinitive ou
Gerund, mas com significados distintos:
She stopped to smoke X She stopped smoking