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THE INFINITIVE 244

Verb+object + ‘to be’; yani, bazı fiiller to be fiilinden önce nesne alır. Bu şekilde kullanılan
fillerin bazıları:

assume believe calculate understand
acknowledge consider declare know
an
f
discover estimate cy
feel
find suppose guess imagine
think maintain proclaim prove
reckon see show take

I consider them to be the best singers.
He is known to be trustworthy.
They are estimated to be over one thousand dollars.
She is thought to be one of the most famous violinists.

 Diğer infinitive yapılarıyla (continuous and perfect infinitive) da kullanılabilir:

He is supposed to be studying/to have studied.
She is thought to be waiting/to have waited for us.

Verb+to-infinitive or that clause; yani, pekçok fiilden sonra hem to-infinitive hem de that
cümleciği kullanılır. Bu şekilde kullanılan fiillerden bazıları:

agree contrive expect intend
arrange decide pretend learn
care demand beg plan
choose determine hope prefer
claim promise resolve swear

He agreed to work with his brother
He agreed that he should work with his bother.

They decided to divide the profits equally.
They decided that the profits should be divided equally.

She pretended to read the book.
She pretended that she was reading the book.

Verb+Question Word+to-infinitive or that-clause; bazı fiillerle to-infinitive’den önce, why
hariç, soru sözcüğü gelebilir. Bu şekilde kullanılan fiillerin başlıcaları:

consider hear see
decide learn think
discover observe understand
explain know wonder
find out perceive ask
forget remember show+object