Verb Patterns Flashcards
Hope
Hope to
Prevent sb
Prevent sb from
Regret
Regret ing
Expect
Expect sth/sb to
Or expect to
Risk
Risk ing
Dare
Dare sb/sth to
Avoid
Avoid ing
Keep
Keep ing
Consider
Consider ing
Think about ing
Help
Help sb
Or
Help sb to
Force
Force obj to
Contemplate
Contemplate ing
Volunteer
Volunteer to
Guarantee
Guarantee to
Promise
Promise to
Agree
Agree to
Fancy
Fancy ing
Feels like
Imagine
Imagine ing
Pretend
Pretend to
Choose
Choose sb to
Refuse
Refuse to
Arrange
Arrange for sb to
Miss
Miss ing
Imagine
Imagine ing
Recommend
Recommend
Suggest
Both ing
Make
Make sb do sth (force )
To be made to do sth passive
Mum made me eat my veg
I was made to eat my veg
Like
Like ing / to / n phrase (det+adj+n
Dislike
Dislike ing
Manage
Manage to
Offer
Offer to
Promise
Promise to
Go on
To inf - change in activity
1 action finished , another starts
ING continue doing (I.e same activity )
Teach
Teach sb to
Cause
Cause sb to
Want
Want sb to
Or want to
Pretend
Pretend to
Practise
Practise ing
Learn
Learn to
Confess
Confess to
Deserve
Deserve to
Warn
Warn sb not to
Or warn against ING
Remind
Remind sb to
Deny
Deny ING
Can’t help
Can’t help ING
Be opposed
Be opposed to ING
Be opposed to sb doing
Can’t afford
Can’t afford to
Point
(Noun) Point ing
Prevent sb
Prevent sb from ING
Discourage sb
Discourage sb from ING
Stop sb
Stop sb from doing
Bar sb
Bar sb from doing
Bar sb from entering
Regret
To inf formal (often writes) introduction to bad news
ING displeasure about sth in the past
Stop
Stop
ING stop sth permanently
To inf the inf explains why you stopped your original action
Forget
Remember
To inf obligation
ING refers to a past event
Aprecciate
Appreciate ING
Pay
Pay to
Offered
Offered to
Allowed
Allowed to
Enabled
Enabled obj to
Mean
Mean
To inf intention
Ing involve
Like
like
To inf preference
Ing enjoyment
Try
Try
To inf indicates difficulty
Ing testing / experimenting to see
What happens / if it works
Hear sb
Do ( inf no to) hear the whole action
Ing hear only part
Involve
Involve ing
