too

1 We can use an infinitive structure after too.

too + adjective/adverb + infinitive

• He's too old to work


• It's too cold to play tennis.


• We arrived too late to have dinner.

We can also use a structure with for + object + infinitive.

too + adjective/adverb + for + object + infinitive

• It's too late for the pubs to be open.


• The runway's too short for planes to land

2 We can modify too with much, a lot, far, a little, a bit or rather.

• much too old (NOT very too old)


• a little too confident
  


• a lot too big
  


• a bit too soon


• far too ycung
  


• rather too often

3 Don't confuse too and too much. We do not use too much before an adjective without a noun, or an adverb.

• You are too kind to me. (NOT . . . too much kind to me.)
  


• I arrived too early (NOT      too much early )

4 Don't confuse too and very. Too means 'more than enough', 'more than necessary'.

• He's a very intelligent child.


• He's too intelligent for his class — he's not learning anything.


• It was very cold, but we went out.


• It was too cold to go out, so we stayed at home.