Unit 54

Verb + infinitive

(a)

Если за этими глаголами следует еще один, то

обычно используется конструкция

глагол + to + инфинитив:

- As it was late, we decided to take a taxi home.

- I like George but I think he tends to talk too much.

- How old were you when you learnt to drive? ( или `learnt how to drive')

- They agreed to lend me some money when I told them the position I was in.

Обратите внимание на примеры с отрицанием

not to ...:

- We decided not to go out because of the weather.

- He pretended not to see me as he passed me in the street.

С другими важными глаголами (например, think и

suggest) нельзя использовать форму инфинитив:

- Are you thinking of buying a car? ( а не `thinking to buy')

- Tom suggested going to the cinema. (а не `suggested to go')

(b) Формы continuous infinitive (to be doing) и

perfect infinitive (to have done) обычно

используются после seem, appear и pretend:

- I pretended to be reading. (= I pretended that I was reading)

- You seem to have lost weight. (= it seems that you have lost weight)

(c) После dare можно использовать неопределенную

форму как с to, так и без:

- I wouldn't dare to ask him. или I wouldn't dare ask him.

Но после daren't Вы должны употребить

инфинитив без to:

- I daren't tell him what happened. ( а не `daren't to tell')

(d) После глаголов: ask decide know remember

forget explain understand можно ставить

вопросительное слово (what/where/how и т.д.)

+ to + инфинитив:

Также:

show/tell/ask someone (кому-либо) what/how/where

to do something (делать что-либо):

- Can someone show me how to change the film in this camera?

- Ask Jack. He'll tell you what to do.

О глаголах + инфинитив см. также Unit 55,Unit 56,Unit 57.