Life

Level 3 Unit 6a
Infinitive forms

Suzie

Alice

Hi Suzie,
It was good to see you last week and thanks for helping me think about my future!
I’ve decided to change my career. I’m leaving my job to start my own business. I want to
start a website for university students.
What do you think?
Alice

Presentation

verb + to + infinitive Infinitive of purpose

After many common verbs, you can use the to + You can use the to + infinitive to talk about why
infinitive form of a verb: someone does something:
I’ve decided to change my career. I’m leaving my job to start my own business.

decide, learn, need, plan, The purpose of the action

to + infinitive The action
promise, want, would like (why we do something)
I’ve bought an umbrella to stay dry.
adjective + to + infinitive I’m going to the gym to get fit.
You can use the to + infinitive form after adjectives: I’ll call her to arrange a meeting.

It was good to see you.

crazy, difficult, easy, happy,

to + infinitive
nice, pleased, sad

Exercises
1 Match 1–7 to a–g.
1 Type in your password D aX to get there on time.
2 Put your credit card in the machine F bX to visit another country.
3 Turn the key C X
c to start the car.
4 You need to leave now AXd to log on.
5 Carry a passport B X
e to listen to the news.
6 You need to wear this coat G X
f to get money out.
7 You can switch the radio on gX to keep warm.
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 Level 3 Unit 6a
Exercises

2 Complete the sentences with the pairs of words in the box.

afraid + meet   crazy + buy   easy + make   nice + meet   right + be   sad + see

1 2 3

4 5 6

1 How do you do? It’s NICE to TO MEET you.

2 You’re SAD to SEE angry. I would be too!
3 Are you AFRAID to MEET my father?
4 The instructions say it’s easy to make .
5 And at this price, you’d be crazy not to buy it today!
6 We’re righ to be you go.
3 Combine the two sentences with an infinitive of purpose.
1 We employ over 200 people. They answer customer calls.
We employ over 200 people to answer customer calls.
2 My company provides training. This helps the employees do their jobs well.
my company provides traning to helps the employees do their jobs well
3 Our factory uses the latest technology. This improves production.
our factory uses the lastest technology to improves production
4 We check each product. This controls quality.
We checj each productto controls quality
5 We have three delivery trucks. These take our products to local supermarkets.
We have three delivery trucks to take our products to local supermarkets
6 We offer low prices. We are more competitive.
we ofter low prices to more competitive.
4 Complete these sentences so they are true for you.
1 In the future, I plan to buy a horse .
2 I’m always happy to see my girl friend .
3 I’m studying English to communicate in my work .

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