VERB PATTERNS

VERBS FOLLOWED BY “GERUNDS”

FINISH, ENJOY, AVOID, ADORE, SPEND, HAVE, CAN´T STAND, DON´T MIND, IMAGINE, PREFER,
ADMIT, DENY, MISS, POSTPONE, REGRET, PRACTICE, DISLIKE, RISK, KEEP, PROPOSE, SUGGEST,
QUIT, CONSIDER, RECOMMEND.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY “TO + INFINITIVE”

TEACH, AFFORD, AGREE, CHOOSE, DARE, DECIDE, EXPECT, FORGET, HELP, HOPE, LEARN,
MANAGE, MEAN, OFFER, PLAN, PROMISE, REFUSE, SEEM, WANT, WOULD LIKE, WOULD HATE,
WOULD LOVE, WOULD PREFER.

VERB PATTERNS + SUBJECT/OBJECT PRONOUNS + TO + INFINITIVE

ADVISE, ASK, ENCOURAGE, ALLOW, BEG, EXPECT, FORCE, HELP, INVITE, NEED, ORDER,
PERSUADE, REMIND, TELL, WANT, WARN, WOULD LIKE

PREPOSITION + GERUND
OF, IN, ON, ABOUT, WITHOUT, AT, WITH, FROM, BEFORE, AFTER

ADJECTIVES + TO + INFINITIVE
ENCOURAGED, HAPPY, EXCITED, GOOD, GREAT, WONDERFUL, TIRED, ETC…
HELP, LET, MAKE+ SUBJECT/OBJECT PRONOUNS + INFINITIVE (NO “TO”)