VERB PATTERNS: GERUNDS & INFINITIVES AS DIRECT OBJECTS
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VERB + INFINITIVE ONLY (“To______”) I chose to study English in Vancouver.
Agree
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Appear
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Choose
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Dare
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Dare
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Decide
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Deserve
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Expect
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Fail
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Help
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Hesitate
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Hope
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Learn
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Manage
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Need
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Offer
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Plan
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Pretend
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Promise
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Refuse
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Seem
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Struggle
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Swear
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Threaten
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Volunteer
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Want
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Wish
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Would like/love
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Would prefer
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VERB + GERUND ONLY (-ING) I don’t mind washing the dishes.
Adore
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Avoid
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Consider
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Deny
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Delay
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Dislike
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Enjoy
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Feel like
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Finish
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Look forward to
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Hate
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Keep
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Miss
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Postpone
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Quit
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Risk
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Resist
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Tolerate
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VERB + INFINITIVE OR GERUND (little or no change in meaning) I like to dance. /I like dancing.
Like
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Love
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Prefer
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Can’t stand
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Begin
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Start
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Continue
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VERB + INFINITIVE OR GERUND (change in meaning) I stopped smoking. / I stopped to smoke.
Remember: I remember mailing the letter. (I have
a memory now of a past action)
I remembered to mail the letter. (Obligation:
I had to do and I did. I didn’t forget)
Forget:
I won’t forget skiing in Vancouver. (I will always have a memory of a past
action)
I forgot to buy the milk.
(Something I had to do, but forgot to do)
Stop:
I stopped drinking coffee. (I gave up this habit)
I stopped to drink coffee. (I
stopping doing something else in order to have a cup of coffee)
Regret: I regret dropping out of school.
(A mistake in the past that I can’t change)
I regret to inform you that I
can’t help you. (A formal way to say sorry/deliver bad news)
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