The Infinitive with to
| after: |
the first |
Gagarin was the first to fly in a spaceship. |
| the last |
Peter was the last to watch the film. |
| the next |
He is the next to get his passport. |
| after: |
adjectives |
I'm happy to be here. |
| It's better not to smoke. |
| after: |
certain verbs
(agree, choose, forget, hope, learn, promise, regret*, want,
) |
I learn to drive a car. |
* After regret the to-infinitive is used when announcing bad news:
We regret to inform you that the flight to Munich has been cancelled.
In other cases the Gerund is used.
| after: |
question words |
I don't know what to say. |
| Can you tell me how to get to the bus stop? |
| after: |
want/would like |
I want you to help me. |
| verb + object + to-infinitive |
I helped my dad to clean the car. |
NOTE!!!
| I want to help you. |
I want you to help me. |