1. I aspire TO BE an IPS officer I am aspiring TO BECOMING an IPS officer. I aspired TO HAVE BECOME an IPS officer. I aspire TO HAVE BEEN BECOMING an IPS officer I aspired TO HAVE BEEN BECOMING an IPS officer 2. She regrets TO TAKE this decision. She is regretting TO BE TAKING this decision Sha regretted TO HAVE TAKEN this decision She regretts TO HAVE BEEN TAKING this decision She regretted TO HAVE BEEN TAKING this decision. 3. My father wants TO RETIRE now My father is wanting TO BE RETIRING now. My father wanted TO HAVE RETIRED now My father wants TO HAVE BEEN RETIRING now MY father wanted TO HAVE BEEN RETIRING now 4. She seems TO ENJOY my company She is seeming TO BE ENJOYING my company She seemed TO HAVE ENJOYED my company She seems TO HAVE BEEN ENJOYING my compamy She seemed TO HAVE BEEN ENJOYING my company lets see how correct these were?
Sir I can't understand the sentence, He went to India for what was meant to have been a 10-day visit. Why did they use "meant to have been" and not "meant to be"?
1. I aspire TO BE an IPS officer. 2. She regrets TO HAVE TAKEN this decision. 3. My father wants TO RETIRE now. 4.She seems (All the four are correct) my company.
This video lecture is of immense use for spoken as well as written english.lt will help all learn English easily.Thanks a lot sir for uploading such a nice grammatical item.
A student handbook contains rules and procedures to be followed for seeking assistance and maintaining conduct. Why can we convert passive infinitive to active?
I aspire to be an UPS officer She regrets to have taken this decision My father wants to retire now She seems to be enjoying my company Last one I just guess .I am confused at last one
Sir or ye seconcd sentence No child will be grateful for an interest in him that springs fom the thought that he will have a vote to be secured for your party or a body to be sacrificed to king and queen. Sir yaha py to be secured or to be sacrficed ka kaya function hai.
Hi Ashish, this lock down is very useful to learn perfect grammar lessons from the perfect teacher like u. U r the best teacher. I'm very grateful to u. I watch your videos one by one.
Ashish bro , please make videos on All Modifiers ( Pre- Modifier , Post - Modifier .....etc. ) in great great great detail soon........I want to learn it from A to Z....I know only you can make me understand it. *********
Thanks a lot teacher .👍🙏🙏 I have a question. Can I say : (He admitted that he has done the crime .) ? I mean , can I use a noun clause instead of an infinitive ( not always , but sometimes.) ? Do they have the same meaning ? Please answer my question 🙏 Thank you so much .
You're welcome, Hesam! Yes, you can. You can use different structures to talk about the same thing. He admitted to have done the crime. He admitted that he has done the crime. He admitted his crime.
In following words with how many words can we use perfect infinitive? Hope, Expect, Love, Like, Hate. Sir please tell me and give examples of every word which is used as perfect infinitive. A teacher told me that Perfect infinitives are used with these words but he didn't give me example. Please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hi,. "I want to purchase a car". in this "to purchase a car" is object of verb. In this "to purchase" is simple infinitive acting as noun. "a car" is noun phrase . Is my understanding correct? together "to purchase a car" is acting as compound noun? or we would say it's a prepositional phrase? because it's start with preposition "to".
Can we say ? (1)He admitted the crime .is it same as ? He admitted to have done the crime And second one (2) She has been studying with her for some time instead of She seems to have been studying with her for some time Are both sentences same or different . She want to be loved ( because we use passive infintive , it is active voice sentence or pasive voice?
Try asking one question at a time, please. 1. Yes! It gives the same meaning. The structures are just different. 2. Yes, here the meaning chances. Seems to = looks like... we don't know for a fact that she actually has been studying. 3. She wants to be loved. (the infinitive is in the passive voice... the sentence is in the active voice)
Great job sir.. What if there is different subject e.g I am glad. He has been living in Delhi for last 10 years. For having Same subject no issue. Confused with having different subjects how to make the above sentence. Please help...
@@EnglishWithAshish sir I meant to say, how to use these all forms of Infinitive in all Tenses, please make a saperate video,aur hota hai zarur sir please
Hi Ashish, Hope ur fine, I've been through video few days back regarding the simple and perfect infinitive, here are few examples discussed which were quite confusing. A) she is to see the show. B) she is to have seen the show. C) The plane is to arrive on time. D) The plane is to have arrived on time. Whts the difference between A and B and also C and D.
Sir I am confused, Among non -finite verbs, The infinitives sometimes act as Adjective Adverb and other part of speech. So in such cases, can we convert infinitives in passive? It is mind-boggling for me, please clear it.
I watched your video on the topic of noun phrase and adjective phrase.Having seen video,some confusion between noun phrase using gerund phrase and adjectival phrase using participle phrase. It is requested to clear the doubts.
