Infinitives after adjectives. Complete the following sentences

Model: hard / find a good job

It’s hard to find a good job.

I / surprised / see you here

I’m surprised to see you here.

a) This book / easy / read

b) lovely / see you last night

c) easy / make mistakes when you’re learning a language

d) important / keep vocabulary records

e) I / pleased / see you’ve stopped smoking

f) impossible / keep the house tidy with five children

g) unusual / have long, hot summers in England

Rewrite the sentences, using the adjectives in brackets

Model: I heard you passed your driving test. (delighted)

I was delighted to hear that you passed your driving test.

a) I learned that your aunt had died. (sorry)

b) He wanted to know where we had been. (anxious)

c) She found that her husband was still alive. (amazed)

d) I see you’re still smoking. (disappointed)

e) He learned that he had nearly died. (shocked)

7.1.9. Infinitives of purpose. Match a line in A with a line in B and a line in C

A	B	C
I went for a walk I’m going to the library I went to town I phoned the theatre I bought flowers I’m going to Paris I wrote to John	to make to buy to get to change to visit to explain to find out to do	the house smell nice. a new car. some friends. how to get to my house. my books. some fresh air. some shopping. what time the play started