Hi, it's Rob here from Woodward English.
Today we're going to look at the difference between to, too and two.
To means in the direction of or towards something.
TO is a preposition.
It indicates the place you arrive at as a result of moving.
You go from A to B.
Some examples:
I went to the beach.
I will take a taxi to the airport.
We're going to the stadium tonight.
TO refers to the end point of a time period
You usually say from X to Y.
Examples
She works from 9 to 5.
I work from Monday to Friday.
We watched it from beginning to end.
Note: If we do not have the starting time,
we use UNTIL.
Today I work until 5:00.
TO identifies the person receiving something.
I gave the gift to my friend.
Can you give my keys to Daniel?
She was very nice to us.
TO can be used to show a change of state, condition or quality.
The sword has turned to rust.
She tore the secret message to pieces.
The traffic light changed from red to green.
TO is also the first part of an infinitive
infinitive is TO + VERB
An infinitive is the basic form or the original form of a verb like TO BE, TO GO, TO EAT.
Those are all infinitives.
Notice that when two verbs are together,
the second verb is in the infinitive form, except with modal verbs and TO BE.
If we look at the example: I like to sing.
There are two verbs.
Verb 1 is like and verb 2 is sing.
Since we have two verbs together,
the second verb verb to sing
is in its infinitive form to sing
We say: I like to sing.
The TO is necessary between the two verbs.
Let's look at some other examples.
I like to play the guitar.
Again, there are two verbs, like and play.
So the second verb play needs to be in the infinitive
TO PLAY
I like to play the guitar.
We have to buy a dictionary.
She likes to ride her bike.
TOO can be used before an adjective or an adverb and means more than is needed,
more than desirable or more than is wanted.
This shirt is too big for me.
Slow down! You're driving too fast.
It is too cold to go swimming today.
TOO also refers to an excessive amount of something
and it is often followed by much or many.
Too much before an uncountable noun
too many before a plural noun.
You put too much salt in the soup.
It means an excessive amount of salt in the soup.
I can't go. I have too much work to do.
There were too many people in the room.
TOO can also mean ALSO, in addition or as well.
I'm thirsty too. It means I am also thirsty.
We would like some cake too.
Yes, we would like some cake in addition to the coffee.
I was tired last night and my friend was too.
Means my friend was also tired.
This is the easiest.
TWO is a number.
It is only used as a number. One, TWO, three.
We can see a picture of two birds.
Let's look at some examples.
I can speak two languages.
Yes, English and Spanish.
A bicycle has two wheels.
He ate two hamburgers. He was very hungry.
Sometimes TO, TOO and TWO can all be used in the same sentence.
While they all sound the same,
it is the context that helps you understand the meaning of each.
For example:
I want to go to two places too.
The first TO is necessary because we have two verbs together.
Verb 1 want and Verb 2 go
So the second verb needs to be in its infinitive form, TO GO. I want to go.
The next TO shows us the direction we are going
I want to go in this direction.
I want to go TO a place somewhere.
The next TWO is a number.
I want to go not only to one place but two places.
The final TOO means ALSO.
I also want to go to two places just like you.
Let's practice.
Complete the following sentences with TO, TOO or TWO.
We went
to a museum yesterday.
The two boys are tired.
He likes
to play football.
I need some help
too.
There are
too many cars on the street.
Can you pass my book
to John please?
I have
two teaspoons of sugar in my tea.
I don't want
to work. It is
too hot.
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