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Common verbs followed by a gerund: Example: 

He misses playing with his friends.


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Abhor Feign Tolerate
Acknowledge Finish Understand
Admit Forgive Urge
Advise Give up (stop) Warrant
Allow Keep (continue)
Anticipate Keep on
Appreciate Mention
Avoid Mind (object to)
Be worth Miss
Can’t help Necessitate
Celebrate Omit
Confess Permit
Consider Picture
Defend Postpone
Delay Practice
Detest Prevent
Discontinue Put off
Discuss Recall
Dislike Recollect
Dispute Recommend
Dread Report
Endure Resent
Enjoy Resist
Escape Resume
Evade Risk
Explain Shirk
Fancy Shun
Fear Suggest
Feel like Support
Common verbs followed by an infinitive: Example: She threatened to quit if she didn't get a raise.
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Agree Incline Volunteer
Appear Learn Wait
Arrange Manage Want
Ask Mean Wish
Attempt Need Would like
Beg Neglect Yearn
Can/can’t afford Offer
Can/can’t wait Pay
Care Plan
Chance Prepare
Choose Pretend
Claim Profess
Come Promise
Consent Prove
Dare Refuse
Decide Remain
Demand Request
Deserve Resolve
Determine Say
Elect Seek
Endeavor Seem
Expect Shudder
Fail Strive
Get Struggle
Grow (up) Swear
Guarantee Tend
Hesitate Threaten
Hope Turn out
Hurry Venture

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