gerund infinitive list of verbs

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GERUND & INFINITIVE

(V + V –ing) LIST of VERBS FOLLOWED by GERUNDS

1. admit He admittd !ta"ing the money.2. ad#i! She ad#i!d $aiting until tomorrow.

3. anti%i&at I anti%i&at 'a#ing a good time on vacation.

4. a&&%iat I a&&%iatd 'aing from them.

5. a#oid He a#oidd an!$ing my question.

6. ba I can't ba $aiting in long lines.

7. bgin It bgan aining.

8. %om&"t I finally %om&"td $iting my term paper.

9. %on!id I will %on!id going with you.

10. %ontin He %ontind !&a*ing.

11. d"ay He d"ayd "a#ing for school.

12. dny She dnid %ommitting the crime.13. di!%!! They di!%!!d o&ning a new business.

14. di!"i* I di!"i* di#ing long distances.

15. noy We noyd #i!iting them.

16. fini!' She fini!'d !tdying about ten.

17. fogt I'll never fogt #i!iting Napoleon's tomb.

18. 'at I 'at ma*ing silly mistaes.

19. %an,t '"& I can't '"& $oying about it.

20. *& I *& 'o&ing he will come.

21. "i* I "i* going to movies.

22. "o# I "o# going to operas.

23. mntion She mntiond going to a movie.24. mind Would you mind '"&ing me with this!

25. mi!! I mi!! bing with my family.

26. &o!t&on "et's &o!t&on "a#ing until tomorrow.

27. &a%ti% The athlete &a%ti%d t'o$ing the ball.

28. &f #nn &f! ta"*ing to driving to wor.

29. -it He -it tying to solve the problem.

30. %a"" I don$t %a"" mting him before.

31. %o""%t I don't %o""%t mting him before.

32. %ommnd She %ommndd !ing the show.

33. gt I gt t""ing him my secret.

34.mmb I can mmb mting him when i was a child.

35. !nt I !nt her intfing in my business.

36. !i!t I couldn't !i!t ating the dessert.

37. i!* She i!*! "o!ing all of her money.

38. !tand I can't !tand $aiting in long lines.

39. !tat It !tatd aining.

40. !to& She !to&&d going to classes when she got sic.

41. !gg!t She !gg!td going to a movie.

42. to"at She won't to"at %'ating during an e%amination.

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43. ty I tid %'anging the light bulb& but the lamp still didn't wor

44. nd!tand I don't nd!tand his "a#ing school.

(V + to V) VERBS FOLLOWED I..EDI/TEL0 B0 /N INFINITIVE

1. affod I can't affod to by it.

2. ag They agd to '"& us.

3. a&&a She a&&a! to b tired.

4. aang I' aang to mt you at the airport.

5.a!* He a!*d to %om with us.

6. %an1t ba I can't ba to $ait in long lines.

7. bg He bggd to %om with us.

8. bgin2 It bgan to ain.

9. %a I don't %a to ! that show.

10. %"aim She %"aim! to *no$ a famous movie star.

11. %on!nt She fina""y %on!ntd to marry him.

12. %ontin2 He %ontind to !&a*.

13. d%id I have d%idd to "a# on (onday.

14. dmand I dmand to *no$ who is responsible.

15. d!# She d!#! to $in the pri)e.

16. 3&%t I 3&%t to nt graduate school in the fall.

17. fai" She fai"d to tn the boo to the library on time.

18. fog2 I fogot to mai" the letter.

19. 'at I 'at to ma* sily mistaes.

20. '!itat Don1t '!itat to a!* for my help.

21. 'o& *ac 'o&! to ai# ne%t wee.

22. "an He "and to &"ay the piano.

23. "i* I "i* to go to the movies.

24. "o# I "o# to go to operas.

25. manag She managd to fini!' her wor early.

26. man I didn1t man to 't your feelings.

27. nd I nd to 'a# your opinion.

28. off They offd to '"& us.

29. &"an I am &"anning to 'a# a party.

30. &f #nn &f! to $a"* to wor.

31. &&a We &&ad to $"%om them.

32. &tnd He &tnd! not to nd!tand.

