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.
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خودآزمایی ها |
نام | تعداد آزمون | میزان موفقیت | |
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محمد خزایی | 3 | 100/00 % | |
نیما شیرانی | 3 | 100/00 % | |
نیلوفر نیک گفتار | 3 | 100/00 % | |
یاشار اسکندری | 3 | 100/00 % | |
Mahla m | 1 | 100/00 % | |
پریسا سلوکی شهرضایی | 3 | 96/43 % | |
Matin Azimipour | 2 | 95/00 % | |
سپهر عالیوند | 4 | 94/74 % | |
سیامک اوحدی نیا | 4 | 94/74 % | |
ارشیا قلمکاری | 4 | 94/74 % | |
mina roshanaei | 1 | 91/67 % | |
Fardin Azhdari | 2 | 90/00 % | |
reza rouzkhosh | 4 | 89/47 % | |
Bahareh slt | 3 | 89/29 % | |
Parvin Nemati | 3 | 89/29 % | |
ثمین ابراهیمی | 3 | 89/29 % | |
Vida Mehrabi | 2 | 87/50 % | |
شکوه شیخی پور | 4 | 84/21 % | |
فاطمه ثابت قدم | 4 | 81/58 % | |
Kimia Fooladgar | 4 | 81/58 % |
نام | تعداد آزمون | میزان موفقیت | |
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َAmeneh Darvishzadeh | 1 | 100/00 % | |
Mehrad Hashemi | 1 | 100/00 % | |
Noushmehr Norsobhi | 1 | 100/00 % | |
محمدحسین میرزایی | 1 | 100/00 % | |
مهدی حسین پور آقائی | 1 | 100/00 % | |
Farnoush Toghiany | 21 | 98/36 % | |
zahra namdari | 46 | 98/21 % | |
یاسمن محمدی پور | 4 | 98/08 % | |
Tara Mohammadi | 3 | 96/43 % | |
yasaman mohamadipur | 51 | 95/86 % | |
مهدی هنرمند | 1 | 95/24 % | |
محمدجواد ملائی اردستانی | 3 | 94/44 % | |
Arzhang Saberi | 4 | 93/33 % | |
Soheila Karimi | 124 | 92/73 % | |
aram farhmand | 10 | 92/31 % | |
یاشار اسکندری | 98 | 91/14 % | |
عباس پورمیدانی | 1 | 90/00 % | |
پریسا سلوکی شهرضایی | 72 | 89/49 % | |
ارشیا قلمکاری | 33 | 89/23 % | |
Matin Azimipour | 30 | 88/17 % |