Verbs + to/ing I expected Ann to be late. She enjoyed not having to be too punctual and accurate, being a kind of unpredictable and vague. We decided not to go too far from the town. Probably we should have dared explore distant routes, but eventually agreed to take a walk to an old church, and this should have taken not more then 3 hours in total. While waiting her I was reading a paper. There was an interesting article about the latest research on the Earth-like planets, and I totally plunged into it. - You appears to have been taken away by this reading, - Ann materialized from nowhere. - How's it going? I said that I everything's fine and we might go. - Have you decided whether to circumvent the forest or not? - she asked. - I'd prefer to pass through! - I forget to tell you, there's a stream crossing this forest. We might have to wade across. - Do you want me to carry you over it? - as usual, my bosom friend was in a good mood.