what is infinitives

To sneeze, to smash, to cry - all these are infinitives. An infinitive will almost always begin with to followed by the simple form of the verb like this:
TO + VERB = infinitive
NOTE - Because an infinitive is not a verb , you can't add s, es, ed, or ing to the end ever!
Infinitives can be used as nouns, adjectives or adverbs.
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I NEED TO GO TO SLEEP.
HERE THE NON-FINITE VERB PHRASE IS [ TO SLEEP ] ,IT IS ACTING ASA NOUN .
NON-FINITE VERBS THAT USE 'TO' BEFORE THEM ARE CALLED INFINITIVES.
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