A gerund or an infinitive Flashcards

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1
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(don’t) Mind

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Followed by gerund only

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Admit (to)

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Followed by gerund only

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Advise

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Followed by gerund only
But if are directly followed by a noun or pronoun by infinitive

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Afford

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Followed by an infinitive only

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Agree

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Followed by an infinitive only

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Allow

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Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

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Appear

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Followed by an infinitive only

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Arrange

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Followed by an infinitive only

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Ask

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Followed by an infinitive only

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Avoid

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Followed by gerund only

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Be used to

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Followed by gerund only

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12
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Begin

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A gerund or an infinitive

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13
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Can’t help

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Followed by gerund only

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14
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Can’t stand

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A gerund or an infinitive

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Care

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Followed by an infinitive only

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Cause

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Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

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Challenge

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Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

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Command

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Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

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19
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Consider

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Followed by gerund only

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20
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Continue

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A gerund or an infinitive

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21
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Convince

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Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

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22
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Decide

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Followed by an infinitive only

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Demand

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Followed by an infinitive only

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24
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Deny

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Followed by gerund only

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25
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Discuss

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Followed by gerund only

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26
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Enjoy

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Followed by gerund only

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27
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Dislike

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Followed by gerund only

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28
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End up

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Followed by gerund only

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29
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Expect

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Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

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30
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Fail

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Followed by an infinitive only

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31
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Feel like

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Followed by gerund only

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32
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Finish

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Followed by gerund only

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33
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Forbid

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Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

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34
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Force

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Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

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35
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Forget

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An infinitive (future)
A gerund (Past)

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36
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Get used to

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Followed by gerund only

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37
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Give up

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Followed by gerund only

38
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Go on

A

to do (next task)
doing (Continue)

39
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Hate

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A gerund or an infinitive

40
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Have difficulty

A

Followed by gerund only

41
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Have problems

A

Followed by gerund only

42
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Have trouble

A

Followed by gerund only

43
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Hire

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

44
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Imagine

A

Followed by gerund only

45
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Instruct

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

46
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Intend

A

A gerund or an infinitive

47
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Invite

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

48
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It’s not use

Not useful

A

Followed by gerund only

49
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It’s worthwhile

A

Followed by gerund only

50
Q

Keep

A

Followed by gerund only

51
Q

Learn

A

Followed by an infinitive only

52
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Like

A

A gerund or an infinitive

53
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Look forward to

A

Followed by gerund only

54
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Love

A

A gerund or an infinitive

55
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Manage

A

Followed by an infinitive only

56
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Mention

A

Followed by gerund only

57
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Miss

A

Followed by gerund only

58
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Offer

A

Followed by an infinitive only

59
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Order

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

60
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Pay

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

61
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Permit

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

62
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Plan

A

Followed by an infinitive only

63
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Prefer

A

A gerund or an infinitive

64
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Prepare

A

Followed by an infinitive only

65
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Pretend

A

Followed by an infinitive only

66
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Program

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

67
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Promise

A

Followed by an infinitive only

68
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Quit

A

Followed by gerund only

69
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Recommend

A

Followed by gerund only

70
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Refuse

A

Followed by an infinitive only

71
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Regret

A

to inform (Tell bad news)
doing (past)

72
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Remember

A

An infinitive (future)
A gerund (Past)

73
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Remind

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

74
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Seem

A

Followed by an infinitive only

75
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Spend time

A

Followed by gerund only

76
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Start

A

A gerund or an infinitive

77
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Stop

A

to do (start another action)
doing (stop completely)

78
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Suggest

A

Followed by gerund only

79
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Teach

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

80
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Tell

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

81
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Try

A

to do (difficult)
doing (experiment)

82
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Understand

A

Followed by gerund only

83
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Urge

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

84
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Volunteer

A

Followed by an infinitive only

85
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Wait

A

Followed by an infinitive only

86
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Want

A

Followed by an infinitive only

87
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Want

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

88
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Warn

A

Are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by infinitive

89
Q

Waste time

A

Followed by gerund only

90
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Wish

A

Followed by an infinitive only

91
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Work at

A

Followed by gerund only