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.
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