TO-INFINITIVES -VERB+ Obj.+ to-infinitive Aid Appoint Cause challenge direct enable encourage force Inspire Instruct invite lead oblige order persuade remind Require Stimulate
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-VERB+ Obj.+ to-infinitive
Aid
Appoint
Cause
challenge
direct
enable
encourage
force
Inspire Instruct invite lead oblige order persuade remind
Require Stimulate tell
ask beg choose dare desire expect
help mean want wish advise allow attempt intend permit
-It’s + adj + (for sb) +to-infinitive
Ex: It’s nice to talk to them
Ex: It was a good chance for us to experience such a good time
-Enough + noun + to-inf
-Adj/Adv + Enough + to-infinitives
Ex: He’s old enough to possess a car
He’s speaking slowly enough for us to understand
I have enough time to finish this test
He is strong enough to lift this bag
The boy is tall enough to reach the light
-It takes (sb) + (time) + to-infinitive
Ex: It took us about 4 hours to finish that test
-Subj + is + the first/ second/…/last + to-inf
Ex:Phil was the first to come here
-It’s time + to-inf
Ex: It was time to stop them from smoking
It is time to take a break
It is time that we stopped them from smoking
It took me 2 days to learn these verbs my heart
-Too + adj/adv + to-inf
Ex: She’s too young to take that position as a manager
you are too intelligent to take that test
- To- infinitive of purpose
- in order to + infinitive
- so as to + inf
Ex: Lilly phoned us to inform/ in order to inform of her wedding
Trang 2I go to the bank to withdraw
in order to withdraw
so as to withdraw some money
-ask
-decide+ where/ when/ how/ who/what, etc + to-inf -explain
-know
-tell
…
Can you explain how to operate this machine
I don’t know how to solve the problem
Betty asked me where to go the following Sunday Betty asked me where I wanted to go…
She does not know where to go this weekend
I don’t know how to use chopsticks