33. &omi! I &omi! not to b late.

34. f! I f! to b"i# his story.

35. gt2 I gt to t"" you that you failed.

36. mmb I mmbd to "o%* the do or.

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37. !m That cat !m! to b friendly.

38. %an1t !tand I can't !tand to $ait in long lines.

39. !tat It !tatd to ain.

40. !tgg" I !tgg"d to !tay awae.

41. !$a She !$o to t"l the truth.

42. t'atn She t'atnd to t"" my parents.

43. ty2 I$m tying to "an +nglish.

44. #o"nt He #o"ntd to '"& us.

45. $ait I will $ait to 'a from you.

46. $ant I $ant to t"" you something.

47. $i!' She $i!'! to %om with us.

(V+ &o(non)+to V)VERBS FOLLOWED B0 / (4RO) NOUN+/N INFINITIVE

52 ad#i! She advised me to wait until tomorrow.

2. a""o$ She allowed me to use her car.

3. a!* I asked John to help us.

4. bg They begged us to come.

5. cause Her la)iness caused her to fail .

6. %'a""ng She challenged me to race her to the corner.

7. %on#in% I couldn't convince him to accept our help.

8. da He dared me to do better than he had done.9. n%oag He encouraged me to try again.

10. 3&%t I expect you to be on time.

11. fobid I forbid you to tell him.

12. fo% They forced him to tell the truth.

13. 'i She hired a boy to mow the lawn.

14. in!t%t He instructed them to be carefu

15. in#it Harry invited the Johnsons to come to his party.

16. nd We needed Chris to help us figure out the solution.

17. od The ,udge ordered me to pay a fine.

18. &mit He permitted the children to stay up late.

19. &!ad I persuaded him to come for a visit.20. mind She reminded me to lock the door.

21. -i -ur teacher requires us to be on time.

22. ta%' (y brother taught me to swim.

23. t"" The doctor told me to take these pills.

24. g I urged her to apply for the ,ob.

25. $ant I want you to be happy.

26. $an I warned you not to drive too fast.

4RE4OSION/L E64RESSIONS FOLLOWEDB0 GERUNDS

VERBS FOLLOWED B0GERUNDS OR INFINITIVES

IT + INFINITI! OR /GERUND SUB7E8T

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be accused of V9ing admit to V:V9ing mind be a bad e%perience

be accustomed to advise need be a bad idea

in addition to afford offer be better

be afraid agree permit be clever

apologi)e to someone/ for as persuade be dangerous

believe in avoid plan be difficult

blame someone/ for beg postpone be easy

be capable of begin prefer be essential

be committed to consider prepare be foolish

complain about continue pretend be a good e%perience

dream of convince promise be a good idea

forgive someone/ for decide quit be fun

be e%cited about demand recall be hard

be guilty of deny refuse be important

instead of discuss regret be impossible

be interested in dislie remember be interesting

loo forward to encourage remind be necessary

be opposed to en,oy ris be a pleasure

prevent someone/ from e%pect seem be possible

be scared of fail start be rela%ing

stop someone/ from force stop tae effort

succeed in forget struggle tae energytae advantage of hesitate suggest tae money

be terrified of hope threaten tae patience

than someone/ for invite wait tae time

thin of learn want

be tired of lie warn

be worried about manage

;UI<5= (5>&t!2)??? Change the verb in parentheses into a gerund:

1. (skydive)____________can be dangerous.

2. (eat) We finished _____________the meal three hours ago.

3. (swear) My grandmother won’t tolerate ______________.

4. (sweep) After ______________the floor you can clean the windows.

5. (fight) ________________with your sister will get you in trouble.

6. (dance) !e loves ________________.

7. (cough) !is _______________kept his sister awake all night.

8. (lie) _______________is a terrible habit.

9. (waste) "he insists on _____________ her time.

10. (gamble) _____________ is risky.

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;UI< @= (A&t!2)?? For each question, change the sentence so that it uses a gerund, like this:

#t is important to study hard. $$% "tudying hard is important.

1. #t is difficult to read &apanese. _________________________________________________________________

2. #t is essential for a business person to have a laptop computer.

