Level: beginner
We use the to-infinitive after certain verbs (verbs followed by to-infinitive), particularly verbs of thinking and feeling:
choose forget | hate hope intend learn | like love mean plan | prefer remember want would like/love |
They decided to start a business together.
Remember to turn the lights off.
and verbs of saying:
agree | promise | refuse | threaten |
We agreed to meet at the cinema.
Promise to call me every day.
Some verbs are followed by a direct object and then the to-infinitive:
advise ask encourage expect | intend invite order persuade | remind tell want warn | would like/love would prefer |
He encouraged his friends to vote for him.
Remind me to give Julia a call.
Infinitive of purpose
We also use the to-infinitive to express purpose (to answer why?):
He bought some flowers to give to his wife.
He locked the door to keep everyone out.We can also express purpose with in order to and in order not to:
We started our journey early in order to avoid the traffic.
They spoke quietly in order not to wake the children.or so as to and so as not to:
We started our journey early so as to avoid the traffic.
They spoke quietly so as not to wake the children.
"Put your question in the box"
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خودآزمایی ها |
نام | تعداد آزمون | میزان موفقیت | |
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محمد خزایی | 3 | 100/00 % |
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نیما شیرانی | 3 | 100/00 % |
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نیلوفر نیک گفتار | 3 | 100/00 % |
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یاشار اسکندری | 3 | 100/00 % |
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Mahla m | 1 | 100/00 % |
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پریسا سلوکی شهرضایی | 3 | 96/43 % |
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Matin Azimipour | 2 | 95/00 % |
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سپهر عالیوند | 4 | 94/74 % |
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سیامک اوحدی نیا | 4 | 94/74 % |
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ارشیا قلمکاری | 4 | 94/74 % |
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mina roshanaei | 1 | 91/67 % |
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Fardin Azhdari | 2 | 90/00 % |
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reza rouzkhosh | 4 | 89/47 % |
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Bahareh slt | 3 | 89/29 % |
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Parvin Nemati | 3 | 89/29 % |
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ثمین ابراهیمی | 3 | 89/29 % |
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Vida Mehrabi | 2 | 87/50 % |
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شکوه شیخی پور | 4 | 84/21 % |
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فاطمه ثابت قدم | 4 | 81/58 % |
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Kimia Fooladgar | 4 | 81/58 % |
نام | تعداد آزمون | میزان موفقیت | |
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َAmeneh Darvishzadeh | 1 | 100/00 % |
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Mehrad Hashemi | 1 | 100/00 % |
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Noushmehr Norsobhi | 1 | 100/00 % |
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مهدی حسین پور آقائی | 1 | 100/00 % |
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Farnoush Toghiany | 21 | 98/36 % |
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zahra namdari | 46 | 98/21 % |
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یاسمن محمدی پور | 4 | 98/08 % |
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Sheida Taheri | 3 | 97/37 % |
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پژمان همدانی | 3 | 97/37 % |
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محمدحسین میرزایی | 3 | 97/30 % |
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Tara Mohammadi | 3 | 96/43 % |
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yasaman mohamadipur | 51 | 95/86 % |
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مهدی هنرمند | 1 | 95/24 % |
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محمدجواد ملائی اردستانی | 3 | 94/44 % |
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Arzhang Saberi | 4 | 93/33 % |
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Soheila Karimi | 124 | 92/73 % |
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aram farhmand | 10 | 92/31 % |
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یاشار اسکندری | 98 | 91/14 % |
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الشان مقیمی آذر | 11 | 90/80 % |
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عباس پورمیدانی | 1 | 90/00 % |