verbs followed by -ing clauses

Common verbs followed by ing nouns are:

Verbs of liking and disliking: detest dislike enjoy hate fancy like love I love swimming but I hate jogging. They always enjoyed visiting their friends. A: Do you fancy going for a walk? B: I wouldnt mind

Phrases with mind: wouldnt mind (= would like) dont mind (= I am willing to) would you mind (= will you please?) I wouldnt mind having some fish and chips. I dont mind waiting for a few minutes. Would you mind holding this for me?

Verbs of saying and thinking: admit consider deny imagine remember suggest Our guide suggested waiting until the storm was over. Everyone denied seeing the accident.

Other common verbs are: avoid begin finish keep miss practise risk start stop

I havent finished writing this letter. Lets practise speaking English. Passive form of -ing Many of these verbs are sometimes followed by the passive form of ing: being + past participle I dont like being interrupted. Our dog loves being stroked under the chin. Noun + -ing clause Some verbs are followed by a noun and an -ing clause: Verbs to do with the senses:

see watch hear smell listen to etc. We saw everybody running away. I could hear someone singing. Other common verbs:

catch find imagine leave prevent stop I caught someone trying to break into my house. We couldnt prevent them getting away.

Verbs Followed by Gerunds

The verbs in the following table all need to be followed by gerunds. Example: The students dont enjoy going over the same rules again and again. admit (to) appreciate avoid delay deny get used to practice risk stop

look forward to put off

discuss imagine keep (on) (not) mind

recommend suggest regret report resent resist tolerate understand

be accustomed to dislike be used to cant help consider enjoy

feel like miss finish postpone

Verbs Followed by an Object Before the Second Infinitive Verb

Example: I advise you to go to school early today. advise allow *ask authorize cause encourage instruct *expect force get help invite *need order permit *promise *want Remind require teach Tell *warn *would like

challenge hire convince inform

persuade train *prepare urge

(Words with * can be used with or without an object.) *Some words can be used without an object as well as with an object. Example: I want him to go. I want to go.

Verbs Followed by Either Gerund or Infinitive

Sometimes the meaning changes according to the verb used. Example: He doesnt remember giving the homework to Mr. Young. He didnt remember to give the homework to Mr. Young. attempt begin can (not) bear hate intend love start try

can (not) stand neglect continue (dis)like prefer remember

Verbs Followed Only by the Simple Form (no -ing or to)

Four verbs are called causative verbs. They are followed by an object; the verb after the object is always in the simple form: let: They let him go on the trip (instead of let him to go"). I let him take my book home for one night. make: We made her do her chores first. I made my sister cry. help: She helped her finish her homework. I helped him find the bookstore. have: The teacher had him stay after school. I had my teacher explain the answers.

Verbs Followed by Either the Simple Form or the Gerund (no to)
Some verbs are called verbs of perception and are followed by either the simple form or the -ing form. see: I see him go.

I see him going. notice: I notice him run to school everyday. I notice him running to school everyday. watch: I watch him struggle with his homework. I watch him struggling with his homework. hear: I hear him sing. I hear him singing. Others including: look at, observe, listen to, feel, smell