_________________________________________________________________3. #t is depressing to be poor.

_________________________________________________________________

4. #t was e'citing to climb Ararat Mountain in *. _________________________________________________________________

5. #t will be hard to pass the final test. _________________________________________________________________

;UI<= (C&t!2)???Gnd and 4&o!ition U!= 0omplete the sentences by using a

preposition and the words in parentheses. 1emember that verbs should be put into the

gerund form as they follow a preposition.

1. *ac decided on chicen instead order2stea/.

*ac decided on chicen instead of oding2

2. I'm interested watch2film/ by #lfred Hitchcoc. ________________________________________________________________

3. He apologi)ed be2late/. ________________________________________________________________

4. I certainly can't blame you not2want/ to come. ________________________________________________________________

5. She's thining study2+ngland/.

________________________________________________________________6. We are really very e%cited hie2#ndes/ this coming summer.

________________________________________________________________

7. 3atherine isn't really used wal2wor/. ________________________________________________________________

8. We thaned them drive2us2home/ after the football game. ________________________________________________________________

9. 0ould you please tell me who is responsible accept2applications/! ________________________________________________________________

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10. I'm sure she has a good reason not2be2here/. ________________________________________________________________

;UI< = (5>&t!)???

GERUND OR INFINITIVE

1. I remember 44444 the 5resident in #nara.

a. meet b. to meet c. meeting d. to meeting

2. 6id you remember 44444 the letter!

a. post b. to post c. posting d. to posting

3. I'm not used 44444 up this early.

a. get b. to get c. getting d. to getting

4. I used 44444 to the cinema a lot.

a. go b. to go c. going d. to going

5. I regret 44444 (ary about the weddding.

a. tell b. to tell c. telling d. to telling

6. (rs *ones& I regret 44444 you that your credit limit has been e%ceeded.

a. inform b. to inform c. informing d. to informing7. Stop 44444 this terrible noise at once7

a. mae b. to mae c. maing d. to maing

8. I wanted to stop 44444 some presents& but we didn't have enough time.

a. to b. to buy c. buying d. to buying

9. "oo& it's starting 44444 .

a. rain b. to rain c. raining d. to raining

10. I started 44444 +nglish when I was four.

a. learn b. to learn c. learning d. to learning

QUIZ 5: (!pts"### $%&U' )' I'FI'I*I+%

*% $%&U' (+%&-). '/U':9ING FOR.)

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. He said that he had stolen the watch.

admittd stealing the watch.

9. He said that she must go with him.

in!i!td on ' ????????????????????????????????

:. I would lie to see the film again.

I $o"dn1t mind ??????????????????????????????????

;. "et's leave the car here. W'at abot??????????????????????????????????????

<. He drove too quicly& so they arrested him.

$a! a!td fo ???????????????????????????????? =. Why don't we stop here!

W'at abot ??????????????????????????????????????

>. 5aul wonders if he might emigrate.

4a" i! t'in*ing of ????????????????????????????????2?. He told us he was sorry that he was late.

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a&o"ogi!d fo ?????????????????????????????????

@. He will resign& no matter what I say.

I %an1t &#nt 'im ????????????????????????????????2A. Sorry to disturb you lie this.

Fogi# m fo ???????????????????????????????????2

. He told them that he was guilty.

admittd ?????????????????????????????????????29. He complained over and over again.

*&t on ????????????????????????????????2

:. The par attendant told them they were not allowed to wal on the grass.

T' &a* attndant to"d t'm to !to& ??????????????????2;. It cost too much.

It $a!n1t $ot' ????????????????????????????????(by)2

<. It was ind of you to meet me.

T'an* yo fo ???????????????????????????????????2=. It was ind of you to lend me the boo.

T'an* yo fo ???????????????????????????????????2

>. I t would be quite pleasant to go to the concert.

I $o"dn1t mind ????????????????????????????????2?. I would be grateful if you would not play that roc music.

Wo"d yo mind not ????????????????????????????????2

@. BWhy don't we stay at home and play (onopoly&B he said.

