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.
At B1, ‘create’ is the most frequent.
The point is to create something you‘re excited about.
At B2, ‘ensure’ is the most common.
We have to touch the stars if only to ensure our own survival.
At C1, ‘determine’ is the only verb.
There’s a simple way to determine if I am paranoid.
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
1 WHETHER 6179
2 USED 1850
3 STUDY 1116
4 TRYING 1049
5 ORDER 896
6 ABLE 889
7 DIFFICULT 745
8 NEEDED 610
9 EXTENT 457
10 CONDUCTED 425
54 TO SAVE 643003
55 TO LEAVE 632691
56 TO ACHIEVE 622458
57 TO REMOVE 612314
58 TO COMPLETE 603628
59 TO WRITE 598014
60 TO WIN 590163
61 TO INCREASE 587567
62 TO ASK 582075
63 TO ALLOW 575402
64 TO REACH 571473
65 TO REDUCE 569196
66 TO CHOOSE 565079
67 TO CONTINUE 563811
68 TO SPEND 562376
69 TO RECEIVE 559729
70 TO TALK 558042
71 TO GROW 552455
72 TO APPLY 529552
73 TO FOLLOW 529373
74 TO TURN 527969
75 TO WATCH 524834
76 TO JOIN 522123
77 TO LET 520101
78 TO CONSIDER 518938
79 TO SEND 512425
80 TO HOLD 511615
81 TO MAINTAIN 501688
82 TO SELL 498119
83 TO OPEN 493560
84 TO EAT 488755
85 TO PRODUCE 477065
86 TO DEAL 464637
87 TO INCLUDE 461851
88 TO IDENTIFY 450781
89 TO VISIT 446663
90 TO CALL 445986
91 TO ACCESS 445383
92 TO ENJOY 443504
93 TO PERFORM 428739
94 TO ENTER 420653
95 TO PICK 417290
96 TO DELIVER 405609
97 TO EXPLORE 402761
98 TO PURCHASE 401550
99 TO BEGIN 400877
100 TO RETURN 395919