VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE TO INFINITIVE
afford, agree, appear, arrange, ask, attempt, claim, beg, choose, claim, decide, demand, desire, expect, fail, happen, help, hesitate, hope, intend, know (how), learn (how), manage, mean
(= intend), offer, plan, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, regret, seem, struggle, swear, tend, threaten, undertake, wait, want, wish
I can’t afford to buy that car.
(Bu arabayı almaya güç yetiremem)
I decided to say yes.
(Evet demeye karar verdim)
Anyone can learn to swim.
(Herkes yüzmeyi öğrenebilir)
He seems to be quite tired.
(Oldukça yorgun görünüyor)
He promised not to tell anyone my secret.
(Sırrımı hiç kimseye söylememeye söz verdi)
■ Aşağıdaki fiiller, to infinitiveden önce nesne (me, him, Pelin etc.) alabilir: