Infinitives are a special form of verbs that can be used as a noun, adjective or adverb. They are usually made by adding the word to before the base verb. They are useful when discussion actions without actually doing the action:

  • I want to go home.
  • I like to write in English.

Example:

  • I need to win.
  • Today, we win.

In the first sentence, the infinitive form of the verb win is used. The main verb of the sentence is actually “need”. The second sentence uses the standard form of win as an actionable verb. In he first sentence with the infinitive, the action of “winning” is not actually done. The sentence simply discusses the idea of winning. The second sentence however, describes the action of winning.

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