Good job! Here are the answers: First sentence : option one Second sentence : option one Note : You regret something that has already been done. Why not "to take". Regret is generally followed by a gerund, not an Infinitive. Third sentence : option 1 and 2 Note: You can retire yourself and be retired by someone else too Fourth sentence : all the four options can be used.
Hello Ashish, regarding the use of the word 'decide', could you look at such a sentence as 'It is up to you to decide on whose side you are on.' Is 'to decide' an infinitive?
Thank you, It was really confusing topic for me, I have been researching about it for many days, but I wasn't able to understand it , after watching this video alhamduallah I got it, you made it very simple and easy to me thank you again.
Congratulations! You got these correct! 👏 First sentence : option one Second sentence : option one Note : You regret something that has already been done. Why not "to take". Regret is generally followed by a gerund, not an Infinitive. Third sentence : option 1 and 2 Note: You can retire yourself and be retired by someone else too Fourth sentence : all the four options can be used.
1. a) to be 2. a) to have taken 3. b) to be retired 4. b) to be enjoying Are my answers correct,sir? And I would like you to make a video on "Rather" because it has many meaning I know the usage of rather than but other uses confuses me a lot please sir explain them🙏🙏
Good job! 👏👏 First sentence : option one Second sentence : option one Note : You regret something that has already been done. Why not "to take". Regret is generally followed by a gerund, not an Infinitive. Third sentence : option 1 and 2 Note: You can retire yourself and be retired by someone else too Fourth sentence : all the four options can be used. Absolutely. I have your topic! Thank you for the suggestion! ❤️
Hello. May you be well. I have got a question: Why can't I use passive continuous infinitives ? For example: He seems to be being helped. I think that it is correct. Am I correct ? Thanks.
Hello, Hesam! You absolutely can. The Infinitive you used is a continuous infinitive in passive form. • He seems (to be helping). Continuous, active • He seems (to be being helped). Continuous, passive Hope this helps! ❤️
Hello, sir. May you are having a good time. Please tell me how I should know where to use gerunds or infinitives. For example: He admitted concealing the corpse. He admitted having concealed the corpse. He admitted to have concealed the corpse. Is there any difference? We all know that there are many verbs in English; how should I, therefore, know when to use either one? Thanks a lot💝🙏
Hello, Hesam! It comes with a lot of practice. There is no shortcut or truck to remembering them, unfortunately. Read more, listen more, and you'll be able to differentiate between them. Hope this helps!
Sir i was searching for passive infinitive and finally i got it. I understand from ur lesson We use passive infintive when subject is recieved action from someone ."she didn't want to be contacted by stranger" here subject she is not performing an action infact recieving it right? But look at this line "People living in cold climates enjoy to be engaged in an agreeable struggle that is not very challenging" To be engaged as object of verb work kar kar hai . Par mujy smj nai a rai ky people (subject) yaha py kesy action recieve kar rahy hain kon unko engaged kar raha hai if people is recieving action but from whom . Please isko explain kar dy or agr possible ho to sentence ko active voice mai transform bi kar dy .
The main verb is not the passive voice; the object that has a verb is in the passive voice. People = Subject Enjoy = main verb (active voice) To be engaged = Infinitive as the object (passive voice)
@@EnglishWithAshish sir is sentence ka matalb ye hai ky logo e enjoy karty hai ky unhy activities mai engage kiya jaye. It would be helpful if you convert the sentence in active voice jo mai ny example di thi People living in moderate climate enjoy to be engaged in agreeable struggle but not very challenging
Thank you, It was really confusing topic for me, I have been researching about it for many days, but I wasn't able to understand it , after watching this video alhamduallah I got it, you made it very simple and easy to me thank you again.
Could you help me please ? I know the function of passive infinitive when the subject recieve action not doer of it but i was confused regarding this sentence People are living in moderate climate enjoy to be engaged in agreeable struggle not very challenging. Subject= people Verb =enjoy Passivie infinitive =to be engaged Mujy smj nai a raha ky subject yaha kis sy action recieve kar raha hai Here it is understoodable I want to be praised( action is not done by me infact i am receiving it Par to be enganged mujy smj nai a raha . Who is engaging them who is performing the action to be engaged .iska matalb ye hai kaya ky logo ko acha lagta hai ky unhy engage kiya jaye activity mai .it would be helpful if you you clear this
1)Boat is going to sink. 2) we are going to be late. Sir, in the second sentence we r using to+be+verb whereas in the first sentence we r using to+ verb, without be why it so??
Sir I have this kind of problem.If we say "he wants to go" .of course" to go" acts as a noun .then my question , does TO GO act as the object of the said sentence? Then if we say " I want to buy a car for my sister , what is the object of the sentence . Is it TO BUY A CAR.?
