COMMON EXPRESSIONS AND VERBS FOLLOWED BY
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ING-FORMS
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INFINITIVES
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Preposition combinations
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Verbs followed immediately by an infinitive
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be excited about
be worried about
be nervous about
complain about/of
dream about/of
talk about/of
think about/of
apologize for
blame smn for
forgive smn for
have an excuse for
have a reason for
be responsible for
| thank smn for
keep smn from
prevent smn from
prohibit smn from
stop smn from
believe in
be interested in
participate in
succeed in
be accused of
be capable of
for the purpose of
| be guilty of
instead of
take advantage of
take care of
be tired of
insist on
be accustomed to
in addition to
be committed to
be devoted to
look forward to
object to
be opposed to
be used to
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afford to
agree to
appear to
arrange to
ask to
can’t bear** to
beg to
begin** to
care to
claim to
consent to
continue** to
decide to
demand to
deserve to
expect to
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fail to
forget* to
hate** to
hesitate to
hope to
learn to
like** to
love** to
manage to
mean to
need to
offer to
plan to
prefer** to
prepare to
pretend to
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promise to
refuse to
regret* to
remember* to
seem to
can’t stand**
start** to
struggle to
swear to
threaten to
try* to
volunteer to
wait to
want to
wish to
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Special expressions
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have fun/a good time + V-ing
have trouble/difficulty + V-ing
have a hard time/ difficult time + V-ing
spend +expression of time or money+ V-ing
waste +expression of time or money+ V-ing
sit +expression of place+ V-ing
stand +expression of place+ V-ing
lie +expression of place+ V-ing
find +(pro)noun+ V-ing
catch +(pro)noun+ V-ing
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Verbs followed by a (pro)noun + an infinitive
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advise** to
allow to
ask to
beg to
cause to
challenge to
convince to
dare to
encourage to
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expect to
forbid to
force to
hire to
instruct to
invite to
need to
order to
permit to
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persuade to
remind to
require to
teach to
tell to
urge to
want to
warn to
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Verbs
verbs with ** can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive without difference in meaning
verbs with * can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive, BUT with a difference in meaning
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admit
advise*
anticipate
appreciate
avoid
can’t bear**
begin**
complete
consider
continue**
delay
deny
discuss
dislike
enjoy
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finish
forget*
hate**
can’t help
keep
like**
love**
mention
mind
miss
postpone
practice
prefer**
quit
recall
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recollect
recommend
regret*
remember*
resent
resist
risk
can’t stand**
start**
stop
suggest
tolerate
try*
understand
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Adjectives followed by infinitives
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glad to
happy to
pleased to
delighted to
content to
relieved to
lucky to
fortunate to
sorry to
sad to
upset to
disappointed to
| proud to
ashamed to
ready to
prepare to
anxious to
eager to
willing to
motivated to
determined to
careful to
hesitant to
reluctant to
| afraid to
likely to
certain to
surprised to
amazed to
astonished to
shocked to stunned to
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