To-infinitive – English Grammar Exercises for A2
You are reading and writing online reviews for a quiet local cafe and a beautiful city park. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best option (A, B, or C) to complete each review.
1 “The ‘Green Leaf Cafe’ is a wonderful place ______ a book on a rainy day.”
(A) reading
(B) to read
(C) read
2 “The city park is very beautiful ______ in the early morning.”
(A) to visit
(B) visiting
(C) visit
3 “The coffee here is amazing, but it is hard ______ an empty table on weekends.”
(A) finding
(B) find
(C) to find
4 “The botanical garden is lovely ______ through in the spring.”
(A) walk
(B) walking
(C) to walk
5 “The music inside the cafe is too loud, so it is difficult ______ to your friends.”
(A) to talk
(B) talking
(C) talk
6 “The sofas by the window are very comfortable ______ on for a long time.”
(A) sitting
(B) to sit
(C) sit
7 “If you bring your children, it is always nice ______ the ducks by the lake.”
(A) to feed
(B) feed
(C) feeding
8 “This quiet little spot is perfect ______ after a long, busy week.”
(A) relax
(B) relaxing
(C) to relax
9 “The waiters are very friendly and easy ______ to if you need anything.”
(A) to talk
(B) talk
(C) talking
10 “The menu is quite long and confusing ______ at first, but the food is great.”
(A) understanding
(B) to understand
(C) understand
11 “It is so relaxing ______ outside on the terrace in the evening.”
(A) eat
(B) eating
(C) to eat
12 “The view of the lake is amazing ______ at sunset.”
(A) to photograph
(B) photographing
(C) photograph
13 “The paths in the park are wide and safe ______ a bicycle on.”
(A) to ride
(B) ride
(C) riding
14 “It is really pleasant ______ the birds singing in the trees while you drink tea.”
(A) hear
(B) to hear
(C) hearing
15 “The homemade chocolate cake is huge, so it is great ______ with a friend.”
(A) sharing
(B) share
(C) to share
16 “The signs in the park are clear, so it is easy ______ the restrooms.”
(A) to locate
(B) locate
(C) locating
17 “It is terrible ______ outside when it is raining because there is no roof.”
(A) sit
(B) sitting
(C) to sit
18 “The spring flowers in the garden are absolutely beautiful ______ at.”
(A) to look
(B) looking
(C) look
19 “This old park is fascinating ______ if you love local history.”
(A) exploring
(B) to explore
(C) explore
20 “The drinks are good, but it is impossible ______ here because the Wi-Fi is so bad.”
(A) work
(B) working
(C) to work
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (B) to read
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: We use “to-infinitive” to describe the purpose or evaluate the quality of a noun/place (“a wonderful place to read”).
- Why others are wrong: (A) “reading” is a gerund. (C) “read” is a bare infinitive missing “to”.
2 (A) to visit
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: The structure “Adjective (beautiful) + to-infinitive” evaluates the experience of the action.
- Why others are wrong: (B) “visiting” is a common learner mistake. (C) “visit” lacks “to”.
3 (C) to find
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “It is hard + to-infinitive” describes the difficulty of an action.
- Why others are wrong: (A) “finding” is a gerund. (B) “find” lacks “to”.
4 (C) to walk
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Adjective (lovely) + to-infinitive”.
- Why others are wrong: (A) “walk” lacks “to”. (B) “walking” is a gerund.
5 (A) to talk
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Adjective (difficult) + to-infinitive”.
- Why others are wrong: (B) “talking” is a gerund error. (C) “talk” lacks “to”.
6 (B) to sit
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: Evaluates the physical experience of the sofas (“comfortable to sit on”).
- Why others are wrong: (A) “sitting” is incorrect in this structure. (C) “sit” lacks “to”.
7 (A) to feed
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “It is nice + to-infinitive” is a classic evaluation phrase.
- Why others are wrong: (B) “feed” lacks “to”. (C) “feeding” is a gerund error.
8 (C) to relax
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Perfect + to-infinitive”.
- Why others are wrong: (A) “relax” lacks “to”. (B) “relaxing” is a gerund.
9 (A) to talk
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Easy + to-infinitive” describes how simple the interaction is.
- Why others are wrong: (B) “talk” lacks “to”. (C) “talking” is incorrect.
10 (B) to understand
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Confusing + to-infinitive”.
- Why others are wrong: (A) “understanding” is a gerund error. (C) “understand” lacks “to”.
11 (C) to eat
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “It is relaxing + to-infinitive”.
- Why others are wrong: (A) “eat” lacks “to”. (B) “eating” is a gerund.
12 (A) to photograph
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Amazing + to-infinitive” evaluates the quality of the view for taking pictures.
- Why others are wrong: (B) “photographing” is a gerund. (C) “photograph” lacks “to”.
13 (A) to ride
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Safe + to-infinitive”.
- Why others are wrong: (B) “ride” lacks “to”. (C) “riding” is incorrect.
14 (B) to hear
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Pleasant + to-infinitive”.
- Why others are wrong: (A) “hear” lacks “to”. (C) “hearing” is a gerund error.
15 (C) to share
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Great + to-infinitive”.
- Why others are wrong: (A) “sharing” is a gerund. (B) “share” lacks “to”.
16 (A) to locate
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Easy + to-infinitive”.
- Why others are wrong: (B) “locate” lacks “to”. (C) “locating” is incorrect.
17 (C) to sit
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Terrible + to-infinitive” gives a negative evaluation of the experience.
- Why others are wrong: (A) “sit” lacks “to”. (B) “sitting” is a gerund error.
18 (A) to look
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Beautiful + to-infinitive”.
- Why others are wrong: (B) “looking” is a gerund. (C) “look” lacks “to”.
19 (B) to explore
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Fascinating + to-infinitive”.
- Why others are wrong: (A) “exploring” is a gerund error. (C) “explore” lacks “to”.
20 (C) to work
Explanation: – Why it’s correct: “Impossible + to-infinitive” evaluates the feasibility of an action.
- Why others are wrong: (A) “work” lacks “to”. (B) “working” is a gerund.
GRAMMAR POINTS TO REMEMBER
- The Grammar Pattern: We use the structure Adjective + “to” + Verb (Infinitive) to describe or evaluate an experience.
- Example: “The coffee is great to drink.”
- Example: “This park is beautiful to visit.”
- The “It is…” Pattern: Very often, we use an empty “It” as the subject to give a general review of a place.
- Structure: It is + Adjective + to + Verb
- Example: “It is relaxing to sit here.”
- Common Adjectives for Reviews:
- Positive: great, nice, beautiful, wonderful, pleasant, lovely, relaxing, perfect, easy, safe.
- Negative: terrible, bad, awful, hard, difficult, impossible, confusing.
- The Common Mistake: Never use the -ing form immediately after the adjective in this structure.
- Wrong: The garden is lovely walking through.
- Right: The garden is lovely to walk through.