Grammar , patterns with dare Patterns with dare • You say that someone dares to do something: •✓ My Italki friend dared to ask why. • ✓Not many people dared to argue. • ✓Dare can also be used as a modal verb, followed by the base form (=infinitive without ‘to’), especially in negatives and questions: • ✓Not many people dared argue. • ✓ Dare we go back? • Don’t use a ‘to’ infinitive with daren’t. You say: • ✓ I daren’t look. ✗ Don’t say: I daren’t to look. Using the progressive Dare is not used in the progressive. You say: • ✓ I daren’t say anything. ✗ Don’t say: I am not daring say anything