I wouldn't say it doesn't make any sense to use infinitives in such ways. But I'd prefer using a gerund here. • He was sad about having been fooled. • We are crying for having lost our hair. • The car was moving fast to overtake other ones. (The continuous form isn't needed) Hope this helps! :)
Hi Guru Ashish! My best wishes is a very Happy New Year 2020 to you, too. I truly appreciate the video lesson about Active and Passive Infinitive. It is really helpful and useful. The explanations and the given examples are perfect and excellent. It is very easy to understand. On a whole, it is a well prepared lesson. Hats off to you! Today`s task answers are as follows: 1. to be 2. to have taken 3. to retire 4. to have been enjoying. By the way, I have some problem regarding the Compound Gerund forms. I got through the grammarian`s book, Wren & Martin, it gave only 4 sentences as an explanation: 1. I heard of his having gained a prize. 2. We were fatigued on account of having walked so far. 3. They were charged with having sheltered anarchists. 4. He is desirous of being praised. Would you kindly please make a lesson on this topic. I believe in you. Thanking you for keeping me posted. Best Regards, Fazil
Appreciate your kind words! I have never heard of a compound gerund. Your examples are in just different forms : active and passive. I'll make a lesson on that next. That will definitely help you and erase your doubts! Happy new year! Keep learning! ❤️
Congratulations! You got these correct! 👏 First sentence : option one Second sentence : option one Note : You regret something that has already been done. Why not "to take". Regret is generally followed by a gerund, not an Infinitive. Third sentence : option 1 and 2 Note: You can retire yourself and be retired by someone else too
Hey, kumar!" Present perfect continuous" means that an action started in the past at some point of time and still is going on the present. •He pretends to have been living a cool life. Meaning: pretending an action that has been happening for some time Hope you doubt is clear now!
We do have passive of continious infinitive sir for example. The match seems to be being played by players. And these type of sentences have been read by me many times in news paper, books.
@@EnglishWithAshish Bro , please make us understand All Modifiers ( pre- modifier , post- modifier ....etc. ) in great great great detail soon. I want to take full knowledge about these. ********
awesome. sir, I have a doubt. sir you have used stative verbs like pretends, seem etc. in all examples. can we only use the stative verb with all type of infinitive?
@@EnglishWithAshish sir I have learnt your lesson very well right now it’s 12:13. But I am confused with many videos on RUclips where many teachers using stative verb with progressive. but only your lecture makes sense. sir, why are they using? I am not saying they r wrong. they are teachers, in fact, know more than me, but you are also a teacher you know very well all grammar .please kick out me from this confusion. I am very confused for the last 4 days. and I am having very bad days because of this confusion. thanks
Some stative verbs are used in progressive forms too. But they don't show a dynamic action; they show a mental or cognition action. And there are some verbs that work as both stative and action verbs. This smells nice. (Stative) Why are you smelling the food? (Action)
Good job! 👏👏 First sentence : option one Second sentence : option one Note : You regret something that has already been done. Why not "to take". Regret is generally followed by a gerund, not an Infinitive. Third sentence : option 1 and 2 Note: You can retire yourself and be retired by someone else too Fourth sentence : all the four options can be used.
Congratulations! You got most of these correct! 👏 First sentence : option one Second sentence : option one Note : You regret something that has already been done. Why not "to take". Regret is generally followed by a gerund, not an Infinitive. Third sentence : option 1 and 2 Note: You can retire yourself and be retired by someone else too Fourth sentence : all the four options can be used
Sir! If i say that- 1).He pretended to be studying so it means that he was studying in the past but he pretended. 2) millitants were suspected to be running so does it sound like they were running but they were suspected. I will be thankful to you if you correct me.
I'll give you alternative ways to write the sane sentences. That'd probably help. 1. He pretended that he had been studying. 2. Militants were suspected that they had been running. Does it help?
@@EnglishWithAshish but sir you have made these sentences into perfect continious infinitive. I wrote above sentences into continious infinitive as you taught that the action was continue at the time of speaking. So i am asking that- He pretended to be studying means he was studying but he pretended. at the time of speaking and 2nd one (2) militants were suspected to be running means they were running but they were suspected. Please correct me last time will be thankful to you always.
I changed them into complex sentences to make you understand the context. Yes, you're right. The Infinitives are in progressive form. He pretending an action that was going on. Hope this helps!
@@abhipandey-mathematics9896 The same difference that we have in "want" and "want to". "Need to" isn't a complete expression. Need what? Need to dance, need to study, need to explain etc.
Thanks alot, An infinitive is an action that doesn't work as averb . I've been trying to figure out what that means ? Do you mean the name of the action ? I think this concept is applied to gerund too . It would br great to clarify.
It means it doesn't work as a main verb of a sentence. It is a verb form (transitive or intransitive), and can have its objects too. But it won't work as a verb, it will work as a noun, adjective, or adverb. Check out my website post. It'll help you master infinitives: englishwithashish.com/infinitives-in-english/
Hello, sir. Is this sentence correct? He is saying to be being honest with us. I want to say this: He is saying that he is being honest with us. Are they interchangeable and correct? Do they have the same meaning? Thanks a lot.🙏👌
@@EnglishWithAshish Why is this sentence wrong? I am a little confused, sir😥 Could you please explain it to me? I am referring to an action which is continuing right; furthermore, " he is saying " is continuing too. Thanks.💝🙏 Thank you so much🙏
Such a wonderful explanation! one of the most valuable lessons on the YT. You are a star 🌟. Thank you so much. You deserve more subscriptions.
