offer        agree           refuse         decide        plan        arrange   manage

fail              deserve       afford     forget      promise       threaten     learn

• 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.

• We decided not to go out because of the weather.
• I promised not to be late.

• I enjoy reading. (not enjoy to read)
• Andy suggested meeting for coffee. (not suggested to meet)
• Are you thinking of buying a car? (not thinking to buy)

For verb + -ing, see Unit 53. For verb + preposition+ -ing, see Unit 62.

• I wouldn't dare to tell him. or I wouldn't dare tell him.

• I daren't tell him what happened. (not I daren't to tell him)

We also use to ... after:

seem     appear         tend          pretend          claim

• 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.

• I pretended to be reading the paper. (= I pretended that I was reading)
• You seem to have lost weight. (= it seems that you have lost weight)
• Joe seems to be enjoying his new job. (= it seems that he is enjoying it)

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

• Can somebody show me how to use this camera?
• Ask jack. He'll tell you what to do.