The infinitive

1.

2.

V + Vto
agree, forget,
manage, refuse,
learn, afford,
promise, hope,
offer
• Ann learnt to swim at the age of 5
• We can’t afford to buy a new car
now.
N/Pron + Vto • Neil Armstrong was the first man to
walk on the Moon.
• Do you have something to read?
Adj+ Vto
• This film is interesting to watch.
• His ideas are difficult to
understand.

3.

too + Adj + Vto
слишком
Adj + enough +
Vto
достаточно
• This rule is too difficult to
understand.
• The day was too foggy to drive a
car.
• He is talented enough to win the
music contest.
• They are experienced enough to
cope with the problem.
enough + N+ Vto • We don’t have enough time to
finish our work.
достаточно
•They received enough facts to
prove their theory.

4.

• употребляется для выражения цели,
намерения (для чего? с какой целью?)
• в этой функции может стоять и в начале,
и в конце предложения
• на русский язык обычно переводится
придаточным предложением с
союзами «чтобы, для того чтобы»

5.

Vto
• She asked a few question to
learn the details.
so as+ Vto • Granny bought some flour
in order + so as to make a cake.
Vto
• They went to the meeting
room in order to sign the
contract.

6.