VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS

acknowledge forgive
admit give up (stop)
advise keep (continue)
allow keep on
anticipate mention
appreciate mind (object to)
avoid miss
be worth necessitate
can’t help omit
celebrate permit
confess picture
consider postpone
defend practice
delay prevent
detest put off
discontinue recall
discuss recollect
dislike recommend
dispute report
dread resent
endure resist
enjoy resume
escape risk
evade suggest
explain support
fancy tolerate
fear understand
feel like urge
finish warrant
 Common verbs followed by an infinitive:
agree manage
appear mean
arrange need
ask neglect
attempt offer
beg pay
can/can’t afford plan
can/can’t wait prepare
care pretend
chance profess
choose promise
claim prove
come refuse
consent remain
dare request
decide resolve
demand say
deserve seek
determine seem
elect struggle
expect swear
fail tend
get threaten
grow (up) turn out
guarantee venture
hesitate volunteer
hope wait
hurry want
incline wish
learn would like

Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive

begin like
can’t bear love
can’t stand prefer
continue propose
hate start