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verb + gerund Flashcards

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…admit…

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…admit + doing s.t.
I admitted buying a house that it is too big for us. (wrong)
I admitted buying a house that is too big for us.

…admit + noun + infinitive…

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…advise…

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…advise + doing s.t.
I advise buying a house with up to 3 rooms.

…advise + noun + infinitive…
Doctors generally advise eating fruits and vegetable.

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…appreciate…

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…appreciate + doing s.t.
I really appreciate having a place where to live for Sammie and me.

I appreciated her helping me with English.

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…avoid…

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…avoid + doing s.t.

I avoid working in my back yard.

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…can’t help…

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…can’t help + doing s.t.
I can’t help telling Sammie to clean her messes.
I can’t help talking on the phone so loud. (WRONG)
I can’t help talking loud on the phone.

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…complete…

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…complete + doing s.t.

I completed reading my favor book.

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…consider…

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…consider + doing s.t..

I considered moving to San Francisco with Sammie.

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…delay…

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…delay + doing s.t.
I delayed fixing the screen doors.
I delayed organizing my studio.

The company delayed sending the package.
Delay = Postpone, suspend.

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…deny…

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…deny + doing s.t.
I denied paying too much for my house.

Luis can deny staying at home last night.

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…detest…

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…detest + doing s.t.

I detest cleaning the cat’s letter boxes.

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…dislike…

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…dislike + doing s.t.
I dislike having a dirty kitchen.

I dislike working after 5 PM.

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…enjoy…

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…enjoy + doing s.t.

I enjoy working with my computer.

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…escape…

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…escape + doing s.t.

Nina escaped during the evening.

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…finish…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…finish + doing s.t.(have done st)
When I finish running, I enjoy taking a hot shower.

…finish + to do s.t. (need to do s.t)??

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…forbid…

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…forbid + ???????????

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…get through…

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…get through + doing s.t.

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…imagine…

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…imagine + doing s.t.

I imagine remodeling my back yard someday.

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…mind…

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…mind + doing s.t.
I don’t mind having 3 cats in the house.
Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes.

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…miss…

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…miss + doing s.t.

I miss living in a smaller house.

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…permit…

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…permit + doing s.t.

The community does not permit parking in front of my garage.

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…postpone…

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…postpone + doing s.t.

I always postpone cleaning the garage.

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…practice…

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…practice + doing s.t.
I practice reading and writing English every day.
I practice writing English every day.

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…quit…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…quit + doing s.t.
I quitted smoking long time ago.
She quit worrying about the problem.

…quit + to do s.t.

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…recall…

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…recall + doing s.t.

I recalled coming to this neighbor hood before.

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…report…

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…report + doing s.t.

I reported him stealing my stuff.

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…resent…

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…resent + doing s.t.
I resented him for not coming to my house.
Resent = Feel bitter, dislike.

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…resist…

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…resist + doing s.t.

I resist asking for help.

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…resume…

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…resume + doing s.t.??????????

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…risk…

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…risk + doing s.t.

I risked loosing my money.

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…spend(time)…

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…spend(time) + doing s.t. ????????

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…suggest…

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…suggest + doing s.t.

I suggested buying a smaller house.

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…tolerate…

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…tolerate + doing s.t.

I tolerated her cats at home.

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…waste(time)…

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…waste(time) + doing s.t.?????????

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…anticipate…

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…anticipate + doing s.t.
I always “anticipate cleaning” the house before s.b. come in.
I did not “anticipate having” technical problems during our meeting.

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…can’t see…

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…can’t see + doing s.t.
I can’t see paying so much money for a house.

I “can’t see buying” a car when you don’t even have a driver’s license. That doesn’t make any sense!

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…defend…

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…defend + doing s.t.
Sammie defended them saying that she loves them.

The lawyer defended her making such statements.
How can you defend saying such terrible things to him?

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…deserve…

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…deserve + doing s.t.

I deserved having my house.

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…discussed…

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…discussed + doing s.t.
Sammie and I discussed buying a clinic.

Edgar and I discussed working with Tabano in the new business.

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…don’t mind…

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…don’t mind + doing s.t.
I do not mind making dinner tonight for you.
I do not mind helping you.

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…encourage…

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…encourage + doing s.t.
I encourage her eating healthy food.

…encourage + noun + infinitive.
My English teacher encourage using different vocabulary in my essays.

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…keep…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…keep + doing s.t.(normally use)
I keep studying English every day.

…keep + to do s.t. (in order to.)
Studying medicine every day keeps medicine to prevent from forgetting.

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…need…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…need + doing s.t.(passive meaning)
The house needs cleaning all the time.

…need + to do s.t. more common.
I need to clean more often at the clinic.

