Infinitive

couldn’t explain right then. He asked me to meet him at Bakker’s bookshop. I wanted to know what the matter was. He requested me just to keep the stuff like he had told me about. * équivalent du subjonctif français. Le verbe reste à la forme infinitive. ᕢ Translated into English He told me that the following day he had read the news of his death in the papers. He had asked him not to mention it to anyone. They had asked his wife where he hid / was hiding his documents. They announced

hooked up for the duration. There was the 'such that' expedient for ambiguities of scope; this again is seldom called for except in connection with intricate communication, which takes place mostly in mathematics. Finally there was the resort to infinitive phrases to distinguish between those positions that are meant as referential and those that are not. Something of this sort can be needed once in a while to resolve doubts e.g. as to the locus of Tom's historical error or as to what is exercising

conséquence, illustrer son propos, concession Lexique – description physique et vestimentaire – similarités/conformisme et différences/anti-conformisme – should : expression de l’opinion personnelle et du conseil – want et make : structures infinitive et causative Grammaire – obligation/absence d’obligation : mustn’t, can’t, don’t have to, needn’t – if clauses, may and will : conséquences possibles ou prévisibles d’une action – préfixe -un et accentuation Phonologie – accentuation

you don’t understand! You can stop pretending you’re innocent! We’re onto you! 7 1 by • 2 by • 3 for • 4 of / about • 5 with • 6 of • 7 of • 8 with • 9 of • 10 to Remarque : le « to » qui suit « eager » n’est pas une préposition mais la particule infinitive (si c’était une préposition, il faudrait lire « eager to getting rid », ce qui est incorrect.) 8 1 for • 2 with • 3 of • 4 with • 5 to • 6 of • 7 in • 8 for • 9 for IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS MANUEL & P. 96 1 Threat : menace, indice : anxious