7.13 Verb followed by Gerunds Flashcards
Verb + Gerund
admit
Verb + Gerund
advise
Verb + Gerund
appreciate
Verb + Gerund
_Students appreciate receiving financial aid.
avoid
Verb + Gerund
can’t help
mean to have not control
Verb + Gerund
_ when I see a sad move, I “can’t help” crying.
consider
Verb + Gerund
delay
Verb + Gerund
deny
Verb + Gerund
discuss
Verb + Gerund
dislike
Verb + Gerund
enjoy
Verb + Gerund
_Dawson enjoy giving money away.
finish
Verb + Gerund
imagine
Verb + Gerund
_He couldn’t imaging not helping others.
keep (on)
Verb + Gerund
mind
means that something bothers me
Verb + Gerund
_ I don’t mind means that something is ok with me. It doesn’t bother me.
_Do you mind living with your parents? No, I don’t mind.
miss
Verb + Gerund
permit
Verb + Gerund
postpone
Verb + Gerund
practice
Verb + Gerund
put off
_means postpone
Verb + Gerund
_I can’t put off buying a card, I need on now.
quit
Verb + Gerund
recommend
Verb + Gerund
resent
Verb + Gerund
risk
Verb + Gerund
stop
Verb + Gerund
suggest
Verb + Gerund
Go + Gerund
is used in many idiomatic expressions of sport and recreation.
go camping, go hiking, go boating,go skiing, go swimming, go dancing,go jogging.
_ Do you go shopping every day?
_ Do you like to go fishing?
begin
Can be follow by “Gerund” or “infinitive” with no difference in meaning.
_Verb + Gerund / Verb + Infinitive.
can’t stand
means can’t tolerate
Can be follow by “Gerund” or “infinitive” with no difference in meaning.
_Verb + Gerund / Verb + Infinitive.
I can’t stand living in a cold climate.
continue
Can be follow by “Gerund” or “infinitive” with no difference in meaning.
_Verb + Gerund / Verb + Infinitive.
hate
Can be follow by “Gerund” or “infinitive” with no difference in meaning.
_Verb + Gerund / Verb + Infinitive.
like
Can be follow by “Gerund” or “infinitive” with no difference in meaning.
_Verb + Gerund / Verb + Infinitive.
_Dawson liked giving money away.
_He liked to give money away.
love
Can be follow by “Gerund” or “infinitive” with no difference in meaning.
* Verb + Gerund / Verb + Infinitive.
prefer
Can be follow by “Gerund” or “infinitive” with no difference in meaning.
* Verb + Gerund / Verb + Infinitive.
start
Can be follow by “Gerund” or “infinitive” with no difference in meaning.
* Verb + Gerund / Verb + Infinitive.
_He started working in 1940
_He started to work in 1940