Verbs that are normally followed by the gerund
acknowledge | admit | adore | anticipate | appreciate | avoid | celebrate | confess | contemplate
delay | deny | describe | detest | discuss | dislike | dread | endure | enjoy
fancy | finish | imagine | involve | keep | justify | mention | mind | miss | omit | postpone | practise
quit | recall | recommend | regret | report | resent | resume | risk | suggest | tolerate | understand
For example:
- I adore reading your books.
- They anticipated winning the election.
- I detest going to discos.
- We postponed making any decision in the meeting.
- I quit smoking.
- Do you recall seeing someone like that?
Verbs which are normally followed by the infinitive
afford | agree | appear | arrange | ask | attempt | care | choose | claim | come | consent
dare | decide | demand | deserve | determine | elect | endeavour | expect | fail | get | guarentee
hate | help | hesitate | hope | hurry | incline | intend | learn | long | manage | mean | need
offer | plan | prepare | pretend | promise | refuse | resolve | say | seem | tend | threaten | want | wish
For example:
- I can't afford to go to the pub.
- He agreed to practise more.
- You should learn to express yourself.
- They managed to fix the problem.
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