Glagoli, ki jim sledi “to”-nedoločnik
1) Če sledečim glagolom sledi še en glagol, je struktura navadno glagol, ki mu sledi “to”-nedoločnik:
- Kate offered to teach me dancing. = Kate se je ponudila, da me nauči plesati.
- Fanny agreed to accompany me on a trip to Jamaica. = Fanny se je strinjala, da me pospremi na potovanju na Jamajko.
- You should learn to say no. = Morala bi se naučiti reči ne.
- Charles promised to do his best. = Charles je obljubil, da bo dal vse od sebe.
- Judy threatens to quit unless she gets a raise. = Judy grozi, da bo dala odpoved, če ne dobi povišice.
- Franklin forgot to turn off the lights when he was leaving home.= Franklin je pozabil ugasniti luči, ko je zapuščal dom.
- They will surely attempt to persuade you that this is the only logical decision. = Gotovo te bodo poskušali prepričati, da je to edina logična odločitev.
- Jim appears to be successful in any business he undertakes. = Izgleda, da je Jim uspešen v vsakem poslu, ki se ga loti.
- Kim tends to chew every single thing too much in her mind. = Kim se nagiba k temu, da čisto vsako stvar preveč premleva v svojih mislih.
- Tim pretended to be sleeping. = Tim se je delal, da spi.
- Radolph claims to be Rita’s father. = Radolph trdi, da je Ritin oče.
- Fred deserves to be treated with respect. = Fred si zasluži spoštljivo ravnanje.
- Linda can’t afford to wait any longer. = Linda si ne more privoščiti, da bi še čakala.
- I hoped to hear someting else. = Upal sem, da bom slišal kaj drugega.
- We aim to become a leading company in this field. = Stremimo k temu, da postanemo vodilno podjetje na tem področju.
- She seems to be having fun. = Zdi se, da se zabava.
- This weekend I plan to read a book on direct marketing. = Ta vikend nameravam prebrati knjigo o direktnem marketingu.
- Have they arranged to visit all the important attractions? = So uredili obisk vseh pomembnih atrakcij?
- He refuses to admit any mistakes. = Noče priznati kakršnihkoli napak.
- Have you decided to grow a beard? = Si se odločil, da si pustiš brado?
- A prisoner managed to escape yesterday. = Zaporniku je včeraj uspelo pobegniti.
- If you fail to send the application by Monday there is no way they will invite you to the interview. = Če ti prošnje ne uspe poslati do ponedeljka ni možnosti, da te povabijo na razgovor.
2) Zanikamo z “not to”:
- Jim agreed not to tell anything. = Jim se je strinjal, da ne bo nič povedal.
- Kim threatened not to pay. = Kim je grozila, da ne bo plačala.
3) Obstajata tudi “Continuous infinitive” (to be doing) in “Perfect infinitive” (to have done). Prvi se uporablja za označevanje dejanja, ki se dogaja istočasno z dejanjem, ki ga označuje prej omenjen glagol; drugi pa za dejanje, ki se je zgodilo prej:
- Their company seems to be growing. = Izgleda, da njihovo podjetje raste. (istočasnost)
- He failed to have noticed the most important sign. = Ni mu uspelo opaziti najpomembnejšega znaka. (predhodnost)
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