Thefollowing verbs can have the structure: verb + object + preposition + v-ing.. VERB + TO + INFINITIVE.[r]
(1)ONTHIONLINE.NET VERB + V-ING 1. These verbs are followed by v-ing (notto):
stop delay fancy consider admit mention
finish postpone imagine avoid deny continue
miss involve enjoy dislike love mind
risk practise like hate suggest quit
I enjoy dancing (not‘I enjoy to dance ’) Would you mind closing the door
Ann suggested going to the cinema Have you ever considered going to live in another country? Suddenly everybody stopped talking I’ll the shopping when I’ve finished cleaning the flat He tried to avoid answering my question I don’t fancy going out this evening
Note that the negative form: not + v-ing
When I’m on holiday, I enjoy not having to get up early
2. The following verbs can have the structure: verb + preposition + v-ing
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Thefollowing verbs can have the structure: verb + object + preposition + v-ing
VERB + TO + INFINITIVE
go on (carry on) We can’t go on living like this
put off Everybody put off discussing it till next week
give up He hasgiven up smoking
keep (on) Don’t keep (on) interrupting me
talk about We talked about going to America
apologise for She apologised for not telling the truth
succeed in Have you succeeded in fiding a job yet?
insist on They insisted on paying for the meal
think of I’m thinking of buying a new house
dream of I wouldn’t dream of asking them for the money
approve of She doesn’t approve of gambling
decide against We’ve decided against moving to London
feel like Do you feel like going out tonight?
look forward to I’m lookingforward to meeting her again
object to Do you object to working on Sunday?
verb + object + preposition + v-ing congratulate on I congratulated Ann on passing the exam
accuse of They accused me of telling lies
suspect of Nobody suspected the man of being a spy
prevent from What prevented him from coming to see us?
stop from The police stopped everyone from leaving the building
thank for I forgot to thank them for helping me
forgive for Please forgive me for not writing to you
(2)1.Structure: verb + to + infinitive :
offer decide hope deserve attempt try claim
agree plan aim afford wish threaten tend
refuse arrange learn forget fail swear appear
ask expect want manage pretend promise seem
It was late, so we decided to take a taxi home
Tom was in a difficult situation, so I agreed to lend him some money He is going to learn to drive next month
I waved to Mary but failed to attract her attention The thiefrefused to stopat the red light
I like George but I think he tends to talk so much
Ann pretented not to see me as she passed me in the street The robbers threatened to kill all workers in the bank I swear not to tell you a lie
They deserved to be sentto prison
After dare / help you can use the infinitivewith or without to:
I wouldn’t dare to tell him or I wouldn’t dare tellhim But after daren’t (or dare not) you must use the infinitivewithoutto: I daren’t tell him what happened (without to)
Can you help me to move this table or Can you help me move this table
2. After the following verbs you can use a question word (what,where,how,whether… ) + to…
Ask decide know remember forget explain learn understand wonder
Also: show / tell / ask/ advise / teach somebody what / how / where to something: Can you show me how to answer this question?
Ann will tell you what to
He taught us what to know about the country
3. After makeand let we use : verb + object + infinitive (without to) The customs officer made him to open his case
My parents didn’t let me go out alone when I was a baby Hot weather makes me feel tired
Let me carry your bag for you.
We ‘make somebody do…’, but the passive is ‘be made to do…’( infinitive with to ) He wasmade to open his case
4. These verbs have two possible structures Compare:
Advise recommend encourage allow permit forbit
Verb + V-ing (without an object) I wouldn’t recommend stayingin that hotel She didn’t allow smoking in her house Passive:
Smoking isn’t allowed in her house.
Verb + object + to + infinitive
I wouldn’t recommend anybody to stay in that hotel. object
She didn’t allow us to smoke in her house Passive:
We aren’t allowed to smoke in her house
We asked how to get to the station
Have you decided where to go for your holiday?
I don’t know whether to apply for the job or not