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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...
...report + doing s.t. | I reported him stealing my stuff.
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...resent...
...resent + doing s.t. I resented him for not coming to my house. Resent = Feel bitter, dislike.
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...resist...
...resist + doing s.t. | I resist asking for help.
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...resume...
...resume + doing s.t.??????????
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...risk...
...risk + doing s.t. | I risked loosing my money.
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...spend(time)...
...spend(time) + doing s.t. ????????
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...suggest...
...suggest + doing s.t. | I suggested buying a smaller house.
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...tolerate...
...tolerate + doing s.t. | I tolerated her cats at home.
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...waste(time)...
...waste(time) + doing s.t.?????????
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...anticipate...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...deserve + doing s.t. | I deserved having my house.
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...discussed...
...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...
...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...
...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...
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...
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...
...recommend + doing s.t. I recommend cleaning the letter boxes once a day. I recommend taking the train.
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...require...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
...despise + doing s.t. | I despise talking when I am watching a movie.
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...dread...
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...
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...
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...
...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...
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...
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...
...mention + doing s.t. | I mentioned her selling the house.
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...neglect...
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...
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...
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...
...recollect + doing s.t. I always recollect doing things at home like my mom. Recollect = Remember.
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...regret...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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