LIST OF VERBS + Verb +
-ing
(Verbs with star {*} can
also be followed by infinitives.)
1. admit He
admitted stealing the money.
2. advise* She
advised waiting until tomorrow.
3. anticipate I
anticipate having a good time on vacation.
4. appreciate I
appreciated hearing from them.
5. avoid He avoided answering my question.
6. can’t bear* I can’t bear
waiting in long lines.
7. begin* It
began raining.
8. complete I
finally completed writing my term paper.
9. consider I
will consider going with you.
10. continue* He continued speaking
after the bell ran.
11. delay He delayed leaving for school.
12. deny She denied committing the crime.
13. discuss They discussed opening a new business.
14. dislike I dislike driving long distances.
15. enjoy We enjoyed visiting them.
16. finish She finished studying around ten o’clock .
17. forget* I’ll never forget visiting Napoleon’s tomb.
18. hate* I hate making silly mistakes.
19. can’t help I can’t help
worrying about it.
20. keep I keep hoping he will come.
21. like* I like going to movies.
22. love* I love going to operas.
23. mention She mentioned going to a movie.
24. mind Would you mind helping me with this?
25. miss I miss being with my family.
26. postpone Let’s postpone leaving until tomorrow.
27. practice The athlete practiced throwing the ball.
28. prefer* Ann prefers walking to driving to work.
29. quit He quit trying to solve the problem.
30. recall I don’t recall meeting him before.
31. recollect I don’t recollect meeting him before.
32. recommend She recommended seeing
the movie.
33. regret* I regret telling him my secret.
34. remember* I can remember meeting him when I was a child.
35. resent I resent her interfering in my business.
36. resist I couldn’t resist eating the dessert.
37. risk She risks losing all of her money.
38. can’t stand* I can’t stand
waiting in long lines.
39. start* It started raining.
40. stop She stopped going to classes when she got sick.
41. suggest She suggested going to a movie.
42. tolerate She won’t tolerate cheating during an examination.
43. try* I tried changing the light bulb, but the lamp still doesn’t work.
44. understand I don’t understand his leaving school.
List of Verbs + to-verb)
(Verbs with a star {*} can
also be followed by a gerund.)
1. afford I can’t afford to buy it.
2. agree They
agreed to help us.
3. appear She
appears to be tired.
4. arrange I’ll
arrange to meet you at the airport.
5. ask He asked to come with us.
6. can’t bear* I
can’t bear to wait
in long lines.
7. beg He begged to come with us.
8. begin* It began to rain.
9. care I
don’t care to see that show.
10. claim She claims to know a famous movie star.
11. consent She finally consented to marry him.
12. continue* He continued to speak
after the bell had rung.
13. decide I have decided to leave on Monday.
14. demand I demand to know who is responsible.
15. deserve She deserves to win the prize.
16. expect I expect to enter graduate school in the fall.
17. fail She failed to return the book to the library on time.
18. forget* I forgot to mail the letter.
19. hate* I hate to make silly mistakes.
20. hesitate Don’t hesitate to ask for my help.
21. hope Jack hopes to arrive next week.
22. learn He learned to play the piano.
23. like* I like to go to the movies.
24. love* I love to go to operas.
25. manage She managed to finish her work early.
26. mean I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.
27. need I need to have your opinion.
28. offer They offered to help us.
29. plan I am planning to have a party.
30. prefer* Ann prefers to walk to work.
31. prepare We prepared to welcome them.
32. pretend He pretends not to understand.
33. promise I promise to come early.
34. refuse I refuse to believe his story.
35. regret* I regret to tell you that you failed.
36. remember* I remembered to lock
the door.
37. seem That cat seems to be friendly.
38. can’t stand* I can’t stand
to wait in long lines.
39. start* It started to rain.
40. struggle I struggled to stay awake.
41. swear She swore to tell the truth.
42. threaten She threatened to tell my parents.
43. try* I’m trying to learn English.
44. volunteer He volunteered to help us.
45. wait I will wait to hear from you.
46. want I want to tell you something.
47. wish She wishes to come with us.
Verbs Followed by a (Pro)Noun + An Infinitive (to-verb)
48. advise* She advised me to wait until
tomorrow.
49. allow She allowed me to use her
car.
50. ask I asked John to help us.
51. beg They begged us to come.
52. cause Her laziness caused her to fail.
53. challenge She challenged me to race her to
the corner.
54. convince I couldn’t convince him to accept our
help.
55. dare He dared me to jump over
the table.
56. encourage He encouraged me to try again.
57. expect I expect you to be on
time.
58. forbid I forbid you to tell him.
59. force They forced him to tell the
truth.
60. hire She hired a boy to mow the
lawn.
61. instruct He instructed them to be
careful.
62. invite Harry invited the Smiths to come
to his party.
