VERBS + GERUND

Verbs Followed by an Infinitive
She agreed to speak before the game.
agree
aim
appear
arrange
ask 
attempt
be able
beg
begin
care 
choose
condescend		 consent
continue
dare
decide
deserve
detest
dislike
expect
fail
forget
get
happen		 have
hesitate
hope
hurry
intend
leap
leave
like
long
love
mean
neglect		 offer
ought
plan
prefer
prepare
proceed
promise
propose
refuse
remember
say		 shoot
start
stop
strive
swear
threaten
try
use
wait
want
wish

 

Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive
Everyone expected her to win.
advise
allow
ask
beg
bring
build
buy
challenge		 choose
command
dare
direct
encourage
expect
forbid
force		 have
hire
instruct
invite
lead
leave
let
like		 love
motivate
order
pay
permit
persuade
prepare
promise		 remind
require
send
teach
tell
urge
want
warn
Note: Some of these verbs are included in the list above
and may be used without an object.

 

 

Verbs Followed by a Gerund
They enjoyed working on the boat.
admit
advise
appreciate
avoid
can't help
complete
consider		 delay
deny
detest
dislike
enjoy
escape
excuse		 finish
forbid
get through
have
imagine
mind
miss		 permit
postpone
practice
quit
recall
report
resent		 resist
resume
risk
spend (time)
suggest
tolerate
waste (time)

 

 

Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund
We concentrated on doing well.
admit to
approve of
argue about
believe in
care about
complain about
concentrate on
confess to		 depend on
disapprove of
discourage from
dream about
feel like
forget about
insist on
object to		 plan on
prevent (someone) from
refrain from
succeed in
talk about
think about
worry about
admit He admitted cheating on the test.
advise  The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk.
allow  Ireland doesn't allow smoking in bars.
anticipate I anticipated arriving late.
appreciate I appreciated her helping me.
avoid He avoided talking to her.
begin  I began learning Chinese.
can't bear He can't bear having so much responsibility.
can't help He can't help talking so loudly.
can't see I can't see paying so much money for a car.
can't stand He can't stand her smoking in the office.
cease  The government ceased providing free healthcare.
complete He completed renovating the house.
consider She considered moving to New York.
continue  He continued talking.
defend The lawyer defended her making such statements.
delay He delayed doing his taxes.
deny He denied committing the crime.
despise She despises waking up early.
discuss We discussed working at the company.
dislike She dislikes working after 5 PM.
don't mind I don't mind helping you.
dread  She dreads getting up at 5 AM.
encourage  He encourages eating healthy foods.
enjoy We enjoy hiking.
finish  He finished doing his homework.
forget I forgot giving you my book.
hate I hate cleaning the bathroom.
imagine He imagines working there one day.
involve The job involves traveling to Japan once a month.
keep She kept interrupting me.
like  She likes listening to music.
love  I love swimming.
mention He mentioned going to that college.
mind Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes.
miss She misses living near the beach.
need  The aquarium needs cleaning.
neglect  Sometimes she neglects doing her homework.
permit California does not permit smoking in restaurants.
postpone He postponed returning to Paris.
practice She practiced singing the song.
prefer He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.
propose I proposed having lunch at the beach.
quit [ She quit worrying about the problem.
recall Tom recalled using his credit card at the store.
recollect She recollected living in Kenya.
recommend Tony recommended taking the train.
regret She regretted saying that.
remember I remember telling her the address yesterday.
report He reported her stealing the money.
require The certificate requires completing two courses.
resent Nick resented Debbie's being there.
resist He resisted asking for help.
risk He risked being caught.
start He started studying harder.
stop She stopped working at 5 o'clock.
suggest They suggested staying at the hotel.
tolerate I tolerated her talking.
try  Sam tried opening the lock with a paperclip.
understand I understand his quitting.
urge They urge recycling bottles and paper.