= not to read it It’s very interesting to talk to Mary.= talk to her Mary is very interesting to talk to.. adjective happy sad glad nice pleased disappointed surprised delighted amazed a[r]
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ADJECTIVES & THE INFINITIVE
1 Structure : It is + adjective + to infinitive
good/better It’s good to get up early.
interesting It’s interesting to watch the match.
difficult It’s difficult to study maths.
safe(er) It’s safe(er) to take an umbrella with you.
dangerous It’s dangerous to swim too far from the shore.
possible It’s possible to see him here.
useful It’s useful to read this book.
impossible It’s impossible to read your writing.
cheap(er) It’s cheaper to go by car.
expensive It’s expensive to go by car.
odd/strange It ’s strange to wear raincoat while it’s sunny
It is
It was
rude
to inf.
It’s rude to interrupt the speaker
Compare: Your writing is awful It’s impossible to read ( = read your writing )
Your writing is impossible to read (= not to read it) It’s very interesting to talk to Mary.(= talk to her) Mary is very interesting to talk to ( = not to talk to her)
2 Structure : Subject + be + adjective + to + infinitive
pleased He was pleased to receive the present.
disappointed Mary was disappointed to hear them leave school so
early
surprised He was surprised to see me there.
delighted We were delighted to get your letter last week.
amazed Was Tom amazed to hear the story?
astonished Everybody was astonished to see the fire.
Tom
My father
Somebody
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
be
relieved
to inf.
We were relieved to hear you were safe.
3 Structure : It is /was + adjective + of + somebody + to + infinitive
stupid It was stupid of me to tell her my own story.
clever It was clever of Tom to get out of danger.
careless It’s careless of him to leave his book at home.
sensible It’s sensible of the authorities to build that bridge.
(un)reasonable It’s not reasonable of them to make children go out.
silly It’s silly of Ann to give up her job.
(un)fair I think it was unfair of you to criticise me.
considerate It was considerate of you not to speak loudly.
It
That be
generous
of sb to inf.
That was generous of you to share your food with me
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EXPRESSIONS + V-ING
There’s nothing you can do about the situation, so it’s no use worrying
about it
It’s no good trying to persuade me You won’t succeed.
There’s no point in having a car if you never use it.
There’s no point in waiting any longer, so we went away.
I live very near here, so it’s not worth taking a taxi.
I had a hard time doing my homework.
He has trouble listening to English.
This film is worth seeing or It’s worth seeing this film.
Do you think this book is worth reading?
He felt that his life was no longer worth living.
It’s a good idea That’s worth considering.
I had difficulty finding a place to stay.
Did you have any difficulty having a visa.
I had the greatest difficulty in persuading her.
( I persuaded her with the greatest difficult.) John had no difficulty in doing his homework.
(He did his homework without difficulty.)
It was a waste of time reading that book It was rubbish.
It’s a waste of money buying things you don’t need.
He spent hours trying to repair the clock.
He spent his free time reading newspapers.
I waste a lot of time persuading her.
Who spent all day chatting on the internet?
Ann was busy doing the housework when I arrived.
She’s busy writing letters.
The children were busy helping their mother in the garden.
Go swimming / go sailing / go fishing / go climbing / go skiing / go jogging / go camping / go shopping / go sightseeing / go hunting I’ d like to go skiing.
When did you last go shopping?
I’ve never gone sailing.
Let’s go swimming.
Tom often go fishing at weekends.
She don’t like to go climbing very much.
Every now and again he goes skiing in Switzerland.
It’s no use…
It’s no good…
There’s no point in…
Have a hard time…
Have (no) trouble…
It’s (not) worth…
…have (no) difficulty
(in)…
…a waste of money…
…a waste of time…
…spend(time)…
…waste (time)…
…(be) busy (with)…
go + v-ing
(especially sports)
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