Gerunds and infinitives

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 | consentcontinue
dare
decide
deserve
detest
dislike
expect
fail
forget
get
happen | have
hesitate
hope
hurry
intend
leap
leave
like
long
love
mean
neglect | offerought
plan
prefer
prepare
proceed
promise
propose
refuse
remember
say | shoot
start
stop
strive
swear
threaten
try
use
wait
want
wish |

Verbs Followedby an Object and an Infinitive
Everyone expected her to win. |
advise
allow
ask
beg
bring
build
buy
challenge | choose
command
dare
direct
encourage
expectforbid
force | have
hire
instruct
invite
lead
leave
let
like | love
motivate
order
pay
permit
persuade
prepare
promise | remind
require
send
teach
tell
urgewant
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
mindmiss | permit
postpone
practice
quit
recall
report
resent | resist
resume
risk
spend (time)
suggest
tolerate
waste (time) |

Verbs Followed by a Preposition and aGerund
We concentrated on doing well. |
admit to
approve of
argue about
believe in
care about
complain about
concentrate on
confess to | depend on
disapprove ofdiscourage 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 |