Правилното разбиране на формата за инфинитив на италиански език (infinito) е от съществено значение за ученето на спреженията.

An infinitive is an impersonal, unchangeable verb form, characteristic of most modern languages. The infinitive is considered the original form of the verb and in most languages is presented as the main form in dictionaries. It is used as a predicate complement or as a subject (less often).

В българския език инфинитивната форма е отпаднала отдавна. В италианския език глаголите в инфинитив окончават на:

“-are” – 1st conjugation

“-ere” – 2nd conjugation

“-ire” – 3rd conjugation

There are also a few exceptions:

- verbs ending in "- porre" (Latin form "- ponere")

- verbs ending in "-durre" (Latin form "-ducere")

– verbs ending in “-arre”

The infinitive can be in the present or past tense – infinito presente o infinito passato

ИНФИНИТИВ в СЕГАШНО ВРЕМЕ – PRESENT INFINITIVE

Usage (in Bulgarian we translate the corresponding verb with the particle "да" - perfective verbs):

• in instructions: Write the application for admission – To write an application for appointment
• as a noun: Il mangiare troppo ti fa ingrassare – Overeating predisposes to weight gain
• as a subject: Walking Walking is good for your health. – Walking is good for your health
• in interrogative phrases: Are you going? – Should I go?
• in exclamatory phrases: Behave something! – To behave like this!
• preceded by a preposition: Advertisement to be sincerely ……. – If I have to be honest ……..

NOTE: is also used in phrases where both actions are performed by one subject, simultaneously:

– We saw Carla play at tennis = We have seen it. while she was playing tennis – We saw Carla playing tennis. (we saw her, she was playing)

PAST TENSE INFINITIVE – INFINITIVE PASSED

Usage: We use to express an action that happened before another past action; both past actions were performed by the same subject.

Formation: infinitive of AVERE or ESSERE plus MIN. PARTICIPLE of the other verb

– We came after passing through Carlo – We came after passing through Carlo

– At half past two I should have already left.

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