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The English infinitive is a basic verb form with or without the particle to: therefore, do and to do, be and to be, and so on are infinitives. As with many linguistic concepts, there is not a single definition of infinitive that applies to all languages.

The infinitive form is used after certain verbs: forget, help, learn, teach, train, choose, expect, hope, need, offer, want, would like, agree, encourage, pretend, promise, recommend, allow, can/can't afford, decide, manage, mean, and refuse.

Let's see some examples as follows:

1. Tom forgot to close the door.

2. Mary needs to leave in one hour.

3. Tom is encouraged to learn English earlier.

4. We can't afford to go to London.

The infinitive form is always used after adjectives like disappointed, glad, happy, pleased, relieved, sad, and surprised.

Let's see some examples as follows:

1. Mary was happy to call hime back.

2. Mary will be delighted to see her sister.

This includes too + adjective, for example:

1. The water was too cold to drink.

2. Is your computer too bad to repair?

The infinitive form is used after adjective + enough as follows:

1. He was experienced enough to fix this computer.

2. Mary is rich enough to buy two computers.

You should note that some verbs can be followed by the -ing form or the infinitive without a big change in meaning: begin, continue, hate, intend, like, love, prefer, propose, start.

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