Verb Patterns

VERB PATTERNS
1. VERB + -ing
If these verbs are followed by
another verb, the structure
is: verb + -ing
admit
adore
allow
avoid
can´t stand
carry on
consider
deny
delay
(don´t) mindenjoy
fancy
finish
give up
imagine
involve
keep
keep on
postpone
practise
put off
recommend
risk
suggest

2. VERB + to + infinitive
afford
agree
allow (passive)
appear
arrange
askattempt
choose
dare
decide
expect
fail
forget
help
hope
learn
manage
offer
plan
pretend
promise
refuse
seem
tend
threaten
want
would like to

eg.
He avoided writing the test.Keep smiling!
Did you enjoy reading the book?
He denied stealing the purse.
I don´t mind helping you.
He doesn´t allow smoking in his
house.
He recommended staying in that
hotel.

eg.
I can´tafford to go on holiday.
She´s decided to give up her job.
It seems to be a nice day.
He agreed to lend me some money.
You are not allowed to smoke here.

NOTE!
LIKE
We use like + -ing whenwe talk
about hobbies and sth. We do with
pleasure. Like=enjoy.
Eg. I like cooking and reading the
books.
When like doesn´t mean enjoy, but
we talk about sth we think is good
or right to do, orit is a habit, we
say like + infinitive.
I like to do the washing up
immediately after the meal.
We like to eat out every Sunday.

3. VERB + object + to +inf.
advise
allow
ask
beg
encourageexpect
force
invite
order
permit
persuade
recommend
remind
teach
tell
want
warn
would like
eg.
They invited us to stay in their
house.
She told me to come on time.
They asked us notto make such a
noise.

4. VERB + -ing / to inf.
- no change in meaning
begin
continue
intend
start
eg. It started to rain / raining.

5. VERB + object + inf.
- no TO in this structurehelp
let
make
Let me show you.
The news made her cry.
I´ll help you do it.

6. VERB + -ing / to + inf.
-change in the meaning
REMEMBER
doing sth.
- when you did something
and now you...