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…recommend…

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…recommend + doing s.t.
I recommend cleaning the letter boxes once a day.

I recommend taking the train.

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…require…

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…require + doing s.t.
Celling the house requires living two years in it.

The certificate requires completing two courses.
Passing this class requires participating during it.
...require + noun + to do s.t.
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…understand…

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…understand + doing s.t.
I understand having pets in the house.

If you understand during the lecture you get good greats.

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…urge…

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…urge + doing s.t.
I urge paying off our house.
I urge taking the patient with an specialist.
They urge recycling bottles and paper.

…urge + noun + to do s.t.

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…allow…

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…allow + doing s.t.
I don’t allow smoking in our house.

…allow + noun + infinitive…

California doesn’t allow smoking in bars.

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…begin…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…begin + gerund… (use as gerund and infinitive.)
I began organizing the guess room.

…begin + infinitive… (use in continue sentence only!)
I began to learn Latin.

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…can’t bear…

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LITTLE difference in meaning!
…can’t bear + gerund…
I can’t bear paying interest of our house mortgage.

…can’t bear + to do st.
I can’t bear to get pay by hours.

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…can’t stand…

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LITTLE different in meaning!
…can’t stand + doing s.t.
I can’t stand seeing dirty dishes in the kitchen.

…can’t stand + to do st.
I can’t stand to see technicians making messes in the treatment area.

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…cease…

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LITTLE different in meaning!
…cease + doing s.t.
I cease doing work stuff at home.

…cease + to do st.
I cease to do extra work at my job.

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…continue…

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LITTLE difference in meaning!
…continue + doing s.t.
I continue cleaning the kitchen over and over.

…continue + infinitive…
I continue cleaning other people messes.

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…despise…

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…despise + doing s.t.

I despise talking when I am watching a movie.

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…dread…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…dread + doing s.t. (most the time.)
I dread loosing our house.

…dread + infinitive… (use it with “to think” or “to consider”)
I dreaded to think of the consequences of my actions.

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…forget…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…forget + doing s.t. (I forgot to do st. that I DID!)
I forgot bringing bread.

…forget + infinitive…(I forgot to do st. that I HAVE TO DO!)
I forgot to bring bread.

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…hate…

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LITTLE difference in meaning!
…hate + doing s.t. NO OPTIONAL FEELING.
I hate cleaning the cat’s letter boxes.

…little + to do s.t.
I hate to clean cages at work.

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…involve…

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…involve + doing s.t.
My decisions involve consulting Sammie about it.
The job involves traveling to Japan once a month.

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…like…

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LITTLE difference in meaning!
…like + doing s.t.
I like drinking my coffee in the morning at home.

…like to do st.
I like to drink coffee in the morning at work.

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…love…

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LITTLE difference in meaning!
…love + doing s.t.
I love working at the computer at my office.

…love + to do st.
I love to work at the computer at work.

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…mention…

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…mention + doing s.t.

I mentioned her selling the house.

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…neglect…

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LITTLE difference in meaning!
…neglect + doing s.t.
Sometimes I neglect cleaning the kitchen.

…neglect + to do s.t.
Sometimes I neglect to clean the treatment area.

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…prefer…

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LITTLE difference in meaning!
…prefer + gerund…
I prefer studying in the kitchen because I can eat too.

…prefer + to do st.
I prefer to study in room 6 because I can be alone.

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…propose…

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LITTLE difference in meaning!
…prefer + doing s.t.
I proposed her marring me at the beach.

…prefer + to do s.t.
I propose to open more hours during the day.

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…recollect…

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…recollect + doing s.t.
I always recollect doing things at home like my mom.
Recollect = Remember.

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…regret…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…regret + going s.t. (normally used with a gerund)
I regretted saying that.

…regret + to do st. (“to inform” meaning “which not to tell you. BAD NEWS.)
I regret to inform people what to do at work.

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…remember…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…remember + doing s.t. (to remember that I have done st.)
I remember paying attention in details.

…remember to do st. (to remember that I need TO DO ST.)
I remember to pay more attention in details.

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…start…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…start + doing s.t. (either way means the same.)
I started studying harder.
I start to study harder.

…start + to do st. (DID NOT CONPLETE AN ACTION.)
I start to study medicine, but I got lazy.

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…stop…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
… stop + doing s.t. (normally used with gerunds.)
I stopped studying during the night.

…stop + to do st. ( meaning “in order to”)
I stopped to study at night for different reasons.

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…try…

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HUGE difference in meaning!
…try + doing s.t. (to experiment different methods see if works)
I try getting up at 5 o’clock.

…try + to do st. (want to, but no succeed.)
I try to get up at 5am, but it is too hard to do it.

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