Verb patterns with -ing and infinitive

Verb patterns with -ing and infinitive

19.1 Common verbs followed by-mg formThese are some common verbs we use with the -ing form:admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, delay, deny, detest, dislike,enjoy, escape, face, feel like, finish, forgive, give up, imagine,involve, keep, mention, mind, miss, postpone, practise, prefer,put off, recommend, regret, resent, risk, suggest, understand.I regretted telling him what had happened.19 .2 Common verbs followed by object +-ing formThese are some common verbs we use with object+ -ingform: discover, forbid, notice, observe, overhear, prevent (from).They discovered him sitting by the road.

19.3 Common verbs followed by the infinitiveThese are some common verbs we use followed byinfinitive: afford, agree, appear, arrange, ask, attempt, bear,begin, care, choose, consent, decide, determine, expect, fail,forget, happen, hate, help, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, like,love, manage, mean, offer, prefer, prepare, pretend, promise,propose, refuse, remember, seem, start, swear, try, want, wish.He intended to tell her the truth.19 .4 Common verbs followed by object +infinitiveThese are some common verbs we use followed by object+infinitive: advise, allow, ask, cause, command, encourage,expect, forbid, force, get, hate, help, instruct, intend, invite, leave,like, mean, need, oblige, order, permit, persuade, prefer, press,recommend, remind, request, teach, tell, tempt, trouble, want,worn, wish.He persuaded me to nelp him.Her parents forbade her to drive the car.

19.S Common verbs followed by object+ infinitive without toThese are some common verbs we use with object+infinitive without to: let, make, hear, help.He made me tidy my room.Watch Out! In passive sentences make, hear and help arefollowed by an infinitive with to.She was made to pay the money back.

19 .6 Verbs followed by -ing form or infinitive with a difference in meaning

19 .6 Verbs followed by -mg form or infinitive with a difference in meaningCommon verbs that we use with different meanings whenfollowed by -ing form or infinitive are remember, forget,regret, stop and try.We use remember/forget+ -ing when the action or eventtook place before the remembering or forgetting.I remember meeting him at a party. (I met him and I now remember that.)• We use remember/forget+ infinitive when the action orevent took place after the remembering or forgetting.I remembered to ring the doctor. (I remembered and then I rang the doctor.)

• regret+ -ing means 'be sorry about an action in the past'.I regret selling my car.• regret+ infinitive means 'be sorry about a presentsituation'.I regret to inform you that your car hos been stolen.• stop+ -ing means 'give up doing or cease todo something'.I stopped drinking coffee because it kept me awoke at night. • stop+ infinitive means 'stop doing something in order todo something else'.We stopped to have a coffee on the way home.• try+ -ing means that the action is an experiment whichmay or may not be successful.Try studying at a different time of day- it might suit you better. • try+ infinitive means 'make an effort even though theaction may be difficult or impossible'.Try to study for at least three hours a day.

19.7 Common verbs followed by -ing form or infinitive with little difference in meaning

19.7 Common verbs followed by -ing form or infinitive with little difference in meaningCommon verbs that we use with the -ing form or theinfinitive with little difference in meaning are: attempt,begin, continue, love, prefer, see and start.I continued working/to work hard