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adjective + infinitive glad to find you at home

We can use infinitives (with to) after adjectives to say why we feel afraid, glad, happy, pleased,
sad, surprised, unhappy etc.

Mum will be glad to find you at home. I'm pleased to meet you.

^ Put in suitable adjectives or infinitives.
► John was to get home after a long day at work, {sorry, afraid, happy)

1 Hello. I'm very glad........................you. {meet, tell, like)
2 I was sorry n o t........................ Barbara at the party. (forget, talk, see)
3 I'm .......................to say that I've got bad news for you. {glad, sorry, surprised)
4 I'm .......................to wake her up - she always shouts at me when I do. (excited, pleased, afraid)
5 We were pleased........................a free weekend at last, {work, have, know)
6 When I got home, I was surprised...................... a policeman in the kitchen, {get, leave, find)

7 I was n o t........................to hear that I had failed my exam. (surprised, sorry, sad)
8 Anna was n o t........................to find that the cat had brought a mouse in. {sad, pleased, unhappy)
9 I was sorry........................ home and go to America. I knew I would miss my family, {get, stay, leave)
10 We're always........................to go on holiday. (surprised, sad, happy)

We can use infinitives (with to) after adjectives to say what we think of things that people do. We do
this with adjectives like clever, crazy, right, silly, stupid and wrong.
You're crazy to think you can get there in an hour. You were clever to bring an umbrella.

^ Write sentences with infinitives.

► Angela carries all her money in one bag. She's wrong.
AvyOjtla's, wrov^y to carry a ll hervwovcey I ia, ovyejoay.

► Annie got to the airport early. She was clever.
Avwue was. cl ever to yet to the airport earlip

1 Eleanor listens to Mark. She's silly.

2 Elizabeth took the train without a ticket. She was wrong.

3 I sat on my glasses. I was stupid.

4 I washed a white shirt with a red one. I was wrong.

5 You believe Luke. You're silly.

6 You eat a good breakfast. You're right.

7 You lent money to Chris. You were crazy.

8 I thought the new Prime Minister was a good man. I was stupid.

9 Rebecca told Peter she loved him. She was wrong.

10 I stayed in bed until lunchtime. I was right.

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