D He promised to go, his promise to go

Some nouns can come before a to-infinitive. Compare these sentences. Verb + to-infinitive: Mark promised to go shopping.

But then he arranged to play golf. Noun + to-infinitive: Mark forgot about his promise to go shopping.

Sarah found out about his arrangement to play golf.

Here are some nouns we can use: agreement, arrangement, decision, demand, desire, failure, offer, plan, promise, refusal, tendency, threat

61-62 Verb + ing-form 65 Verb + object + to-infinitive

60 Exercises

1 Verb + to-infinitive (A)

Say what each speaker did. Use these verbs before a to-infinitive: decide, demand, offer, promise, threaten ► Henry: I really must speak to the manager. Henry demanded to speak to the manager.

1 Trevor: I'll put the shelves up soon, I promise.

2 Claire: OK, I'll buy both the dresses.

3 Melanie: I'll cook the meal if you like.

4 Tom: If you don't control that dog, Nick, I'll shoot it.

2 Seem (B)

Complete the answers using seem and a to-infinitive. (Some of the to-infinitives may be continuous or perfect.)

? Vicky: Have Matthew and Emma got over their quarrel?
Daniel: I think so. They seem to have got over it.

? Rita: Is Claire in love with Henry?

Sarah: Probably not. She doesn't seem to be in love with him.

1 Tom: Do Mike and Harriet really believe there's life on Mars?

David: Well, yes....................................................................................... there is.

2 Victor: Has Ilona's English improved?

Emma: Yes,............................................................................ quite a lot.

3 David: Does Rita like football?

Tom: I don't think so...................................................................................... it much.

4 Natasha: Is Daniel working hard, do you think?

Rachel: Yes, I think so..................................................................................... hard.

5 Sarah: Has Trevor made a good job of those shelves?

Laura: Not really. a very good job of them.

3 Verb + to-infinitive (A-D)

Put in the to-infinitive form. (Some may be continuous or perfect.) Use these verbs: come, find, hang, have, invite, leave, take Harriet: Hello, Nick. You managed (►) to find your way then? Nick: Yes, in the end. It's a bit complicated, isn't it?

Harriet: Well you're here now. Do you want (1)........... ………………….your coat up?

Mick: Thank you.

Harriet: I'm glad you decided (2)........................................... to our party.

Everyone seems (3)............................................ a good time.

We tend (4)............................................ lots of people to our parties.

Nick: Is Tom here?

Harriet: No, he couldn't come. He'd already made an arrangement

(5)............................ somebody somewhere in his taxi.

Nick: And Rita?

Harriet: Er, she was here, but she appears (6)............. ………………….early. I don't know where she's

gone. She was with someone.

61 Verb + ing-form

After some verbs we can use an ing-form, for example, suggested going, enjoy putting.

/ usually avoid driving in the rush hour. We'll have to practise throwing the ball into the basket.

Have you finished typing that letter? Nick says he's given up smoking. We can sometimes put not before an ing-form.

Imagine not having anywhere to live.

With some other verbs we use a to-infinitive, not an ing-form (see Units 60 and 62). I don't want to put up a tent in the rain.

B Mind

We use mind + an ing-form mostly in negative statements and in questions. Andrew doesn't mind having lots of work. He quite likes it. (= He doesn't dislike having lots of work.) Do you mind waiting a moment? ~ No, that's OK. I wouldn't mind travelling around the world some time.

C Verbs with can't

Note can't or couldn't with help, resist, face and stand. We can put an ing-form after these verbs. / think Tom is very amusing. I can't help laughing at his funny stories. The dress was so beautiful that Claire couldn't resist buying it. Let's eat out, shall we? 1 can't face cooking a meal today. I never go in the bank if it's busy. I can't stand waiting in a queue.

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