\I/ MINN Verb patterns: verbs followed by the gerund or infinitive Gerund ‘admit Incourt the accused admitted ita) stolen the documents. avoid {always try to avoid drivingin the rush hour. be worth Itisnt worth going to the exhibition. i's really boring. can'thelp —Wecan't help laughing when my dad ties to speak French. His accent is awiull ccon'tstand cant stand telking to people who only talk about themselves. ccarryon* We carried on chatting until about 2.00 inthe morning. deny ‘Miriam denied kiting her husband but ‘the jury dict believe her ‘enjoy | used to enjoy fying but now I dont fancy Do you fancy seeing a film this evening? feellike | dont fee ike going out tonight. finish Have you fnished writing the report yet? give up* aren has given un eating meat but she stilleats fish. keep(on) —_| Keep (on) telling my husband to lose some weight but hejust won't listen look Forward to we are really looking forward to seeing youegein, imagine cant imagine living inthe country. think! would get bored efter aweek, Involve My boyfriend's job involves traveling at least once aman {don’t min doing housework. findit quite relaxing. miss pes your Father miss working now that hehas retired? postpone Well ave tapostpanegeing to the beach unt the weather improves. practise The more you practise speaking English the more fluent youll get. ecommend | secommend doing 8 double decker bus tour as the best way ta see London, regret Iregret not treveling mare before got my Frstjob. risk IF were you | wouldnt risk walking through the park at right. spend {spent half an hour loaking for ny lasses this morning, stop Once open a box of chocolates, lcan't stop eating them. suggest A friend af mine suggested visiting Londan inthe autumn, + Allphrasal verbs which are followed by another verb, eg. carry on, give up, ec. are followed by the gerund. Infinitive (with to) afford | caritafford to go on holiday this summer. ‘agree Ihave agreed to pay David beck the money he lent me next week, ‘appear —_Theresutts appear to support the scientist's theory. farrenge Ive arranged to meet Sally outside the restaurant. beable |wor'tbe able to work for twa weeks after the operation, can't wait We can't wait to soe your new fet -it sounds fantastic. choose chose to study abroad For a year, and it's the best thing ve ever done. decide They've decided to call ff the weaidng. deserve Kimdeserves to get the job, She's2 very strong candidate, expect We're expecting to get cur exam results on Friday, happen Tom happened to be at Ales whan callagin so linvited him to our party a5 well helpt The organization work for helps young people to find work abroad, hesitate Don't hesitate to ask a member of staff you need anything. hope —_mhoping to sot up my own company if ean get a bank loan. {earn | wish rad learnt to play the guitar when | was yourger. meke when was at school, we were made ta wear a uniform. It was awful manage Did youmenege to get tothe erportin time? offer Lucy has offered to giveme aliftto the station. plan Wereplanning to have abig party to celebrate. pretend I pretended tobe enthusiastic but realy | did't ke the idea at al. Promise Sarah always promises to help me inthe kitchen but she never does. refuse My neighbour refused toturn dawn the music and! had to call the police. seem Something seems ta be wrong with the washing machine, teach Jack's father taught him to drive when he was seventeen. tend —_Myboss tend to lose her temper when she’s feeling stressed. threaten The teacher threatened to call my parents and tell them what had done, want The police want to interview anyone who witnessed the crime, Would ike Would you like to try the dress or? The changing rooms are over there. * help can be followed by the infinitive with or without to ‘The organization I work for helps young people (to) find work abroad, Infinitive (without to) can Can you help me carry these suitcases? may “There’sa lot of traffic today, so wemay be abit late. sight It might rein tomorrow, so please bring an umbrella or a raincoat. must I mustremomber to phone Harry —it's his birthday tooey, should ‘Should we book a table for tomorraw night? t's 3 very populer restaurant, hhad better You'd better leavencw if you want to catch that tain, Would rather You look tired. Would you rather stayin this evening and watch a Alm? make ‘Sue makes her two teenagers do the washing up every evening after dinner. let Let me pay for coffee it mut be my tur,