Question | Answer |
admit | He admitted having stolen the jumper. |
anticipate | I did not anticipate having to pay for your ticket. (think of) |
appreciate | I appreciated her helping me. |
avoid | I tried to avoid getting in the traffic jam. |
Can't help | I can't help loving you. |
consider | I considered buying a new car |
defend | The lawyer defended her making such statements. |
defer | (delay) He deferred making a decision. |
delay | He delayed doing his taxes. |
deny | He denied committing the crime. |
detest | We detest playing golf. |
discuss | We discussed working at the company. |
fancy | I fancy watching films. |
finish | I finished doing homework |
forgive | I forgive you for lying to me. |
imagine | I imagine you working at a big company |
involve | The job involves travelling a lot |
keep | Just keep swimming! |
mention | She mentioned going to that college |
mind | I don't mind doing that for you |
miss | I miss talking to you |
pardon | Pardon me interrupring |
postpone | We postponed having lunch together |
Prevent | We must prevent species from disappearing |
quit | He quited smoking last year |
recall | I recall using my laptop yesterday |
recollect | (remember) She recollected living in Kenya. |
resent | (be angry or upset) She resented being told what to do. |
resist | She couldn't resist telling us what she'd heard. |
resume | After the rain stopped, the teams resumed playing |
risk | You risk getting caught |
save | (avoid trouble) He saved having to go to the funeral |
suggest | Charlie suggested going to the movies |
Understand | I don't understand your quitting |
celebrate | He celebrated getting a promotion |
dispute | +ing |
escape | He escaped from getting punished |
explain | Paul explained he was having trouble to leave the company. |
find | I find learning german very difficult |
practice | He practices playing chess everyday |
afford | I can't afford to travel to London |
agree | He agreed to help us |
appear | The job appeared to be quite easy |
arrange | He arranged to meet us at 11 |
ask | I asked her to finish the project for tomorrow |
beg | I beg you to help me! |
care | He doesn't care to hurt you |
chance | it chanced to rain that day / I don't think we should chance driving in this snowstorm |
choose | I choosed to love you |
claim | He claimed to be innocent |
consent | His father didn't consent to let her go to the party |
conspire | The consuls conspired to get the power. |
dare | Don't you dare to do that! |
decided | We decided to move to Paris |
demand | He demanded us to forgive him |
deserve | She deserves to win the award |
endeavor | Claire endeavored to get the job. |
expect | We didn't expect to pass the exam |
fail | He failed to be a good friend when I needed it the most. |
happen | It happened to be a good opportunity for us! |
hesitate | Don't hesitate to accept the job |
hope | I hope to travel a lot |
intend | I intend to do my best |
learn | I've learnt to be more careful |
manage | He managed to finish the project on time |
mean | I didn't mean to hurt you / Taking the job would mean travelling a lot |
need | I need you to help me with this |
omit | I omitted to tell him about the meeting |
offer | I offered to help him with the party |
plan | He planned to tell her he loved her during the dessert |
prepare | He was preparing himself to say the speech |
prove | He proved to be good enough |
refuse | She refused to go out on a date |
remain | We remained to be silent |
rush | He rushed to get on time |
seem | It seems to be impossible |
struggle | You must dtruggle to get what you want |
swear | I swear to do everything I can |
tend | He tends to do what his friends tell him to do |
threaten | He threatened to kill himself |
wait | I'm waiting to catch a train |
want | I want you to burn my bridges |
wish | I've always wished to travel around the world |
can/can't bear | I can't bear watching/to watch you like this |
begin | It's began to rain/raining |
cease | He ceased to visit/visiting her grandma everyday. |
continue | The author continued writing/to write his novel |
dislike | I dislike to watch/watching football matches on TV |
dread | She dreads to think/thinking what he could do next |
forget | I forgot to do my homework / I will never forget going to your wedding |
hate | I hate cooking/to cook |
intend | I intend to help you/ helping you |
like | I like listening /to listen to music |
love | I love watching /to watch films |
neglect | He neglected to check/chechking his answers, so he failed |
prefer | I prefer to eat/eating home |
propose | He proposed to play/playing a game |
regret | I regret to announce.../I regret saying that to you, it was very mean of me. |
remember | Remember to buy cheese / I remember going there when I was a kid |
can/can't stand | I can't stand playing/to play that game |
start | I've started studying german this year |
stop | I can't stop thinking about you / I can't stop to think about you because I've got too much work. |
try | It's really hot in here, try opening the door / Try to open the door, if you can't, I'll help you. |
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