Gerunds and infinitives

Gerunds and infinitives
Gerunds and infinitives

Both gerunds and infinitives can be nouns, which means they can do just about anything that a noun can do. Although they name things, like othernouns, they normally name activities rather than people or objects.

Verbs Followed by a Gerund
They enjoyed working on the boat. |
admit
advise
appreciate
avoid
can't help
completeconsider | delay
deny
detest
dislike
enjoy
escape
excuse | finish
forbid
get through
have
imagine
mind
miss | permit
postpone
practice
quit
recall
report
resent | resist
resume
riskspend (time)
suggest
tolerate
waste (time) |
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Verbs Followed by an Infinitive
She agreed to speak before the game. |
agree
aim
appear
arrange
ask
attempt
be able
begbegin
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
meanneglect | offer
ought
plan
prefer
prepare
proceed
promise
propose
refuse
remember
say | shoot
start
stop
strive
swear
threaten
try
use
wait
want
wish |
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VerbsFollowed 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 | havehire
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 verbsare included in the list above
and may be used without an object. |
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Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund
We concentrated on doing well. |
admit to
approve of
argueabout
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...