VERB PATTERNS

VERB + -ING FORM

CAN’T STAND = detest

DON’T MIND= + DOING SOMETHING

ENJOY

DON’T MIND= you will be happy with all the

things offered
 Examples:
 I can’t stand watching a man hitting a woman.
 My father can’t stand listening to perreo music.
 I don’t mind waking up early on Sundays.
 Paul doesn’t mind cooking for his family.
 I enjoy seeing romantic movies.
 My sister enjoys singing her favorite in the
karaoke.
VERB + -TO INFINITIVE
NEED TO DO SOMETHING
PROMISE TO DO SOMETHING
 TRY TO DO SOMETHING
WANT TO DO SOMETHING
AGREE TO DO SOMETHING
 I need to buy some eggs to make a cake.
My dad promises to give me some money.
John tries to study more to pass his exam.
I want to go to Mary’s party.
She agrees to go to the cinema with my son.
VERB +THAT
REALIZE THAT …
 SAY THAT …
 SUGGEST THAT …
 THINK THAT …
EXPLAIN THAT…
VERB +THAT
I realized that he was a good doctor.
My mother said that she was going to study a Master
Degree.
Paul suggested that we could go to Mexico on our vacation.
He thought that my mother had died.
He explained that he couldn’t go to the party because her
wife was sick.
I REALIZE THAT I have to make more effort to finish my
career.
SUSAN REALIZED THAT she has to work a lot to save money
to buy the car of her dreams.
 MY MOTHER SAID THAT I had to clean
my room to go to the party.
 THE TEACHER SUGGESTED THAT we have to practice
much more to improve our pronunciation.
 I THINK THAT men and women have to work
equally to support the family.
MY BEST FRIEND EXPLAINED THAT she couldn’t come to
my birthday party because her son was sick.
VERB + SB + (NOT) +-TO INFINITIVE

TELL SB TO DO STH
 WARN SB NOT TO DO STH
ASK SB TO DO STH
 JOHN TOLD ME to exercise at the gym to lose
weight.
I TOLD MY SON to finish his thesis as soon as
possible to get his degree.
MY SISTER WARNED ME not to return from
parties very early in the morning because she
could have problems with the delinquents.
MY BEST FRIEND ASKED ME to take care of
her dog while she is on a trip with her husband.
 VERB + SOMEBODY+ THAT

WARN SOMEBODY THAT…

TELL SOMEBODY THAT…
I WARNED MY NEPHEW THAT he has to do
their homework on time, but he didn’t do it, so
he got bad grades.
SHE TOLD ME THAT her mother was a good
person.