Dạng thức của động từ nguyên mẫu

A. NGUYÊN MẨU ĐƠN ( HIỆN TẠI ): PRESENT INFINITIVE : gồm 2 dạng

1) To – infinitive : He wants her to wait in the living room.

I am calling to ask you about your dad.
This soup is too hot to eat.
She was too tired to work.

Chủ từ + to + cụm danh từ +nguyên mẫu

be có to

It was a rude word to say.

That is an impolite way to behave.

What you was a rude thing to say.

said

This is the right thing to do.

Those were the wrong kind to buy.

of eggs

Jim is the best person to hire.

2) Bare infinitive ( without to) : We heard them close the door.

They saw us walk toward the lake.
You should let her go now.
She had better ask him not to come
Ask : nguyên mẩu không to / not to come : nguyên mẩu đơn phủ định
There was no more work to be done, so we left. ( nguyên mẩu đơn bị động)
Nobody wants to be cheated
B NGUYÊN MẨU TIẾP DIỄN : TO BE + V-ING
Diễn tả một hành động đang tiếp diễn trong cụm động từ nguyên mẩu
He is said to be working for a billionaire.
She pretended to be sleeping when I entered her room.
I promise to be waiting for her when she comes.
C. NGUYÊN MẨU HOÀN THÀNH : PERFECT INFINITIVE ; TO HAVE + V3
 I am happy to have left school. ( I’m happy that I have left school)
She claims to have met a number of famous people, but I don’t believe her.
She is said to have won the first prize.
You seem to have lost weight
Putin is believed to have failed in the invasion of Ukraine.\
The thief has been reported to have been caught by the police. ( Perfect Infinitive Passive))
Mr Nam is said to have been elected CEO of our company. ( Perfect Infinitive Passive)