Verb Patterns Flashcards
to switch sb ___ ___ sth
to switch sb on to sth
to make sb aware ___ sth
to make sb aware of sth
to be on the point ___ sth
to be on the point of sth
to come ___ a shock/surprise ___ sb
to come as a shock/surprise to sb
to be held up ___ sth
to be held up by sth
to get to grips ___ sth
to get to grips with sth
to consider/regard sth ___ sth
to consider/regard sth as sth
to refer ___ sth ___ sth
to refer to sth as sth
to do sth instead ___ sth
to do sth instead of sth
to do sth rather ___ sth
to do sth rather than sth
to do sth as an alternative ___ sth
to do sth as an alternative to sth
to do sth as a substitute ___ sth
to do sth as a substitute to sth
to stand sb ___ good stead
to stand sb in good stead
to take exception ___ sth
to take exception to sth
to take sth ___ one’s stride
to take sth in one’s stride
to take one’s time ___ sth
to take one’s time doing/to do sth
to manage ___ sth
to manage to do sth
to be proud ___ sth
to be proud of sth
to take no notice ___ sth
to take no notice of sth
to take pity ___ sb
to take pity on sb
to take advantage ___ sth
to take advantage of sth
to take pride ___ sth
to take pride in sth
to set one’s heart ___ sth
to set one’s heart on sth
to ___ for a nice change
to make for a nice change
to identify ___ sth
to identify with sth
to lump A ___ ___ B
to lump A in with B
to be aggressive ___ sb
to be aggressive with sb
to be threatening ___ sb
to be threatening towards sb
to be hostile ___ sb
to be hostile towards sb
to feel scornful ___ sth
to feel scornful about sth
to despise ___ sth
to despise sth
to be indifferent ___ sth
to be indifferent towards sth
to be uninterested ___ sth
to be uninterested in sth
to be disaffected ___ sth
to be disaffected by sth
to be fed up ___ sth
to be fed up with sth
to see eye to eye ___ sb ___ sth
to see eye to eye with sb on sth
to agree ___ sb ___ sth
to agree with sb about sth
to do sth ___ a whim
to do sth on a whim
to come across ___ sth
to come across as sth
to be liable ___ sth
to be liable for sth
to go ___ old ground
to go over old ground
to be intimidated ___ sth
to be intimidated by sth
to take pleasure ___ sth
to take pleasure in sth
to be apprehensive ___ sth
to be apprehensive about sth
to take notice ___ sth
to take notice of sth
to make the best ___ sth
to make the best (out) of sth
to be pressured ___ doing sth
to be pressured into doing sth
to take pity ___ sb
to take pity on sb
to be distracted ___ sth
to be distracted by sth
to have an impact ___ sb
to have an impact on sb
to make an impression ___ sb
to make an impression on sb
to put sth ___ practice
to put sth into practice
to rely ___ sth
to rely on sth
to trust ___ sb
to trust sb
to resort ___ sth
to resort to sth
to swear ___ sth
to swear by sth
to be ___ risk
to be at risk
to be ___ danger/peril
to be in danger/peril
to be every ___ as good as sth
to be every bit as good as sth
to prevent sb ___ ___ sth
to prevent sb from doing sth
to get a buzz ___ sth
to get a buzz out of sth
to depend ___ sth
to depend on sth
regarding ___ sth
regarding sth
to culminate ___ sth
to culminates in sth
to amount ___ sth
to amount to sth
to protest ___ sth
to protest sth / to protest against sth
to acknowledge A ___ B
to acknowledge A as/to be B
to attribute A ___ B
to attribute A to B
to name A ___ B
to name A B
to call A ___ B
to call A B
to believe A ___ B
to believe A to be B
to distribute A ___ B
to distribute A to/among B
to let sb ___ sth
to let sb do sth
to allow sb ___ sth
to allow sb to do sth
to force sb ___ sth
to force sb to do sth
to make sb ___ sth
to make sb do sth
to support sb ___ sth
to support sb in doing sth
to enable sb ___ sth
to enable sb to do sth
to opt ___ sth
to opt for sth / to opt to do sth
to come up ___ sth
to come up with sth
to make it illegal___ sth
to make it illegal to do sth
to be ___ no consequence
to be of no consequence
