TO infinitive – English Grammar Profiler

Let’s look at the most frequent ‘to infinitives’ on the internet in the top 100 verbs.  Our research is by doing a search in iWeb for _TO _VVI

At A2, ‘keep’ stands out.

We have put in bold the most frequent collocations too:

I’m trying hard to keep my family out of my life.

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At B1, ‘create’ is the most frequent.

The point is to create something you‘re excited about.

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At B2, ‘ensure’ is the most common.

We have to touch the stars if only to ensure our own survival.

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At C1, ‘determine’ is the only verb.

There’s a simple way to determine if I am paranoid.

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The full list is below:

1 TO GET 7228266 2 TO MAKE 6585370 3 TO SEE 4323731 4 TO USE 3819673 5 TO HELP 3303356 6 TO TAKE 3239968 7 TO GO 2986916 8 TO FIND 2724621 9 TO KEEP 2517897 10 TO WORK 2170771 11 TO CREATE 1979589 12 TO KNOW 1775672 13 TO GIVE 1775580 14 TO SAY 1682290 15 TO PROVIDE 1679165 16 TO ENSURE 1352320 17 TO PLAY 1287710 18 TO COME 1287163 19 TO LEARN 1264266 20 TO START 1246696 21 TO PAY 1203806 22 TO PUT 1171082 23 TO LOOK 1141413 24 TO TRY 1108626 25 TO ADD 1104339 26 TO BUILD 1025105 27 TO CHANGE 1007846 28 TO BRING 981888 29 TO MEET 966844 30 TO BUY 963355 31 TO SHOW 950160 32 TO BECOME 911277 33 TO AVOID 894891 34 TO SUPPORT 886801 35 TO MOVE 875529 36 TO SHARE 845078 37 TO IMPROVE 815930 38 TO UNDERSTAND 814287 39 TO RUN 802438 40 TO STAY 789391 41 TO THINK 776349 42 TO READ 774142 43 TO CHECK 725509 44 TO TELL 718866 45 TO DEVELOP 711280 46 TO OFFER 706673 47 TO SET 696072 48 TO HEAR 694639 49 TO PROTECT 690104 50 TO LIVE 684608 51 TO PREVENT 683632 52 TO STOP 675619

53 TO DETERMINE 671683