GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Verbs Followed by an Infinitive
She agreed to speak before the game.
agree
aim
appear
arrange
ask
be able
begin
care
choose
continue
decide
deserve
detest
dislike
expect
fail
forget
get
happen
hesitate
hope
hurry
intend
leave
like
long
love
mean
neglect
offer
plan
prefer
prepare
proceed
promise
propose
refuse
remember
start
stop
swear
threaten
try
use
wait
want
wish

Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive
Everyone expected her to win.
advise
allow
ask
bring
build
buy
challenge
choose
direct
encourage
expect
forbid
force
hire
instruct
invite
lead
leave
let
like
love
motivate
order
pay
permit
persuade
prepare
promise
remind
require
send
teach
tell
want
warn

Verbs Followed by a Gerund
They enjoyed working on the boat.
admit
advise
appreciate
avoid
can't help
complete
consider
delay
deny
detest
dislike
enjoy
escape
excuse
finish
forbid
have
imagine
mind
miss
permit
practice
quit
recall
report
resist
risk
spend (time)
suggest
tolerate
waste (time)

Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund
We concentrated on doing well.
admit to
approve of
argue about
believe in
care about
complain about
concentrate on
confess to
depend on
disapprove of
discourage from
dream about
feel like
forget about
insist on
object to
plan on
prevent (someone) from
succeed in
talk about
think about
worry about