“Try as one ___”
“Try as one may/might”
“It’s odd/strange/uncanny that one ___ sth”
“It’s odd/strange/uncanny that one should do sth”
to may/might as ___ do sth
to may/might as well do sth
to allot sth ___ sb
to allot sth to sb
to stifle ___ sth
to stifle sth
to hang ___ sth
to hang on to sth
to lose sleep ___ sth
to lose sleep over sth
to have a say ___ sth
to have a say in sth
to bring sth ___ control
to bring sth under control
to lose sleep ___ sth
to lose sleep over sth
to be ___ consequence to sb
to be of consequence to sb
to take sth ___ example
to take sth for example / as an example
to fall prey ___ sth
to fall prey to sth
to fall back ___ sth
to fall back on sth
to remember ___ sth
to remember sth
to be ___ excess ___ sth
to be in excess of sth
to be surplus ___ sth
to be surplus to sth
to aim ___ sth
to aim for sth
to comment ___ sth
to comment on sth
to wish ___ sth
to wish to do sth / for sth
to agree ___ sth
to agree to do sth
to attempt ___ sth
to attempt to do sth
to choose ___ sth
to choose to do sth
to consider ___ sth
to consider doing sth
to contemplate ___ sth
to contemplate doing sth
to deny ___ sth
to deny doing sth
to deserve ___ sth
to deserve to do sth
to fancy ___ sth
to fancy doing sth
to guarantee___ sth
to guarantee that sb does sth
to hesitate ___ sth
to hesitate to do sth
to hope ___ sth
to hope to do sth
to imagine ___ sth
to imagine doing sth
to involve ___ sth
to involve doing sth
to long ___ sth
to long to do sth
to neglect ___ sth
to neglect doing sth
to put off ___ sth
to put off doing sth
to practise ___ sth
to practise doing sth
to resent ___ sth
to resent doing sth
to struggle ___ sth
to struggle to do sth
to volunteer ___ sth
to volunteer to do sth
to warn sb ___ sth
to warn sb not to do sth
to expect sb ___ sth
to expect sb to do sth
to imagine sb ___ sth
to imagine sb doing sth
to cause sb ___ sth
to cause sb to do sth
to watch sb ___ sth (from start to finish)
to watch sb do sth
to watch sb ___ sth (part of the process)
to watch sb doing sth
to want sb ___ sth (specific future action)
to want sb to do sth
to want sb doing sth (repeated/general action)
to want sb doing sth
to leave sb ___ sth (to leave sb while sb does sth)
to leave sb doing sth
to leave sb ___ sth (to leave sb with the purpose of doing sth)
to leave sb to do sth
to be qualified ___ sth
to be qualified to do sth
to nominate sb ___ sth
to nominate sb to do sth
to succeed ___ sth
to succeed in doing sth
to regret ___ sth
to regret doing sth
to inspire sb ___ sth
to inspire sb to do sth
to encourage sb ___ sth
to encourage sb to do sth
to imagine sb ___ sth
to imagine sb doing sth
to arrange ___ sth
to arrange for sb to do sth
to stop ___ sth
(to stop an action)
to stop doing sth
to stop ___ sth (to stop with the purpose of doing sth)
to stop to do sth
to go on ___ sth (to eventually do sth)
to go on to do sth
to go on ___ sth (to continue to do sth)
to go on doing sth
to mean ___ sth (to intend to do sth)
to mean to do sth
to mean ___ sth (to result in or require doing sth)
to mean doing sth
to try ___ sth (to attempt sth)
to try to do sth
to try ___ sth (to experiment with sth)
to try doing sth
to mind sb ___ sth
to mind sb doing sth
to expect sb ___ sth
to expect sb to do sth
to force sb ___ sth
to force sb to do sth
to make sb ___ sth
to make sb do sth
to let sb ___ sth
to let sb do sth
to allow sb ___ sth
to allow sb to do sth
to long ___ sth
to long to do sth
to be unaware ___ sth
to be unaware of sth
to vanish ___ sth
to vanish from sth
to account ___ sth
to account for sth
to be ignorant ___ sth
to be ignorant to/of sth
to be oblivious ___ sth
to be oblivious to sth
to differ ___ sth
to differ from sth
to benefit ___ sth
to benefit from sth
to insist/demand/beg ___ sth
to insist/demand/beg that sb do* sth (*always base form)
to feel ___ home
to feel at home
to home ___ ___ sth (to focus on sth)
