1. Verbs Followed by the Gerund
admit avoid
consider miss
forgive mind
imagine finish
practise enjoy
appreciate avoid
advise report
suggest discuss
complete delay
resist tolerate
recommend keep
postpone deny
anticipate allow
shun fear dread
defend confess
spend / waste
(time / money)
Verbs Followed by to + Infinitive
agree ask decide
consent expect
manage prepare
promise refuse
plan offer need
fail arrange hope
wish want swear
threaten pretend
seem demand
come deserve
learn struggle
determine attempt
would like yearn
tend mean claim
hesitate appear
can /can’t afford
can /can’t wait
Some verbs are followed by a pronoun or noun referring
to a person, and then an infinitive with to.
ask beg cause challenge hire
convince expect tell urge invite
want warn teach need order
encourage forbid force require
persuade dare remind allow …
. I invite you to attend the ceremony.
. They need me to help them
. I begged Jane to forgive me
. We didn’t expect him to win the race.
. They persuade her to accept the job.
.We want them to come to the party.
. They ordered him to leave the place
Verbs followed by a preposition + gerund.
think about talk about apologize for
worry about depend on believe in
prevent from insist on carry on
feel like object to concentrate on
succeed in look forward to keep on
forget about argue about give up
complain about care about go on
dream about rely on thank for…
. I don’t feel like working today
. He insists on coming with us
. I’m looking forward to receiving a letter
from you.
. They think about leaving the country.
. I object to your smoking.
. They prevent us from going out at night.
.He dreams about traveling to Brazil.
. Success in life depends on working hard.
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2. - He’s addicted to watching TV. - She’s happy about winning the race
- She is fond of cooking. -They aren’t accustomed to living in the country.
- The man was guilty of stealing the money. - I am excited about going to Canada.
- They are opposed to destroying the old castle. - She is bored of doing the same job.
- It’s no use asking him for help.
- I can’t bear / stand watching tennis matches.
- This film is worth seeing.
- They couldn’t help lauphing when I slipped
on the ice.
- She isn’t used to traveling by train.
Adjectives followed by a preposition + gerund.
good at bad at interested in guilty of
concerned about accustomed to clever at
responsible for skilled at tired of proud of
nervous about worried about happy about
frightened of afraid of scared of terrified of
keen on fond of angry about committed to
bored of fed up with capable of opposed to
addicted to famous for disappointed with
excited about involved in anxious about
Some expressions
followed by gerund
it’s no use there’s no point in
can’t stand can’t help can’t bear
be /get used to be worth
Bare infinitive (infinitive without to)
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. modal verbs : can, could
will, would, may, might
shall, should, must, had to
have to, need to, …
. make, help, recommend
. let, let’s
. would rather (preference)
. had better (advice)
- People must respct the law.
- They may not come to the party.
- We recommend the government build a
new hospital in our district.
- She usually helps me do my homework.
- Let me introduce myself.
- I would rather drink a cup of coffee.
- You had better consult a doctor.
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3. . It started raining. = It started to rain.
. We began playing. = We began to play.
. He prefers walking to jogging. = He prefers to walk than to jog.
. We love being on holiday. = We love to be on holiday.
. She hates going out in the rain . = She hates to go out in the rain.
1 . I don’t rememder posting your letter. ( I posted your letter, but I can’t remember that.)
I didn’t remember to post your letter. ( I didn’t post your letter because I forgot. )
2. He stopped speaking to Jane. ( He stopped the conversation with her.)
He stopped to speak to Jane. (He started the conversation with her.)
3. I forgot locking the door.(I locked the door, but I forgot that)
I forgot to lock the door. (I didn’t lock the door because I forgot.)
. She asked me how to get to the post office.
. I don’t know what to say.
where to buy a postcard.
when to start my new job.
. He is too short to play basketball. (too + adjective + to + infinitive)
. They aren’t rich enough to buy a new car. (adjective + enough + to + infinitive)
Verbs followed by both (gerund and infinitive)
Without change in meaning :
With change in meaning :
Like, dislike, love, hate, enjoy, prefer
begin, start, continue...
Stop, forget, remember, try
regret, mean …
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