63. need We needed Chris to help us
figure out the solution.
64. order The judge ordered me to pay a fine.
65. permit He permitted the children to stay
up late.
66. persuade I persuaded him to come for a
visit.
67. remind She reminded me to lock the
door.
68. require Our teacher requires us to be on time.
69. teach My brother taught me to swim.
70. tell The doctor told me to take these
pills.
71. urge I urged her to apply for
the job.
72. want I want you to be happy.
73. warn I warned you not to drive
too fast.
GERUNDS AND
INFINITIVES PRACTICE
1. She promised ___ all night.
a) to dance
b) dancing
2. Did you manage ___ on time?
a) to finish
b) finishing
3. He said we should keep ___.
a) to go
b) going
4. I asked ___ later tonight.
a) to come
b) coming
5. Stop ___ at me!
a) to stare
b) staring
6. I really enjoyed ___ my friends.
a) to visit
b) visiting
7. We watched a movie after we finished ____ our homework.
a) to do
b) doing
8. I hope ___ soon.
a) to graduate
b) graduating
9. She offered ___ us.
a) to help
b) helping
10. He recommended ___ a teacher.
a) to ask
b) asking
11. It is impossible to avoid ___ mistakes.
a) to make
b) making
12. I plan ___ them tomorrow.
a) to visit
b) Visiting
13. I need ___ my keys.
a) to find
b) finding
14. After talking about it, we decided ___ for a week.
a) to stay
b) staying
15. I miss ___ late on Sunday mornings.
a) to sleep
b) sleeping
16. I anticipate ___ from him very soon.
a) to hear
b) hearing
17. We all practiced ___ the M-16.
a) to use
b) using
18. I really dislike ___ to the dentist.
a) to going
b) going
19. We are preparing ___ very soon.
a) to leave
b) leaving
20. Have you learned ___ football.
a) to play
b) playing
21. They haven’t completed ___ the barracks
yet?
a) to clean
b) cleaning
22. You can’t afford ___ time.
a) to waste
b) wasting
23. I told her to quit ___ my arm and leave me
alone.
a) to grab
b) grabbing
24. My friend suggested ___ a better car.
a) to buy
b) buying
25. Would you mind ___ me the time?
a) telling
b) to tell
26. I can’t wait ___ my old friend.
a) to see
b) seeing
27. Have you considered ___ the Air Force?
a) to join
b) joining
28. I want ___ English DLIELC.
a) to learn
b) learning
29. Our teacher expects us ___ to class on
time.
a) to come
b) coming
30. She failed ___ me that
information.
a) to tell
b) telling
31. My family and I discussed ___ the Army.
a) to join
b) joining
32.Your car seems ___ a small scratch.
a) to have
b) having
33. Don’t hesitate ___ your teacher a
question.
a) to ask
b) asking
34. She admitted ___ them a lie.
a) to tell
b) telling
35. We all agreed ___ him a surprise
birthday party.
a) to give
b) giving
36. The Drill Sergeant will not tolerate ___ in
formation.
a) to talk
b) talking
37. We begged the Drill Sergeant ___
us go on pass.
a) to let
b) letting
38. They don’t wish ___.
a) to continue
b) continuing
39. Jennifer couldn’t wait ___ us the great news.
a) to tell
b) telling
40. I don’t recall ___ the window open
last night.
a) to leave
b) leaving
41. The suspect denied ___ the lady’s jacket.
a) to steal
b) stealing
42. Do you swear ___ this a secret?
a) to keep
b) keeping
43. He volunteered ___ the barracks.
a) to clean
b) cleaning
44. I didn’t mean ___ the window.
a) to break
b) breaking
45. He doesn’t care ___ cake.
a) to eat
b) eating
46. She finally consented ___ him drive her
car.
a) to let
b) letting
47. After that, she refused ___ him drive her
car.
a) to let
b) letting
48. The Drill Sergeant doesn’t tolerate ___.
a) to misbehave
b) misbehaving
49. I demand ___ your secret!
a) to know
b) knowing
50. You struggled ___ gerunds and
infinitives.
a) to learn
b) learning
ANSWERS
1.a
|
2.a
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3.b
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4.a
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5.b
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6.b
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7.b
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8.a
|
9.a
|
10.b
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11.b
|
12.a
|
13.a
|
14.a
|
15.b
|
16.b
|
17.b
|
18.b
|
19.a
|
20.a
|
21.b
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22.a
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23.b
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24.b
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25.a
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26.a
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27.b
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28.a
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29.a
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30.b
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31.b
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32.a
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33.b
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34.b
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35.a
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36.b
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37.a
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38.a
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39.a
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40.b
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41.b
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42.a
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43.a
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44.a
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45.a
|
46.a
|
47.a
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48.b
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49.a
|
50.a
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