Infinitive with to – English Grammar

Examples with the Infinitive with to

After the following phrases we use the infinitive with to in English:

1. after the first

• Gagarin was the first to fly in a spaceship.

2. after the last

• Peter was the last to watch the film.

3. after the next

• He is the next to get his passport.

4. after adjectives

• I'm happy to be here.
• It's better not to smoke.
  

5. after special verbs (agree, choose, forget, hope, learn, promise, regret*, want, …)

• I am learning 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.

6. after question words

• I don't know what to say.
• Can you tell me how to get to the bus stop?

7. after want/would like

• I want you to help me.

8. after Verb + Object

• I helped my dad to clean the car.

Attention!

• I want to help you. (I help you.)
• I want you to help me. (You help me.)

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