claim后接不定式,意为声称某事是真实的。如果不定式用to do形式,则通常不定式为静态动词,表示声称时的状态。例如:
He claims to know nothing about the robbery.
He claims to be an expert.
如果不定式为动态动词表示事件意义,则该事件一定是之前发生过的,所以不定式用完成体to have done形式。例如:
He claimed to have served under seven presidents since entering the Senate at 29.
I never claimed to have never made mistakes.