verb + prep + gerund Flashcards

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…admit…

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…admit + gerund…
or
…admit + to + gerund…

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…approve…

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…approve + of + gerund…

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…argue…

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…argue + about + gerund…

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…believe…

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…believe + in + gerund…

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…care…

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…care + about + gerund…

I do not care about the drama.

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…complain…

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…complain + about + gerund…

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…concentrate…

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…concentrate + on + gerund…

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…confess…

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…confess + to + gerund…

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…depend…

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…depend + on + gerund…

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…disapprove…

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…disapprove + of + gerund…

I disapprove of using phones during work hours.

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…discourage…

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…discourage + from + gerund…
Discourage = Daunt.
I was discourage from woking in dairies.

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…dream…

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…dream + about + gerund…

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…feel…

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…feel + like + gerund…

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…forget…

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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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…insist…

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…insist + on + gerund…

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16
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…object…

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…object + to + gerund…

The prosecution objects to splitting the case.

17
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…plan…

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…plan + on + gerund…

I plan on leaving this place.

18
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…prevent(someone)…

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…prevent(someone) + from + gerund…

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…refrain…

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…refrain + from + gerund…
Refrain = Stop.
I couldn’t refrain from laughing.

20
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…succeed…

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…succeed + in + gerund…
Succeed = Triumph.
M. Phillips succeed in swimming.

21
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…talk…

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…talk + about + gerund…

22
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…think…

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…think + about + gerund…

23
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…worry…

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…worry + about + gerund…