Glad you liked the lesson! And thank you for all the encourage words; they mean a lot to me! ❤️
Going to refer your channel who really wants to learn english
Thank you, Sameer! Appreciate the kind words! ❤️
1. I aspire TO BE an IPS officer
I am aspiring TO BECOMING an IPS officer.
I aspired TO HAVE BECOME an IPS officer.
I aspire TO HAVE BEEN BECOMING an IPS officer
I aspired TO HAVE BEEN BECOMING an IPS officer
2. She regrets TO TAKE this decision.
She is regretting TO BE TAKING this decision
Sha regretted TO HAVE TAKEN this decision
She regretts TO HAVE BEEN TAKING this decision
She regretted TO HAVE BEEN TAKING this decision.
3. My father wants TO RETIRE now
My father is wanting TO BE RETIRING now.
My father wanted TO HAVE RETIRED now
My father wants TO HAVE BEEN RETIRING now
MY father wanted TO HAVE BEEN RETIRING now
4. She seems TO ENJOY my company
She is seeming TO BE ENJOYING my company
She seemed TO HAVE ENJOYED my company
She seems TO HAVE BEEN ENJOYING my compamy
She seemed TO HAVE BEEN ENJOYING my company
lets see how correct these were?
Sir I can't understand the sentence,
He went to India for what was meant to have been a 10-day visit.
Why did they use "meant to have been" and not "meant to be"?
Continuous infinitive, perfect infinitive and perfect continuous infinitive are always work as noun??
There are too much ads in your video
I'll try cutting some of these.
I am watching this video on July
This year has come with lot of hardships ..So I deny happy new year wishing for status quo days
Indeed! Take care! ❤️
1. I aspire TO BE an IPS officer.
2. She regrets TO HAVE TAKEN this decision.
3. My father wants TO RETIRE now.
4.She seems (All the four are correct) my company.
Good job! 👏
The fourth one is not correct though.
I would like to thank you from my heart...
Thank you for the appreciation! ❤️
You pretend to have been studying VS You have been pretending to be studying. Is there any difference in meaning? Thanks Ashish.
The tense is different but the meaning is the same.
This video lecture is of immense use for spoken as well as written english.lt will help all learn English easily.Thanks a lot sir for uploading such a nice grammatical item.
Thank you for the feedback! I'm elated you liked the lesson! 💯
I aspire " to be" an Ips officer
She regrets" to have taken "this decision .
My father wants "to retire "now .
She seems "to be enjoying" my company .
Good job! 👏
Sir,
1. He admitted to have done the crime.
2. He admitted that he did the crime.
Are they similar in the meaning?
Kindly clarify.
Thanks.
Yes.
A student handbook contains rules and procedures to be followed for seeking assistance and maintaining conduct.
Why can we convert passive infinitive to active?
Because the action is acted upon the noun, not done by it.
I aspire to be an UPS officer
She regrets to have taken this decision
My father wants to retire now
She seems to be enjoying my company
Last one I just guess .I am confused at last one
In the last example, all options can be used. They all give a different meaning, but are possible.
Good job, Asad! 💯🙌
Such a great and important grammar lecture !!!
Thank you very much from Ukraine !!!
Glad you liked it! Keep learning!
Sir or ye seconcd sentence
No child will be grateful for an interest in him that springs fom the thought that he will have a vote to be secured for your party or a body to be sacrificed to king and queen.
Sir yaha py to be secured or to be sacrficed ka kaya function hai.
Infinitive phrase working as an adjective
Modifying VOTE & BODY
Hi Ashish, this lock down is very useful to learn perfect grammar lessons from the perfect
teacher like u. U r the best teacher. I'm very grateful to u. I watch your videos one by one.
That means a lot to me. Thank you for the encouraging words! ❤️
Make your voice clearer. Be distinct in pronunciation. We are here to listen to you, not to see you acting.
Thank you for the feedback!
Ashish bro , please make videos on All Modifiers ( Pre- Modifier , Post - Modifier .....etc. ) in great great great detail soon........I want to learn it from A to Z....I know only you can make me understand it. *********
Don't worry, man. I will. Let me just come to that. I'm making lessons systematically so that everyone can follow. 😊
@@EnglishWithAshish okkk..bro.
Your voice is just like Farhan Akhtar's voice
Haha!
Thanks a lot teacher .👍🙏🙏
I have a question.
Can I say :
(He admitted that he has done the crime .) ?
I mean , can I use a noun clause instead of an infinitive ( not always , but sometimes.) ?
Do they have the same meaning ?
Please answer my question 🙏
Thank you so much .
You're welcome, Hesam!
Yes, you can. You can use different structures to talk about the same thing.
He admitted to have done the crime.
He admitted that he has done the crime.
He admitted his crime.
@@EnglishWithAshish Thanks .
