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1. enjoy 2. mind 3. dislike I enjoy living on the Upper West Side. I hate vacuuming, but I don't mind doing the dishes. I dislike listening to the boss's long speeches.
Group 2: Memory
4. remember 5. miss 6. regret 7. report He remembers sitting on his mother's lap when he was little. (BUT remembering something that you need to do: She remembered to lock the door. Remember to call me!) I miss playing baseball. I used to do it a lot as a kid. I regret speaking to you like that. I'm so sorry. The woman reported hearing gun shots outside her home.
Group 3: Stopping
8. stop 9. 10. 11. 12. can't help quit finish give up She stopped working when the bell rang. (BUT stopping for a break: We stopped to have a drink on our way home.) I can't help laughing! You look so funny like that! You have to quit smoking if you want to live past 50. Have you finished painting your house yet? She gave up studying English after two years.
Group 4: Continuing
13. keep (on) 14. go on Please keep (on) working. It's not time to quit yet. Go on singing! You have a lovely voice!
Group 6: Conversation
17. discuss 18. talk about We discussed getting a new and bigger car. We talked about taking a vacation.
Group 8: Delaying
24. delay 25. postpone 26. put off We delayed sending payment until we had the money. He postponed flying to England due to the bad weather. Don't put off doing the homework until Sunday night.
Verb + Gerund (Verbs followed by another verb in the ing form) Group 9: Difficulty
27. have trouble 28. have problems We had trouble finding a cheap hotel room there. We're having problems getting our dog to sit up.
Group 15: The "Lucky Seven" an infinitive. 1. Continue 2. Start 3. Begin 4. Love
5. Like
6. Hate
Continue working. Continue to work. We started to eat. We started eating. He'll begin to learn. He'll begin learning. She loves to run. She loves running. I hate to study. I hate studying. They can't stand to wait. They can't stand waiting.