!gg!td ?????????????????????????????????????29A. BIt wasn't me&B he protested.

dnid ???????????????????????????????????????2

QUIZ 0: (1pts"###

52 We have agreeCCCCCCCCCCC smoing a. to quit b. quitting c. both to quit and quitting

@2 We were afraid of CCCCCCCCCCCCCweight

a. to gain b. gaining c. both to gain and gaining

2 Have you consideredCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCto a specialist!

a. to go b. going c. both to go and going

2 6o you lie CCCCCCCCCCCCCCan evening watching television!

a. to spend b. spending c. both to spend and spending.

A2 +ven though it was raining very hard& we would lie CCCCCCCCCCCCC to the par. a. to have gone b. going c. both to have gone and going

2 I remember CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC much more than I should have.

a. to drin b. drining c. both to drin and drining

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H2 If your TD remote doesn$t wor& maybe you should try CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC the

batteries.a. to change b. changing c. both to change and changing

2 We triedCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCthe fire department& but the phone lines were down.

a. to call b. calling c. both to call and calling

C2 I don$t minCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCmuseums if they$re really interesting.

a. to visit b. visiting c both to visit and visiting

5>2 We advised 0arlosCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCChis attorney

a. to call b. calling c. both to call and calling

QUIZ 0: (2pts"###

$erund or In3initive: 4ing4 or 4to4

Co6plete 7ith the gerund or in3initive o3 the verb given8

1. # can+t think of (go) ___________ to visit her in hospital without (buy)_________some

flowers.

2. ,he e'aminer gave the students some time (think) ____________.

3. ,he band plans (start) (play) ____________ ____________ by pm.

4. ,he play is programmed (start) ________ at -pm so we have decided (meet) _________ at

./0.

5. # am looking forward to (see) ____________ the film again.

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6. # intend (study) ____________ 1nglish (understand) ____________ American business

methods.

7. "he still plans on _______ (marry) him even after he refused _______ (buy) an engagement

ring.

8. # cannot resist ____________ (eat) fish and chips when # am in 1ngland.

9. "he en2oys ____________ (go) to parties and (dance) in discos all night long.

10. # stopped (live) __________ in 3ondon when # realised it was time for me (move) _________

on.

11. 4on+t forget (turn) ____________ off the heating before (leave) ____________ the house.

12. # understood (buy) ____________ red roses for your girlfriend on "t 5alentine+s 4ay was a bit

old$fashioned.

FCE Use of English

Part 3: 'Key' Word Transformation

7) Verb Patterns

o! "no#ledge of $erb %atterns s!&h as ger!nd and infiniti$e is fre!ently tested(

For !estions *+,- &om%lete the se&ond senten&e so that it has a similar meaning to the first

senten&e !sing the #ord gi$en( .o not &hange the #ord gi$en( o! m!st !se bet#een t#o and fi$e

#ords(1. It's really important that you pay the bill today.

/E0E01E/

You must ................................................ the bill today.

2. I think it ould be a !ood idea i" you #oined the be!inner's $lass.

2UE2T

I .................................................... the be!inners $lass.

3. %eetin! &ohn in ton as really surprisin!.

E4PECT

I ..................................................... &ohn in ton.

4. In the "uture she be$ame a su$$ess"ul business oman.

WE5T he ................................................... a su$$ess"ul business oman.

5. I'll help you ith your homeork.

065. I ...................................................... you ith your homeork.

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6. I hated dri)in! on the le"t at "irst but no it's *+.

U2E.

I ....................................................... on the le"t no.

7. ,on't bother to apply "or the #ob.

P65T

-here ......................................................... "or the #ob.

8. ere you su$$ess"ul in passin! the e/am0

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,id ............................................................ the e/am0

1Corre&t ans#ers:

remember to %ay

9+s!ggest oining

s!ggest yo! oin

s!ggest that yo! oin

3+did not e;%e&t to meet

didn't e;%e&t to meet<+#ent on to be&ome

=+do not mind hel%ing

don't mind hel%ing

>+am !sed to dri$ing

'm !sed to dri$ing

'$e got !sed to dri$ing

7+is no %oint in a%%lying

's no %oint in a%%lying

is no %oint a%%lying

,+is no %oint in a%%lying's no %oint in a%%lying

is no %oint a%%lying

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