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1 • Verbs Followed by Gerunds & Infinitives
by Alex
© LangVid Language Training, 2013
Verbs Followed by
Gerunds & Infinitives
In English, if you want to follow a verb with another action, you must use a gerund or infinitive.
EXAMPLE: We resumed talking. (gerund – verb + ing)
I want to see a movie. (infinitive – to + base verb)
There are certain verbs that can only be followed by one or the other, and these verbs must be memorized. Many of these verbs are
listed below.
abhor
acknowledge
admit
advise
allow
anticipate
appreciate
avoid
be worth
can’t help
celebrate
confess
consider
defend
delay
detest
discontinue
discuss
dislike
dispute
dread
endure
enjoy
escape
evade
explain
fancy
fear
feel like
feign
finish
forgive
give up (stop)
keep (continue)
keep on
mention
mind (object to)
miss
necessitate
omit
permit
picture
postpone
practice
prevent
put off
recall
recollect
recommend
report
resent
resist
resume
risk
shirk
shun
suggest
support
tolerate
understand
urge
warrant
agree
appear
arrange
ask
attempt
beg
can/can’t afford
can/can’t wait
care
chance
choose
claim
come
consent
dare
decide
demand
deserve
determine
elect
endeavor
expect
fail
get
grow (up)
guarantee
hesitate
hope
hurry
incline
learn
manage
mean
need
neglect
offer
pay
plan
prepare
pretend
profess
promise
prove
refuse
remain
request
resolve
say
seek
seem
shudder
strive
struggle
swear
tend
threaten
turn out
venture
volunteer
wait
want
wish
would like
yearn
Verbs commonly followed by a gerund
EXAM PLE: “He misses pl aying with his f riends.”
Verbs commonly followed by an infinitive
EXAMPLE: “She threatened to quit if she didn’t get a raise.”
