The infinitive.
Jan 05th 2012 03:25
Eng
I am slightly confused with the infinitive at the moment.
For example, this sentense, 'what I want is eat an apple', why the verb, 'eat' is used in the base form, not, for example, in the to-infininive form?
So, my question is, would it be wrong to say, 'what I want is to eat an apple' in this case?
For example, this sentense, 'what I want is eat an apple', why the verb, 'eat' is used in the base form, not, for example, in the to-infininive form?
So, my question is, would it be wrong to say, 'what I want is to eat an apple' in this case?
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For example, this sentence, 'what I want is eat an apple', why the verb, 'eat' is used in the base form, not, for example, in the to-infinitive form?
Unless I'm forgetting something, the only times you don't need "to" are in compound verb tenses (I will eat, I would eat, I do eat) and after a couple special auxilliary verbs (I must eat, I should eat, I can eat).