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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