Shrnutí - morfologie

4) “(non-finite) Taking a yellow sheet of paper from the drawer of her desk she (finite) read out loud:

5) “Owing to(předložková fráze - popřípadě non-finite - netřeba určovat!) the fact that, in contrast to the high standard (non-finite) maintained by the majority of our employees, (non-finite) pilfering (gerundium) of socialist property (finite) has recently reached dangerously large proportions in our institute, (non-finite) culmination in the theft of the double doors to the garage, the management must (finite) inform you that we (finite) are forced (non-finite) to take preventive measures and that henceforth all bags (non-finite) taken out of the hospital (finite) will be subject (doplněk) to spot searches (přídavné jméno - to spot searches - místo kontroly) by the porter.

finite: all tenses, passive,

non-finite: gerund, infinitive + to

Kinds of infinitive: present and past, bare

Verb + bare infinitive

When we have two verbs together in a sentence, the form of the second verb is influenced by the first verb.

1) The bare infinitive (an infinitive without 'to') is used after certain verbs (verbs of sense motion) which are followed by an object: let, make, see, hear, feel.

example:

My parents didn't let me watch TV at night.

Did you see anyone enter the building?

He made me laugh.

2) The bare infinitive is used after modal verbs: can, should, could, might, may, etc.

example:

He can't sing.

It might be a good idea.

Future in the Past

Like Simple Future, Future in the Past has two different forms in English: "would" and "was going to." Although the two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often express two different meanings.

FORM Would

[would + VERB]

Examples:

•I knew you would help him.

•I knew you would not help him.

FORM Was/Were Going To

[was/were + going to + VERB]

Examples:

•I knew you were going to go to the party.

•I knew you were not going to go to the party.

Future in the Past is used to express the idea that in the past you thought something would happen in the future. It does not matter if you are correct or not. Future in the Past follows the same basic rules as the Simple Future. "Would" is used to volunteer or promise, and "was going to" is used to plan. Moreover, both forms can be used to make predictions about the future.

Examples:

•I told you he was going to come to the party. plan

•I knew Julie would make dinner. voluntary action

•Jane said Sam was going to bring his sister with him, but he came alone. plan

•I had a feeling that the vacation was going to be a disaster. prediction

•He promised he would send a postcard from Egypt. promise