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Verbs that express preference ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007

Some verbs take verbal completers that behave like nouns. These verbal completers may be infinitives or gerunds. (A gerund is the -ing form of a verb when it's used as a noun. When the same form is used as a modifier, it's called a participle.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007

There's no simple way of knowing whether a verb takes an infinitive or gerund completer. Sometimes verbs with similar meanings take different completers: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007

Adding -ING to a verb ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007

Adding ing to typical verbs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007 jump cry enjoy look read say talk walk work sleep

Adding ing to typical verbs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007 hope write dance make like smile come ride love waste

Adding ing to typical verbs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007 hop run chat sit shop drop rob drag slip grin

Adding ing to typical verbs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007 teach turn share snap amaze snore bet spend raise clap

Making sentences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007 Gardening Kitesurf Cooking Doing homework Ironing Going out

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