verb + prep + gerund Flashcards
…admit…
…admit + gerund…
or
…admit + to + gerund…
…approve…
…approve + of + gerund…
…argue…
…argue + about + gerund…
…believe…
…believe + in + gerund…
…care…
…care + about + gerund…
I do not care about the drama.
…complain…
…complain + about + gerund…
…concentrate…
…concentrate + on + gerund…
…confess…
…confess + to + gerund…
…depend…
…depend + on + gerund…
…disapprove…
…disapprove + of + gerund…
I disapprove of using phones during work hours.
…discourage…
…discourage + from + gerund…
Discourage = Daunt.
I was discourage from woking in dairies.
…dream…
…dream + about + gerund…
…feel…
…feel + like + gerund…
…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.
…insist…
…insist + on + gerund…
…object…
…object + to + gerund…
The prosecution objects to splitting the case.
…plan…
…plan + on + gerund…
I plan on leaving this place.
…prevent(someone)…
…prevent(someone) + from + gerund…
…refrain…
…refrain + from + gerund…
Refrain = Stop.
I couldn’t refrain from laughing.
…succeed…
…succeed + in + gerund…
Succeed = Triumph.
M. Phillips succeed in swimming.
…talk…
…talk + about + gerund…
…think…
…think + about + gerund…
…worry…
…worry + about + gerund…
