USE 1.To answer the question Why (reason/purpose).
EXAMPLES:
Why did you to go to Mexico?
To
see my aunt and uncle.
USE 2. After adjectives.
EXAMPLES:
It's difficult to learn a
language.
USE 3. After certain verbs.
| agree, ask, dare, decide, expect, forget, hope, learn, manage, need, offer, promise, plan, refuse, seem, want, would like , would love , would prefer , would hate |
to do to come to cook |
EXAMPLES:
He hoped to meet new people.
She
tried not to be late.
I want to lose weight.
|
advise, |
me him them |
to do to come to cook |
EXAMPLES:
She told me to call her.
I
reminded her to come.
| agree | Tom agreed to help me. |
| appear | His health appeared to be better. |
| arrange | Naomi arranged to stay with her cousin in Miami. |
| ask [8] | She asked to leave. |
| begin [13] | He began to talk. |
| care | He doesn't care to participate in the activity. |
| choose [8] | I chose to help. |
| claim | She claimed to be a princess. |
| decide | We decided to go to Hawaii. |
| demand | He demanded to speak to Mr. Harris. |
| deserve | He deserves to go to jail. |
| dread [13] | I dread to think what might happen. |
| expect [8] | They expect to arrive early. |
| fail | He failed to get enough money to pay for the new project. |
| forget [13] | I forgot to lock the door when I left. |
| get (be allowed to) | Debbie gets to go to the concert next week! Why can't I? |
| happen | She happened to be at the bank when it was robbed. |
| hesitate | She hesitated to tell me the problem. |
| hope | I hope to begin college this year. |
| intend | We intend to visit you next spring. |
| learn | I learned to speak Japanese when I was a kid. |
| manage | He managed to open the door without the key. |
| need [8,13] | I need to study. |
| offer | Frank offered to drive us to the supermarket. |
| plan | We plan to go to Europe this summer. |
| prepare [8] | They prepared to take the test. |
| pretend | The child pretended to be a monster. |
| promise [8] | She promised to stop smoking. |
| refuse | The guard refused to let them enter the building. |
| regret [13] | I regret to inform you that your application was rejected. |
| remember [13] | Did you remember to lock the door when you left? |
| seem | Nancy seemed to be disappointed. |
| start [13] | Marge started to talk really fast. |
| swear | She swore to tell the truth. |
| tend | He tends to be a little shy. |
| threaten [8] | He threatened to leave forever. |
| try [13] | Mary tried to lift the table, but it was too heavy. |
| vow | He vowed to get revenge. |
| wait | She waited to buy a movie ticket. |
| want [8] | I want to study Spanish. |
| wish [8] | I wish to stay. |
| would like [8] (meaning "wish" or "want") |
We would like to start now. |
| yearn | Melanie yearns to travel somewhere exotic. |