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Active and Passive




                     Isis Brenes
                     UAM
   His dad wants to kill him


   He hopes to have moved his dad’s heart with
    his pledge, though.

    Simple Infinitive: to+ verb

Perfect Infinitive: to + have+ verb
   He loves smoking a good cigar.

    He stated having smoked a cigar was
     relaxing.

           Simple Gerund:
 verb that takes a gerund+ verb (ing)

   Perfect Gerund: verb that takes a
gerund + having+ verb in past participle
1- He hopes to have moved his dad’s heart with
  his pledge, though.

Main verb:    hopes          Action   To have moved

     Which happened first?     To have moved

2- He stated having smoked a cigar was
  relaxing.
                      Having smoked
   Unanimously agreeing, they plunged into the
    dark.

   Having agreed on a plan, the group left to
    fight the unknown.

 Introductory clauses are dependent clauses
that provide background information or "set
the stage" for the main part of the sentence,
          the independent clause.
   His dad wants to kill him.

   He didn’t want to be killed.      To + be + verb in pp




   We stopped negotiating the deal with them.

   The deal stopped being negotiated.
                             being + verb in pp
   He was relieved to have been included in the list.
                         To +have + been + verb in past participle




   He thinks having been taken into account was nice.

         Hav(ing)+ been + verb in past participle
   I want to have a dog. (passive)


   I called my sister. (introductory phrase)


    Her boss has called her to the meeting
     (perfect infinitive passive)
    (perfect gerund passive)

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Syntax iv simple and perfect infinitives and gerunds

  • 1. Active and Passive Isis Brenes UAM
  • 2. His dad wants to kill him  He hopes to have moved his dad’s heart with his pledge, though. Simple Infinitive: to+ verb Perfect Infinitive: to + have+ verb
  • 3. He loves smoking a good cigar.  He stated having smoked a cigar was relaxing. Simple Gerund: verb that takes a gerund+ verb (ing) Perfect Gerund: verb that takes a gerund + having+ verb in past participle
  • 4. 1- He hopes to have moved his dad’s heart with his pledge, though. Main verb: hopes Action To have moved Which happened first? To have moved 2- He stated having smoked a cigar was relaxing. Having smoked
  • 5. Unanimously agreeing, they plunged into the dark.  Having agreed on a plan, the group left to fight the unknown. Introductory clauses are dependent clauses that provide background information or "set the stage" for the main part of the sentence, the independent clause.
  • 6. His dad wants to kill him.  He didn’t want to be killed. To + be + verb in pp  We stopped negotiating the deal with them.  The deal stopped being negotiated. being + verb in pp
  • 7. He was relieved to have been included in the list. To +have + been + verb in past participle  He thinks having been taken into account was nice. Hav(ing)+ been + verb in past participle
  • 8. I want to have a dog. (passive)  I called my sister. (introductory phrase)  Her boss has called her to the meeting (perfect infinitive passive) (perfect gerund passive)