How about "He admitted that he had done the crime". isn't okay?@@EnglishWithAshish
1) I aspire to be an IPS officer. 2) She regrets to have taken this decision. 3) My father wants to retire now. 4) She seems to enjoy my company.
Beautifully done! 👏
@@EnglishWithAshish thanks! 😂
you are the best in English grammar subject
That’s very kind of you, James!
Sir ,In active if the sentence is He needs a pen to write
Shall we write ,He needs a Pen to be written
A pen is needed by him to write. (Complete passive voice)
In following words with how many words can we use perfect infinitive? Hope, Expect, Love, Like, Hate. Sir please tell me and give examples of every word which is used as perfect infinitive. A teacher told me that Perfect infinitives are used with these words but he didn't give me example. Please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hi,. "I want to purchase a car". in this "to purchase a car" is object of verb. In this "to purchase" is simple infinitive acting as noun. "a car" is noun phrase . Is my understanding correct? together "to purchase a car" is acting as compound noun? or we would say it's a prepositional phrase? because it's start with preposition "to".
It's neither. It's an Infinitive phrase.
To purchase - infinitive
A car - object of the infinitive
@@EnglishWithAshish thanks
Thank youuuuuuuuu so much brother.god bless you
You are welcome! :)
Thank you sir for your explanation.It is really helpful for us to improve.
I'm glad you found it helpful!
Sir he is to come and he is to have come difference
To have come isn't grammatically correct.
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Sir plz make this video in hindi
Sure, Vijay!
Here's my second channel where I teach English through Hindi: ruclips.net/channel/UCcVmLWFdOpMD4jRsCW3CsaA
I failed to have taken the test
Is it correct??
Absolutely.
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please make the same perfect infinitive with would like and would Rather....plz bro plzzzzz
Hi! These don't follow a perfect participle.
Can we say ?
(1)He admitted the crime .is it same as ?
He admitted to have done the crime
And second one
(2)
She has been studying with her for some time instead of
She seems to have been studying with her for some time
Are both sentences same or different .
She want to be loved ( because we use passive infintive , it is active voice sentence or pasive voice?
Try asking one question at a time, please.
1. Yes! It gives the same meaning. The structures are just different.
2. Yes, here the meaning chances. Seems to = looks like... we don't know for a fact that she actually has been studying.
3. She wants to be loved. (the infinitive is in the passive voice... the sentence is in the active voice)
@@EnglishWithAshish thank you! and next time i will keep it as simple as possible
I'd appreciate it. 😊
1. to be, 2. to have taken, 3. to retire, 4, to be enjoying. 👍
Great job sir..
What if there is different subject e.g
I am glad. He has been living in Delhi for last 10 years.
For having Same subject no issue. Confused with having different subjects how to make the above sentence.
Please help...
I'm glad to know that he has been living in Delhi for the last 10 years.
Always check if a clause can work as a subject or an object.
Sir forms of Infinitive Tense wise teach kijiye please
They are not in all tense forms. Jis me hote hai vo smjha diya hai, Amit.
@@EnglishWithAshish sir I meant to say, how to use these all forms of Infinitive in all Tenses, please make a saperate video,aur hota hai zarur sir please
Bilkul, kuch rehta hai vo bilkul work karege uspe.
Hi Ashish,
Hope ur fine, I've been through video few days back regarding the simple and perfect infinitive, here are few examples discussed which were quite confusing.
A) she is to see the show.
B) she is to have seen the show.
C) The plane is to arrive on time.
D) The plane is to have arrived on time.
Whts the difference between A and B and also C and D.
B and D are a complete misuse of grammar. The time jump doesn't make sense.
Sir I am confused, Among non -finite verbs, The infinitives sometimes act as Adjective Adverb and other part of speech. So in such cases, can we convert infinitives in passive? It is mind-boggling for me, please clear it.
Why would you use them in the passive form unless it's required? 🤔
I watched your video on the topic of noun phrase and adjective phrase.Having seen video,some confusion between noun phrase using gerund phrase and adjectival phrase using participle phrase. It is requested to clear the doubts.
Just a correction: in the noun phrase lesson, what I called a gerund phrase is a present participle phrase.
Please ask your question now!
Thanks a lot
Happy to help
One brain has multiple form of knowledge. Tq brother. You made our English best
Thanks for the kind words!
1.a
2.b
3.a
4.b
Good job! Here are the answers:
First sentence : option one
Second sentence : option one
Note : You regret something that has already been done. Why not "to take". Regret is generally followed by a gerund, not an Infinitive.
Third sentence : option 1 and 2
Note: You can retire yourself and be retired by someone else too
Fourth sentence : all the four options can be used.
I was totally confused before seeing this video about infinitive but now I am feeling like-💪💪💪💪💪. Thanks bro.
Super happy to know this! 😎
Hello Ashish, regarding the use of the word 'decide', could you look at such a sentence as 'It is up to you to decide on whose side you are on.' Is 'to decide' an infinitive?
