Offer decide hope deserve promise agree plan manage afford threaten refuse arrange fail forget learn
After these verbs you can use to ... {infinitive):
It was late, so we decided to take a taxi home.
Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed to help him.
How old were you when you learnt to drive? (or learnt how to drive)
I waved to Karen but failed to attract her attention.
The negative is not to ... :
We decided not to go out because of the weather.
I promised not to be late.
After some verbs to ... is not possible. For example, enjoy/think/suggest:
I enjoy reading, (not enjoy to read)
Tom suggested going to the cinema, (not suggested to go)
Are you thinking of buying a car? (not thinking to buy)
We also use to ... after:
Seem appear tend pretend claim
For example:
They seem to have plenty of money.
I like Dan, but I think he tends to talk too much.
Ann pretended not to see me when she passed me in the street.
There is also a continuous infinitive (to be doing) and a perfect infinitive (to have done):
I pretended to be reading the newspaper. (= I pretended that I was reading)
You seem to have lost weight. (= it seems that you have lost weight)
Martin seems to be enjoying his new job. (= it seems that he is enjoying it)
After dare you can use the infinitive with or without to:
I wouldn't dare to tell him. or I wouldn't dare tell him.
But after dare not (or daren't), you must use the infinitive without to:
I daren't tell him what happened, (not I daren't to tell him)
After some verbs you can use a question word (what/whether/how etc.) + to ... . We use this structure especially after:
Ask decide know remember forget explain learn understand wonder
We asked how to get to the station.
Have you decided where to go for your holidays?
I don't know whether to apply for the job or not.
Do you understand what to do?
Also show/tell/ask/advise/teach somebody what/how/where to do something:
Can somebody show me how to change the film in this camera?
Ask Jack. He'll tell you what to do.
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