ADJECTIVES TO INIFITIVE

ADJECTIVES & THE INFINITIVE
Structure : It is + adjective + to infinitive
It is
It was

good/better
to inf.
It’s good to get up early.


interesting

It’s interesting to watch the match.


difficult

It’s difficult to study maths.


hard

It’s hard to understand him.


easy

It’s easy to go by train.


safe(er)

It’s safe(er) to take an umbrella with you.


dangerous

It’s dangerous to swim too far from the shore.


possible

It’s possible to see him here.


useful

It’s useful to read this book.


impossible

It’s impossible to read your writing.


cheap(er)

It’s cheaper to go by car.


expensive

It’s expensive to go by car.


odd/strange

It ’s strange to wear raincoat while it’s sunny.


rude

It’s rude to interrupt the speaker.

Compare: Your writing is awful. It’s impossible to read. ( = read your writing )
Your writing is impossible to read. (= not to read it)
It’s very interesting to talk to Mary.(= talk to her)
Mary is very interesting to talk to. ( = not to talk to her)
Structure : Subject + be + adjective + to + infinitive

Subject
be
adjective
to inf.
examples

Tom
My father
Somebody
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
be
happy
to inf.
She was happy to go out.



sad

Tom was sad to fail the exam.



glad

I’ m glad to see you.



nice

It’s nice to meet you again.



pleased

He was pleased to receive the present.



disappointed

Mary was disappointed to hear them leave school so early.



surprised

He was surprised to see me there.



delighted

We were delighted to get your letter last week.



amazed

Was Tom amazed to hear the story?



astonished

Everybody was astonished to see the fire.



relieved

We were relieved to hear you were safe.


Structure : It is /was + adjective + of + somebody + to + infinitive
It
That

be
(un)kind
of sb
to inf.
It’s kind of you to help me.



good


It’s good of him to tell the truth.



stupid


It was stupid of me to tell her my own story.



clever


It was clever of Tom to get out of danger.



careless


It’s careless of him to leave his book at home.



sensible


It’s sensible of the authorities to build that bridge.



(un)reasonable


It’s not reasonable of them to make children go out.



silly


It’s silly of Ann to give up her job.



(un)fair


I think it was unfair of you to criticise me.



considerate


It was considerate of you not to speak loudly.



generous


That was generous of you to share your food with me.



EXPRESSIONS + V-ING
It’s no use…



It’s no good…

There’s no point in…



Have a hard time…

Have (no) trouble…

It’s (not) worth…




…have (no) difficulty (in)…







…a waste of money…
…a waste of time…

…spend(time)…
…waste (time)…



…(be) busy (with)…



go + v-ing
(especially sports)








There’s nothing you can do about the situation, so it’s no use worrying about it.


It’s no good trying to persuade me. You won’t succeed.

There’s no point in having a car if you never use it.
There’s no point in waiting any longer, so we went away.
I live very near here, so it’s not worth taking a taxi.

I had a hard time doing my homework.

He has trouble listening to English.

This film is worth seeing. or It’s worth seeing this film.
Do you