to home in on sth
to feature ___ sth
to feature sth
to refer ___ sth
to refer to sth
to deal ___ sth
to deal with sth
to identify ___ sth (to empathize with sth)
to identify with sth
to relate ___ sth
to relate to sth
to involve ___ sth
to involve doing sth
to respond ___ sth
to respond to sth
to regard A ___ B
to regard A as B (A to be B)
to think of A ___ B
to think of A as B
to believe A ___ B
to believe A to be B
to provide sb ___ sth
to provide sb with sth
to offer sb ___ sth
to offer sb sth (to offer sth to sb)
to be determined ___ sth
to be determined to do sth
to be committed ___ sth
to be committed to doing sth
to be dedicated ___ sth
to be dedicated to doing sth
to convince sb ___ sth
to convince sb to do sth
to be ___ the same sense
to be in the same sense
as opposed ___ sth
as opposed to sth
instead ___ sth
instead of sth
apart ___ sth
apart from sth
different ___ sth
different to/from sth
to stumble ___ sth
to stumble across/upon sth
to tread ___ sth
to tread on sth
to intrude ___ sth
to intrude upon/into sth
to encroach ___ sth
to encroach upon sth
to be banned ___ sth
to be banned from doing sth
to portray sth ___ sth
to portray sth as sth
to assure sb ___ sth
to assure sb of sth
to be worth ___
to be worth doing
a lack ___ sth
a lack of sth
to account ___ sth
to account for sth
a long way ___ sth
a long way from sth
to say ___ sth (___ sb)
to say sth (to sb)
to tell ___ sb sth (to tell ___ sb ___ sth)
to tell sb sth (to tell sb about sth)
to remind ___ sb (___ sth)
to remind sb (of/about sth)
to complain ___ sb (___ sth)
to complain to sb (about sth)
to warn ___ sb
to warn sb
to deny ___ sth
to deny doing sth
to regret ___ sth
to regret doing sth
to admit ___ sth
to admit to doing sth
to confess ___ sth
to confess to doing sth
to insist ___ sth
to insist on doing sth
to insist ___ sb ___ sth
to insist that sb do* sth
to request ___ sb ___ sth
to request that sb do* sth
to recommend ___ sth
to recommend doing sth
to recommend ___ sb ___ sth
to recommend that sb do* sth
to demand ___ sb ___ sth
to demand that sb do* sth
to beg ___ sb ___ sth
to beg that sb do* sth
to discuss sth ___ sb
to discuss sth with sb
to discuss ___ sth ___ sb
to discuss doing sth with sb
to suggest ___ sth
to suggest doing sth
to suggest ___ sb ___ sth
to suggest that sb do* sth
to remark ___ sth
to remark on sth
to comment ___ sth
to comment on sth
to agree ___ sth
to agree to do sth
to agree ___ doing sth
to agree on/upon doing sth
to notice ___ sth
to notice sth
to object ___ sth
to object to doing sth
to escape ___ sth
to escape from sth
to discourage sb ___ sth
to discourage sb from doing sth
to approve ___ sth
to approve of sth
to aim A ___ B
to aim A at B
to blame sb ___ sth
to blame sb for sth
to blame sth ___ sb
to blame sth on sb
to be accustomed ___ sth
to be accustomed to sth
to be annoyed ___ sth
to be annoyed at sth
to advise sb ___ sth
to advise sb against sth
to resort ___ sth
to resort to doing sth
to research ___ sth
to research sth
to apologise ___ sb ___ sth
to apologise to sb for sth
to quarrel ___ sb ___ sth
to quarrel with sb over sth
to fight sb ___ sth
to fight sb over sth
to argue ___ sb ___ sth
to argue with sb over sth
to suspect sb ___ sth
to suspect sb of doing sth
___ recognition ___ sth
in recognition of sth
to talk sb ___ ___ sth (to convince sb not to do sth)
to talk sb out of sth
to pride oneself ___ sth
to pride oneself on sth
to be ___ the impression ___ sth
to be under the impression of sth
a solution ___ a problem
a solution to a problem
to be liable ___ sth
to be liable for sth
to fail ___ sth
to fail to do sth
to not be in the mood ___ sth
to not be in the moodfor sth / to do sth
to be unaware ___ sth
to be unaware of sth
to have an objection ___ sth
to have an objection to sth
to result ___ sth
to result in sth
to have no choice ___ sth
to have no choice but to do sth