Yes, it is.
Sir, thanks for teaching elaborately. Could you make a video on adjectives like how adjectives go before and after the noun through which structure
You're welcome. Noted. 🌸
Thank you, It was really confusing topic for me, I have been researching about it for many days, but I wasn't able to understand it , after watching this video alhamduallah I got it, you made it very simple and easy to me thank you again.
You're most welcome! Apologies for the late reply!
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Task answers 1,1,2,4 hi Ashish please reply answers right or wrong
Congratulations! You got these correct! 👏
First sentence : option one
Second sentence : option one
Note : You regret something that has already been done. Why not "to take". Regret is generally followed by a gerund, not an Infinitive.
Third sentence : option 1 and 2
Note: You can retire yourself and be retired by someone else too
Fourth sentence : all the four options can be used.
Great explanation!Really,there is no such exceptional video about infinitive on RUclips.
Glad you liked it. Keep learning! 🌸
This topic is actually what makes me confused and thanks a lot to you bro because I am enlightened by your topic .
Elated to know that. Keep learning! ✋
Excellent!! You explained the lesson in such a simple, understandable way.. I really have no words to describe how good it was..👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Thanks a lot. 🥰
Thank you for the kind words! Glad you liked the lesson! ❤️
@@EnglishWithAshish 🤗
I'm listening ur video for the first time and it's so good. Subscribed...
Happy to hear that. Welcome abroad! ❤️
1. a) to be
2. a) to have taken
3. b) to be retired
4. b) to be enjoying
Are my answers correct,sir?
And I would like you to make a video on "Rather" because it has many meaning I know the usage of rather than but other uses confuses me a lot please sir explain them🙏🙏
Good job! 👏👏
First sentence : option one
Second sentence : option one
Note : You regret something that has already been done. Why not "to take". Regret is generally followed by a gerund, not an Infinitive.
Third sentence : option 1 and 2
Note: You can retire yourself and be retired by someone else too
Fourth sentence : all the four options can be used.
Absolutely. I have your topic! Thank you for the suggestion! ❤️
@@EnglishWithAshish thanks sir🙏
Hello. May you be well.
I have got a question:
Why can't I use passive continuous infinitives ?
For example:
He seems to be being helped.
I think that it is correct.
Am I correct ?
Thanks.
Hello, Hesam!
You absolutely can. The Infinitive you used is a continuous infinitive in passive form.
• He seems (to be helping). Continuous, active
• He seems (to be being helped). Continuous, passive
Hope this helps! ❤️
@@EnglishWithAshish Thanks a lot.
Ashish you my favourite, excellent you teach 🥀🌹🌺
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Hello, sir. May you are having a good time.
Please tell me how I should know where to use gerunds or infinitives.
For example:
He admitted concealing the corpse.
He admitted having concealed the corpse.
He admitted to have concealed the corpse.
Is there any difference?
We all know that there are many verbs in English; how should I, therefore, know when to use either one?
Thanks a lot💝🙏
Hello, Hesam!
It comes with a lot of practice. There is no shortcut or truck to remembering them, unfortunately. Read more, listen more, and you'll be able to differentiate between them.
Hope this helps!
@@EnglishWithAshish Thanks🙏💝
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The video is very helpful and easy to understand. Thank you
Glad you liked it, Nina! 😊
Sir i was searching for passive infinitive and finally i got it. I understand from ur lesson
We use passive infintive when subject is recieved action from someone ."she didn't want to be contacted by stranger" here subject she is not performing an action infact recieving it right?
But look at this line
"People living in cold climates enjoy to be engaged in an agreeable struggle that is not very challenging"
To be engaged as object of verb work kar kar hai . Par mujy smj nai a rai ky people (subject) yaha py kesy action recieve kar rahy hain kon unko engaged kar raha hai if people is recieving action but from whom . Please isko explain kar dy or agr possible ho to sentence ko active voice mai transform bi kar dy .
The main verb is not the passive voice; the object that has a verb is in the passive voice.
People = Subject
Enjoy = main verb (active voice)
To be engaged = Infinitive as the object (passive voice)
@@EnglishWithAshish sir is sentence ka matalb ye hai ky logo e enjoy karty hai ky unhy activities mai engage kiya jaye. It would be helpful if you convert the sentence in active voice jo mai ny example di thi
People living in moderate climate enjoy to be engaged in agreeable struggle but not very challenging
Thank you, It was really confusing topic for me, I have been researching about it for many days, but I wasn't able to understand it , after watching this video alhamduallah I got it, you made it very simple and easy to me thank you again.
Glad you understood it! Keep learning and stay connected! 😊
Could you help me please ?
I know the function of passive infinitive when the subject recieve action not doer of it but i was confused regarding this sentence
People are living in moderate climate enjoy to be engaged in agreeable struggle not very challenging.
