Deveta gimnazija „Mihailo Petrović Alas“, Novi Beograd profesor: Danijela Antal

VERB PATTERNS

1. Verbs + - ing

like
dislike
love
hate
admit
adore
allow
avoid
carry on doing
consider
deny cooking
delay sightseeing
enjoy
fancy
finish
give up
imagine
involve
keep
keep on
postpone
practise
put off
prefer
recommend
risk
suggest
cant stand
cant help
(dont) mind
look forward to

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e.g.
He avoided writing the test.
Keep smiling!
He denied stealing the purse.
Did you enjoy reading the book?
I dont mind helping you.
He doesnt allow smoking in his house.(= active)
He recommended staying in that hotel.

NOTE! LIKE

We use like+ -ing when we talk about hobbies and something we do with pleasure: LIKE = ENJOY

e.g. I like cooking and reading the books.

When LIKE doesnt mean enjoy, but we talk about something we think is good or right to do, or is a habit, we say
like+infinitive:

e.g. I like to do the washing up immediately after the meal.

We like to eat out every Sunday.

2. Verbs + to + infinitive

afford
agree
allow ( passive) to do
appear
to come
arrange
to cook
ask
atempt
choose
dare
decide

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expect
fail
forget
help
hope
learn
manage
offer
plan
pretend
promise
refuse
seem
tend
threaten
want
would like
would love
would prefer
would hate

e.g. I cant afford to go on holiday.

Shes decided to give up her job.
It seems to be a nice day.
He agreed to lend me the money.
You are not allowed to smoke here. (=passive)

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3. Verbs + object (somebody) + to + infinitive

advise
allow
ask
beg
encourage me
expect
him to do
force
them to come
help
invite someone to go

need
order
permit
persuade
recommend
remind
teach
tell
want
warn
would like
would love
would prefer
would hate

e.g. They invited us to stay in their house.

She told me to come on time.
They asked us not to make such a noise.

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4. Verbs + - ing or Verbs + to + infinitive

( with no change in meaning)

begin
raining
continue
to rain
intend
start

e.g. It started to rain / raining.

5. Verbs + object (somebody) + infinitive (without to)

him
help do
us
let finish
them
make
someone

e.g. Let me show you.

The news made her cry.
Ill help you do it.