Gerund, infintive or both
1) Gerund : a gerund is the “ing”
form of a verb when it functions as a noun after a number of verb
verb pattern: verb + verb +
ing
e.g: I enjoy walking/ I
hate drinking tea / I can’t stop thinking
Verbs
Followed by a Gerund
They enjoyed working on the boat.
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admit
advise
appreciate
avoid
can't
help
complete
consider
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delay
deny
detest
dislike
enjoy
escape
excuse
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finish
forbid
get
through
have
imagine
mind
miss
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permit
postpone
practice
quit
recall
report
resent
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resist
resume
risk
spend
(time)
suggest
tolerate
waste
(time)
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2) Infinitive: an infinitive is “to” + the simple form of the verb
verb pattern: verb + infinitive(to+
verb)
e.g: I want to leave/ she
decided to drive/ she needs to pass her exam/ she is learning to fly
Verbs
Followed by an Infinitive
She agreed to
speak before the game.
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agree
aim
appear
arrange
ask
attempt
be able
beg
begin
care
choose
condescend
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consent
continue
dare
decide
deserve
detest
dislike
expect
fail
forget
get
happen
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have
hesitate
hope
hurry
intend
leap
leave
like
long
love
mean
neglect
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offer
ought
plan
prefer
prepare
proceed
promise
propose
refuse
remember
say
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shoot
start
stop
strive
swear
threaten
try
use
wait
want
wish
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3) Verbs Followed By
Gerunds or Infinitives
List of Common Verbs Followed By Gerunds or
Infinitives - Same Meaning
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can't
stand
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(can't)
bear
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begin
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cease
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commence
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continue
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regret
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hate
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like
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stop
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love
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neglect
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prefer
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propose
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(can't)
stand
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start
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