Subject= people
Verb =enjoy
Passivie infinitive =to be engaged
Mujy smj nai a raha ky subject yaha kis sy action recieve kar raha hai
Here it is understoodable
I want to be praised( action is not done by me infact i am receiving it
Par to be enganged mujy smj nai a raha . Who is engaging them who is performing the action to be engaged .iska matalb ye hai kaya ky logo ko acha lagta hai ky unhy engage kiya jaye activity mai .it would be helpful if you you clear this
Sir, What is difference between the meaning of following sentences:
a). Work is to be done.
And b). Work is done.
A) Work is not finished; it has to be.
B) Work is completed.
@@EnglishWithAshish thank you😅😅
1)Boat is going to sink.
2) we are going to be late.
Sir, in the second sentence we r using to+be+verb whereas in the first sentence we r using to+ verb, without be why it so??
In the second sentence, BE is the main verb (stative verb). 'To be' is the infinitive.
@@EnglishWithAshish thanks a lot sir😊
Sir I have this kind of problem.If we say "he wants to go" .of course" to go" acts as a noun .then my question , does TO GO act as the object of the said sentence? Then if we say " I want to buy a car for my sister , what is the object of the sentence . Is it TO BUY A CAR.?
Yes, "to buy a car" is the direct object of the verb "Wants."
Thank you very much for making me clear sir.
Happy to do that! Keep learning!
Excellent . Really wonderful explanation
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
May I say that:
1 He was sad to have been foolished
2 We are crying to have lost our hair
3 The car was moving fast to be overtaking other ones
I wouldn't say it doesn't make any sense to use infinitives in such ways. But I'd prefer using a gerund here.
• He was sad about having been fooled.
• We are crying for having lost our hair.
• The car was moving fast to overtake other ones. (The continuous form isn't needed)
Hope this helps! :)
@@EnglishWithAshish
Thanks a lot!
It was not easy to be searching example with continuous infinitive.
Hi Guru Ashish!
My best wishes is a very Happy New Year 2020 to you, too.
I truly appreciate the video lesson about Active and Passive Infinitive. It is really helpful and useful. The explanations and the given examples are perfect and excellent. It is very easy to understand. On a whole, it is a well prepared lesson. Hats off to you!
Today`s task answers are as follows: 1. to be 2. to have taken 3. to retire 4. to have been enjoying.
By the way, I have some problem regarding the Compound Gerund forms. I got through the grammarian`s book, Wren & Martin, it gave only 4 sentences as an explanation:
1. I heard of his having gained a prize.
2. We were fatigued on account of having walked so far.
3. They were charged with having sheltered anarchists.
4. He is desirous of being praised.
Would you kindly please make a lesson on this topic. I believe in you.
Thanking you for keeping me posted.
Best Regards,
Fazil
Appreciate your kind words!
I have never heard of a compound gerund. Your examples are in just different forms : active and passive.
I'll make a lesson on that next. That will definitely help you and erase your doubts!
Happy new year! Keep learning! ❤️
Congratulations! You got these correct! 👏
First sentence : option one
Second sentence : option one
Note : You regret something that has already been done. Why not "to take". Regret is generally followed by a gerund, not an Infinitive.
Third sentence : option 1 and 2
Note: You can retire yourself and be retired by someone else too
It is an amazing explanation with great helpful tips
Glad you liked it, Elanao!
I understood what you said in this video but may i ask you a ques ? do you speak hindi ?
Yes, Tanu. My native language is Hindi.
@@EnglishWithAshish toh aap bilingual mein bnaye video. kuch cheezon mein doubt ajata hai . fir smajh nahi ata. aap acha teach krte ho. infinitive aur tense mein difference kya hai? aur infinitives form mein difference kaise hai. mujhe speaking way jana hai.
Ek hindi ka bhi channel hai apna. Link description me hai sabhi videos ke. Aao Hindi me dekhye lessons.
@@EnglishWithAshish Hindi mein vaise video nahi hai jaise english mein hai. :( to + v1, to be + ing, to have + v3 etc
I'm working on those.. thoda time lagega dost
Hi Ashish, perfect continuous infintive action has happened in the past or present going on could you please give me the clarify
Hey, kumar!"
Present perfect continuous" means that an action started in the past at some point of time and still is going on the present.
•He pretends to have been living a cool life.
Meaning: pretending an action that has been happening for some time
Hope you doubt is clear now!
@@EnglishWithAshish thanks for your reply
So helpful for me indeed,love you Sir..........
Glad you liked it, Joy! Much love! ❤️
Well done fruitful lesson god bless you
Thank you for the kind words! 👏🌸
Please explain the use of what if
Sure. I'll make a lesson on that. Or give me a text on my Instagram page, I'll explain.
How can I find you in instagram
You can find the link in the description!
We do have passive of continious infinitive sir for example.
The match seems to be being played by players. And these type of sentences have been read by me many times in news paper, books.
Please share the resource.
@@EnglishWithAshish how can i give you sir?
The books and papers you mentioned! Please share those references!
