Функции инфинитива в предложении

 

Инфинитив в предложении может употребляться в следующих функциях:

1) подлежащего: То see means to believe. –

Увидеть значит поверить.

 

2) части сказуемого: То know everything is to know nothing. –

Знать все значит, ничего не знать.

 

Здесь инфинитив – именная часть сказуемого.

 

3) прямого дополнения: I asked him to give me the magazine. –

Я попросил его дать мне журнал.

4) определения (часто в функции определения инфинитив переводится на русский язык определительным придаточным предложением):

 

Nature has many secrets to be discovered yet. –

У природы много секретов, которые еще предстоит раскрыть.

 

5) обстоятельства:

 

His mind was too much upset to put the same thoughts in another words. – Он был слишком расстроен, чтобы изложить те же самые мысли другими словами.

Exercise 1. Заполните пропуски инфинитивами данных глаголов.

 

Example: She can't afford to go on holiday abroad this year.

You promised not to tell anyone.

 

go tell not / see go up meet not / tell

stay lend forget see not / be

1. Mr Jones is getting old. He tends ___ things.

2. I pretended ___ Linda when I passed her in the street.

3. The beautiful stranger refused ___ Bob her name.

4. She decided ___ at home last night.

5. Prices tend ___.

6. I was rather hard up so my parents agreed ___ me some money.

7. We arranged ___ at 7 o'clock. And Mike promised ___ late.

8. Mary was so angry that she demanded ___ the manager.

Exercise 2. Соедините пары предложений, используя инфинитив. Выполните перевод.

 

Example: She crossed the road. I saw her. – I saw her cross the road.

 

1. They left at 10 o'clock. I heard them. 2. My neighbour saw a burglar. He broke into my house. 3. A pavement artist drew a portrait of a little girl. I watched him. 4. Chuck looked at another student's paper during the exam. The teacher noticed him. 5. There was an earthquake in my hometown last month. The ground shook. I felt it. 6. Peter's plane was delayed. Other planes landed and took off. He watched them.