1. Adjectives To Infinitive Explanation
We can use adjectives to infinitive in two ways. Let's see both of them.
1. It is difficult to understand her.
2. She'sdifficult to understand.
Here are the adjectives we can use in the pattern above.
difficult
easy
impossible
hard
interesting
impossible
safe
Let's see some more examples.
1. His idea is almost impossible to do. It is almost impossible to do his idea.
2. This leaf is safe to eat. It is safe to eat this leaf.
3. Sue is very interesting to talk to. It is very interesting to talk to Sue.
To Infinitive After Ordinal Numbers
We use to + infinitive after ordinal numbers (the first, the second, the third etc.) and
also after the next and the last. Let's see the following examples.
1. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
2. She's the last girl to stay in my heart.
Expressing Someone's Feeling About Something
We can use to + infinitive after the following adjectives to say how someone feels about
something.
happy
glad
pleased
sad

2. disappointed
relieved
amazed
astonished
Let's see the following examples.
1. I was sorry to hear that your son is ill.
2. She was surprised to find her lost kitten.
3. His parents were disappointed to see his bad performance.
Adjectives Of Someone To Do Something
The structure (it is) nice of someone to do something is possible after the following
adjectives.
nice
kind
mean
stupid
silly
clever
polite
careless
generous
Let's see the following examples.
1. It was nice of you to bring me these beautiful flowers. Thankyouverymuch.
2. It was careless of Akhmad to drive the car beyond the speed limit.
3. It's stupid of him to leave that smart beautiful girl.
4. It was very generous of you to lend us the money.
Exercise I
In this exercise you have to write sentences in another way.
Example
: It is difficult to understand her.
You write : She is difficult to understand.

3. 1. It was very difficult to ride this motorcycle.
2. It is safe to drink this water.
3. It is difficult to explain some grammatical rules.
4. It is difficult to find a good government employee in this country.
5. It is not easy to abolish corruption.
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Exercise II
In this exercise you have to make sentences using the word in the bracket.
Example
:
You write :
John offered to help me. ( kind )
It was kind kind of John to offer to help me.
1. You make the same mistake. ( careless )
2. Jane gave me a birthday gift. ( nice )
3. He makes a phone call while he drives. ( careless )
4. I told her I had another girl. ( stupid )
Exercise III
In this exercise you have to make sentences using the word the first or the last.
Example
: I found the boy on the street last night. Nobody found him before.
You write : I was the first person to find boy on the street last night.
1. Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Nobody walked on the moon before.
2. He reigned the kingdom. Nobody reigned the kingdom anymore.
3. He saw the lost boy. Nobody saw the boy anymore.

4. Advise and suggestion - English Grammar
1) can
Use
Examples
ability to do sth. in the present (substitute form:
to be able to)
I can speak English.
permission to do sth. in the present (substitute
form: to be allowed to)
Can I go to the cinema?
request
Can you wait a moment, please?
offer
I can lend you my car till tomorrow.
suggestion
Can we visit Grandma at the weekend?
possibility
It can get very hot in Arizona.
2) could
Use
Examples
ability to do sth. in the past (substitute form: to
be able to)
I could speak English.
permission to do sth. in the past (substitute form:
I could go to the cinema.
to be allowed to)
politequestion *
Could I go to the cinema, please?
politerequest *
Could you wait a moment, please?
politeoffer *
I could lend you my car till tomorrow.
politesuggestion *
Could we visit Grandma at the weekend?
possibility *
It could get very hot in Montana.

5. 3) may
Use
Examples
possibility
It may rain today.
permission to do sth. in the present (substitute
form: to be allowed to)
May I go to the cinema?
politesuggestion
May I help you?
4) might
Use
Examples
possibility (less possible than may) *
It might rain today.
hesitantoffer *
Might I helpyou?
5) must
Use
Examples
force, necessity
I must go to the supermarket today.
possibility
You must be tired.
advice, recommendation
You must see the new film with Brad Pitt.
6) mustnot/maynot
Use
Examples
prohibition
You mustn't work on dad's computer.
You may not work on dad's computer.
7) neednot
Use
Examples
notnecessary
I needn't go to the supermarket, we're going to
the restaurant tonight.

6. 8) ought to
Use
Examples
advice
You ought to drive carefully in bad weather.
obligation
You ought to switch off the light when you
leave the room.
9) shall
instead of will in the 1st person
Use
Examples
suggestion
Shall I carry your bag?
10) should
Use
Examples
advice
You should drive carefully in bad weather.
obligation
You should switch off the light when you leave
the room.
11) will
Use
Examples
wish, request, demand, order (less polite than
would)
Will you please shut the door?
prediction, assumption
I think it will rain on Friday.
promise
I will stop smoking.
spontaneousdecision
Can somebody drive me to the station? - I will.
habits
She's strange, she'll sit for hours without talking.

7. 12) would
Use
Examples
wish, request (more polite than will)
Would you shut the door, please?
habits in thepast
Sometimes he would bring me some flowers.
* nopastforms - futureforms