@@EnglishWithAshish newspaper is the indian express and the book I dont remember. But in indian express i have read 4 to 5 times
Well done it’s very useful
Thank you! 🌸
Happy New year to my best English grammar teacher. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you my best student! ❤️
@@EnglishWithAshish Bro , please make us understand All Modifiers ( pre- modifier , post- modifier ....etc. ) in great great great detail soon. I want to take full knowledge about these. ********
awesome. sir, I have a doubt. sir you have used stative verbs like pretends, seem etc. in all examples. can we only use the stative verb with all type of infinitive?
Leaving progressive forms, yes.
@@EnglishWithAshish sir I have learnt your lesson very well right now it’s 12:13. But I am confused with many videos on RUclips where many teachers using stative verb with progressive. but only your lecture makes sense. sir, why are they using? I am not saying they r wrong. they are teachers, in fact, know more than me, but you are also a teacher you know very well all grammar .please kick out me from this confusion. I am very confused for the last 4 days. and I am having very bad days because of this confusion. thanks
Some stative verbs are used in progressive forms too. But they don't show a dynamic action; they show a mental or cognition action. And there are some verbs that work as both stative and action verbs.
This smells nice. (Stative)
Why are you smelling the food? (Action)
@@EnglishWithAshish thanks
1. a) to be
2. b) to take
3. a) to retire
4. a) to enjoy
Good job! 👏👏
First sentence : option one
Second sentence : option one
Note : You regret something that has already been done. Why not "to take". Regret is generally followed by a gerund, not an Infinitive.
Third sentence : option 1 and 2
Note: You can retire yourself and be retired by someone else too
Fourth sentence : all the four options can be used.
@@EnglishWithAshish Thank you!
Today's Task :- 1.A 2.B 3.A 4.B
Congratulations! You got most of these correct! 👏
First sentence : option one
Second sentence : option one
Note : You regret something that has already been done. Why not "to take". Regret is generally followed by a gerund, not an Infinitive.
Third sentence : option 1 and 2
Note: You can retire yourself and be retired by someone else too
Fourth sentence : all the four options can be used
Sir! If i say that- 1).He pretended to be studying so it means that he was studying in the past but he pretended.
2) millitants were suspected to be running so does it sound like they were running but they were suspected. I will be thankful to you if you correct me.
I'll give you alternative ways to write the sane sentences. That'd probably help.
1. He pretended that he had been studying.
2. Militants were suspected that they had been running.
Does it help?
@@EnglishWithAshish but sir you have made these sentences into perfect continious infinitive. I wrote above sentences into continious infinitive as you taught that the action was continue at the time of speaking. So i am asking that- He pretended to be studying means he was studying but he pretended. at the time of speaking and 2nd one (2) militants were suspected to be running means they were running but they were suspected. Please correct me last time will be thankful to you always.
I changed them into complex sentences to make you understand the context.
Yes, you're right. The Infinitives are in progressive form. He pretending an action that was going on.
Hope this helps!
@@EnglishWithAshish thanks sir will be thankful to you and have subscribed your channel.
Happy to help!
Thank you sir
You're welcome! 😊
You are really doing a good job
Thank you, Sonu!
great teacher
Thank you! 😊
Informative
Thank you!
Ram to be joined by Asutosh what is the role of infinitive
That's an incomplete sentence.
Ram is to be joined by Asutosh.
This basically means "Ram is going to be joined by Asutosh".
@@EnglishWithAshish I want to inform you that i was on level is there any adverb clause
@@abhipandey-mathematics9896 No.
Difference between need and need to
@@abhipandey-mathematics9896 The same difference that we have in "want" and "want to".
"Need to" isn't a complete expression. Need what?
Need to dance, need to study, need to explain etc.
Thanks alot,
An infinitive is an action that doesn't work as averb . I've been trying to figure out what that means ? Do you mean the name of the action ? I think this concept is applied to gerund too . It would br great to clarify.
It means it doesn't work as a main verb of a sentence. It is a verb form (transitive or intransitive), and can have its objects too. But it won't work as a verb, it will work as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
Check out my website post. It'll help you master infinitives:
englishwithashish.com/infinitives-in-english/
@@EnglishWithAshish That's a great article
Thank you, brother!
@@EnglishWithAshish Can I ask one more question? I got a question about present participle working as an adjective .
Excellent!
Thank you, Abu! I'm glad you liked it!
Really you have been bestowed an amazing teaching method to inspire every single individual
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Thank you!
Hello, sir. Is this sentence correct?
He is saying to be being honest with us.
I want to say this:
He is saying that he is being honest with us.
Are they interchangeable and correct? Do they have the same meaning? Thanks a lot.🙏👌
No, that's not a correct sentence.
@@EnglishWithAshish Why is this sentence wrong? I am a little confused, sir😥
Could you please explain it to me?
I am referring to an action which is continuing right; furthermore, " he is saying " is continuing too.
Thanks.💝🙏
Thank you so much🙏
To be + being form doesn't exist in English.
Alternative way to say the same: he is saying that he is being honest with us.
Hope this helps! ❤️
@@EnglishWithAshish OK. Thanks💝🙏