The infinintive : I want to learn English
Infinitives are used :
1- After certain verbs : " try - agree- decide - expect - help - learn - hope - need ....
Examples :
- We need to practice the language everyday.
- I hope to improve my English language.
-They decided to travel abroad.
- She learned to be more patient.
-He has agreed to help you.
-I always try to do my best in my classroom.
2-After certain adjectives :
Examples:
- It's important to have good friends.
-It's interesting to know other's culture.
It's not easy to learn a second language .
Those are the important rules of using the infinitive .The next discussion will be about "Gerunds": writing ,learning ,.....
Can u guess the right answer :
1- To learn English is important .
2- Learning English is important .
Thank you :)
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Thank you Learner for reading !
You are right ! The second sentence is the correct one .
I hope you can read my other grammatical discussions ,they are easy with useful examples :
http://my.englishclub.com/group/virtual-classroom/forum/topic/listF...
and please don't hesitate to ask any grammatical question .
Best wishes !
I have to rush home early today
I have to play foot ball in the evening with my pals
I have to reply to her letter
I have to do the house hold chores
Have to means must , it follows with infinitive without to: "go -read-do...."
I have to study =I must study "correct"
I have to go "correct"
I had go to market "wrong" :)) I have to go to the market or I had to go to the market "past"
Thank you for adding more useful examples ,let's always write some grammatical topics here and share our examples .
Thanks again for the support .
hi dear , thanks . it is so nice topic.
I hope we can always share these nice useful topics with all our friends here in EC .
Thank you dear Tawfeeq for reading .