How to use to in English?

[Phuquy]

Hi everyone,

Can you please help me when I can use TO in english. it is in front of verb or adjactive.

I go to school
I like to eat ice cream
I want to swim

Thank you very much..

Phu Quy

[Tricky42]

I like to go to school
I like to eat ice cream
I want to swim

Always put TO in front of the verb and NEVER NEVER put another word in between. Many English speakers 'split the infinitive'. An example is "To boldy go where no man has gone before"

TO does not precede an adjective. I suspect that you have heard TO in front of an adjective in speech but this is spelt TOO and means excessive e.g. TOO TIRED - MET QUA. Hope that helps.

[Phuquy]

Thank you for your help.

Can you please advise me when I can use to and what if i miss use to?

for example:

I go to school
I go school

I like eat icecream
I like to eat ice cream


Thank you in advance for your help.

Phuquy

[MANH NGUYEN]

[QUOTE=Phuquy;19191]Thank you for your help.

Can you please advise me when I can use to and what if i miss use to?

for example:

I go to school
I go school

I like eat icecream
I like to eat ice cream

Read carefully:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/go

Rồi áp dụng phương pháp "Monkeys see, monkeys do"

[LeM0n_T]

to + verb
that's how it's used usually

[meomok]

Mình hong hiểu câu hỏi của bạn lắm nhưng mà mình dịch thoáng 'TO' = 'để', như thế khi cần dùng chắc sẽ dễ hiểu hơn, ví dụ:

adjective + TO + verb
Too cold to go outside = lạnh quá để ra ngoài

verb + TO + verd
stop to look = dừng lại để nhìn

To + verb
To eat you need to open your mouth = Để ăn ta phải mở miệng ra :P

Trong trường hợp "I go to school' như bạn đề ra, "To" lại mang nghĩa "tới" - Mình đi tới trường nhưng "To" này đứng sau động từ, đi theo "school" nên mang 1 vai trò khác. Nói chung "To" phía trước và "To" phía sau động từ chính mang nghĩa khác nhau.

[Tanyenbai]

To eat you need to open your mouth = Để ăn ta phải mở miệng ra :P
For eating, ....
To be or not to be that is the question.