Infinitive in Spanish

The name in Spanish is: "Infinitivo"

Introduction

Infinitive is the most important form of a verb and it is one of the three impersonal forms in Spanish (together with gerund and participle).

Infinitive can ends in "-ar", "-er" or "-ir".

Examples:

hablar
to speak

comer
to eat

dormir
to sleep

Uses of the infinitive

The infinite is used:

• To express Abstract information about an action

  Ahorrar es muy importante
  Saving is very important

• To complement information about a conjugated verb:

  Me gusta comer mucho
  I like to eat a lot