Infinitive with to
We use to infinitive
- to show purpose. Hasan went to the market to buy some batteries for his portable cd player.
I called her to say “I love you.” ( purpose of my call )
- after certain verbs ( agree, appear, decide, expect, hope, plan, promise, want, refuse, plan….)
- They agreed to meet in front of Kipa at 3 o’clock.
– Lale’s decided to buy a new car after the accident.
– Although Metin promised to buy the tickets, he forgot.
– Because of some financial problems, the company refused to employ new employees.
– Merve wants to redecorate her house.
- after certain adjectives: ( sorry, happy, difficult, unable, glad, obliged etc… )
- My father was happy to hear that I had found a good job.
– It is difficult to change a flat tyre if you don’t know how to change it.
– Meral was sorry to hear that she hadn’t passed the test.
- after ” I would like / would love / would prefer ” to show specific preference.
– I would like to drink red wine, please.
– Because it was a tiring day, she’d prefer to stay at home.
- after certain nouns: ( pleasure, privilege etc… )
– It was really a pleasure to cook something for her.
– It’s my privilege to announce the most valuable player of the season.
- after ” too / enough ” constructions
– My sister Elif is too short to be a basketball player.
– I’m too tired to go to Hurley’s party.
– Deniz is tall enough to be a model.
– Although she finished two universities, she isn’t talkative enough to be a sales manager.
- after: be + the first / second etc… / next / last / best etc…
- I was the last to finish the race.
– Autumn is the best season to go to Abant.
- with: it + be + adjective ( + of + noun / pronoun )
- It was kind of him to bring some flowers when he first visited his girlfriend’s parents.
– It was rude of me to behave like that in front of the audience.
- with ” only” showing an unsatisfactory result
– Kemal went there only to learn he had failed the driving test. ( he went there but the result was disappointing )
- in the expression: ” for + someone + to inf“
– For Alex de Souza to score a goal from a free-kick is very easy.
– For me to win this prize was unbelievable.
to be continued in the following post….
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