VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE GERUND

Abhor I abhor staying in dirty hotel rooms.

Adore I adore travelling to foreign countries.

Advise Doctors advise using caution while sunbathing.

Allow The teacher allows taking notes during class.

Appreciate We appreciate watching the sunset every evening.

Avoid I avoid driving during rush hour.

Be worth It's worth saving up for a good summer holiday.

Can't help I can't help feeling sorry for her.

Can't stand I can’t stand waiting for the bus.

Celebrate The influencer celebrated reaching 1 million followers.

Complete He completed making the invitations to the party.

Consider We are considering having children.

Discuss Let's discuss travelling to New York for Christmas.

Detest Some people detest going to the dentist.

Dislike I dislike being in cold weather.

Dread A lot of people dread turning 40.

Endure Can you endure flying on a plane for 8 hours?

Enjoy I enjoy playing the ukulele.

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Fancy I fancy going to the cinema this weekend.

Feel like I feel like eating out tonight.

Finish I finished reading that book last week.

Hate I hate people smoking near me.

Imagine Can you imagine living in Paris?

Keep You keep bugging me. Go away.

Like I like watching football.

I don’t like being ill.

Love I love going on holiday.

Mention She mentioned going to the park tomorrow.

Mind I don’t mind driving long distances.

Practice I want to practice cooking that delicious pasta recipe.

Prefer I prefer watching football to playing football.

Recall Do you recall seeing Sarah at the company meeting?

Recommend I recommend taking an umbrella as it’s going to rain.

Resist I can never resist eating chocolate cake.

Start I started driving when I was 17.

Suggest I suggest leaving early if you want to arrive on time.

Tolerate I tolerate driving in heavy traffic.

Understand I don't understand people wanting to work 60-hour

weeks.

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Afford I think we can afford to buy each other presents.

Agree In the end, he agreed to keep their current prices.

Appear It appears to be raining outside.

Ask I asked my boss to come.

Choose We chose to celebrate after the meeting.

Dare I wouldn't dare to ski down the advanced trail.

Decide We decided to meet on Friday at 12pm.

Deserve You deserve to be with someone who truly loves you.

Expect I expect to finish the job before the weekend.

Get We got to see Gray Whales off the coast in Mexico.

Help (with or Can you help me to move this heavy box?

without ‘to’) Can you help me move this heavy box?

Hope I hope to see you soon.

Hurry Sarah hurried to finish dinner before Tim arrived home.

I intended to arrive on time, but there was traffic.

Intend
He offered to come to our office.
Offer
You need to learn to identify the different sounds in
Learn English.

We managed to find a solution!

Manage
We needed to find a better solution.
Need

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Plan We planned to look for cheaper companies.

Prepare I need to prepare to speak in front of large crowds.

Pretend The boy pretended to be sleeping so he didn't have to

go to school.

Promise He promised to freeze their prices for 2 years.

Refuse We refused to meet his demands.

Request The salesman requested to meet us in person.

Say Marie said to tell you that she won't be attending the
wedding.

Seem You seemed to be upset when we spoke earlier.

Struggle I really struggle to focus when I am tired.

Threaten The teacher threatened to expel the student for bad

behaviour.

Tend Our dog tends to bark when he wants to go for a walk.

Volunteer They volunteered to help at the homeless shelter.

Wait I waited 4 hours to enter the stadium.

Want He wanted to increase their prices.

Wish The boss wishes to see you now.

Would hate I would hate to live in the city centre.

Would love I would love to go for a walk this evening.

Would prefer I would prefer to go out for supper rather than stay in.

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