Verb Patterns

Question 1

Would you like _________?

Answer 1

To + infinitive

“To do something on the weekend?”

Question 2

Let me ______ you this app I’ve got. (mostrar)

They made us _______ while they checked our documents. (esperar)

Answer 2

Infinitive without to
“Let me show”
“Made us wait”

Question 3

She helped me ______ a direction in life. (encontrar)

Everyone can help ______ carbon emissions by using public transport. (reduzir)

Answer 3

Help + infinitive or
Help to + infinitive.
“..helped me find..”
“.. help to reduce..”

Question 4

Hate, like, love, prefer, start, begin

Answer 4

Followed by a to-infinitive or -ing
“I love cooking Indian food.”
“I like to drink juice in the morning.”

Question 5

enjoy, admit, mind, deny, finish, avoid, dislike, give up, miss, (can’t) help, imagine, practise, (can’t) stand, fancy, involve, put off, consider, feel like, keep (on), risk

Answer 5

Just followed by ing
“I always enjoy cooking.”
“Do you mind me being here while you’re working?”

Question 6

afford, demand, pretend, agree, fail, promise, arrange, forget, manage, refuse, ask, mean (= intend), remember, need, choose, hope, offer, try, continue, intend, plan, want, decide, learn

Answer 6

Followed by a to-infinitive
"I can’t afford to go on holiday."
"She hopes to go to university next year."
"Did you remember to ring Nigel?"
"My mother never learnt to swim."

Question 7

It is worth _____

Answer 7

Verb +ing

“It’s worth seeing the film”

Question 8

To recall _____

Answer 8

Verb +ing

“She recalled seeing him outside the shop last night”