EXERCISES IN ENGLISH
INFINITIVES
We use infinitives to complete the meaning of various verbs,
-He wants to see you.
-We tried to call you.
We use inflnitives to complete the meaning of various adjectives and
adverbs.
-These exercises are easy to do.
-It was impossible to open that door.
We use infinitives either alone or after in order, to express the idea of
Purpose.
-He went there to see his friend.
-We came early in order to get good seats.
Using infinitive constructions, complete the following sentences
In your own words.
1.It is too late to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 21.He doesn't know how
to ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
2.He sent there in order to :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::22.We both like to:::::::::::::::
3.I was glad to . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::23.They went to Spain
to :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
4.They want to ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::24.They expect
to :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
5.I prefer to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::25.She goes there in order
to:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
6.It is easy to ,:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::26.Did you forget
to:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
7.She hopes to:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::27.It is hard
to ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
8.I tried to:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::28.They prefer
to:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 9.It is hard for me to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :29.It is possible
to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
10.He asked me to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::30.She is too weak
to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
11.Is he strong enough to ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::31.He told me
to ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
12.He is too old to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::32.I asked him
to:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
13.I finally decided to ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::33.We expect
to:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
14.She is afraid to :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::34.She doesn't want
to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
15.They want to:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::35.You ought
to :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
16.went ther to :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::36.Helen likes
to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
17.It was impossible to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::37.I told him
to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
18.He won t permit us to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::38 I don t know how
to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
19.I forgot to:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::39.She left early in order
to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
20.We don t want to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::40. She I'II be glad
to::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::