ADV Verbs that take Infinitives and Gerunds

Look at the charts Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive

corresponding to the different Everyone expected her to win.
verb patterns. advise choose have love remind
allow command hire motivate require
Then complete the exercises ask dare instruct order send
with the correct pattern. beg direct invite pay teach
bring encourage lead permit tell
build expect leave persuade urge
buy forbid let prepare want
challenge force like promise warn
Verbs Followed by an Infinitive
She agreed to speak before the game.
agree consent have offer shoot
aim continue hesitate ought start
appear dare hope plan stop
arrange decide hurry prefer strive
ask deserve intend prepare swear
attempt detest leap proceed threaten
be able dislike leave promise try
beg expect like propose use
begin fail long refuse wait
care forget love remember want
choose get mean say wish
condescend happen neglect

Verbs Followed by a Gerund

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

Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund

We concentrated on doing well.
admit to depend on plan on
approve of disapprove of prevent (someone) from
argue about discourage from refrain from
believe in dream about succeed in
care about feel like talk about
complain about forget about think about
concentrate on insist on worry about
confess to object to
ADV Verbs that take Infinitives and Gerunds

1. Last week I bumped into an old friend who I hadn't seen for ten years. I stopped
__________ to her and we chatted about old times.
a) talk
b) to talk
c) talking
d) prep + talking

2. We started reminiscing and she asked me if I remembered __________ on holiday to

Wales with her. Did I remember? It was one of the best holidays of my life!
a) go
b) to go
c) going
d) prep + going

3. It all started when I was trying __________ a boyfriend who had dumped me. I was
miserable so this friend suggested lots of different things to help me get over it.
a) forget
b) to forget
c) forgetting
d) prep + forgetting

4. I tried lots of different things but they didn't seem to work. Finally she told me to try
_________ on an adventure weekend with her.
a) go
b) to go
c) going
d) prep + going

5. We had such a great time on that holiday that I forgot my broken heart. Suddenly I
noticed
that it was getting late. We stopped __________ and promised to meet up again soon.
a) chat
b) to chat
c) chatting
d) prep + chatting

6. I remembered __________ her phone number and we went on our separate ways.
a) get
b) to get
c) getting
d) prep + getting

7. The teacher advised him _______________ more for the test as he didn’t seem that
dedicated with his work.
a) study
b) to study
c) studying
d) prep + studying
ADV Verbs that take Infinitives and Gerunds

8. My mother never approves _________my _______________ in a band. She thinks I’ll

have no future doing that.
a) sing
b) to sing
c) singing
d) prep + singing

9. She always discourages me _____________ in competitions.

a) participate
b) to participate
c) participating
d) prep + participating

10. Funnily enough my father used to encourage me _____________ myself however I

felt the happiest.

a) express
b) to express
c) expressing
d) prep + expressing

11. I always enjoyed _______________ part of the group, especially as it was a way of
making new friends and doing what you liked best.

a) be
b) to be
c) being
d) prep + being

12. There was one girl who played bass who didn’t show up to rehearsals very often. We
couldn’t count _________her _____________in front of an audience as she didn’t have
enough practice. It would always sound terrible.

a) perfom
b) to perform
c) performing
d) prep + performing

13. The girl challenged us ____________ without her, so we told her that if she didn’t
start rehearsing more often we would through her out of the band.

a) play
b) to play
c) playing
d) prep + playing
ADV Verbs that take Infinitives and Gerunds

ANSWERS:

1. b) to talk
2. c) going –. 'Remember doing' refers to a memory of something in the
past.
3. b) to forget –'Try to do something' means 'attempt to do something'.
4. c) going –'Try doing something' does not mean 'attempt' but
is a piece of advice similar to 'why don't you'.
5.c) chatting –
6. b) to get –'Remember to do something' means 'remember that
you must do something '.
7. b) to study
8. d) prep + singing (of my singing)
9. d) prep + participating (from participating)
10. b) to express
11. c) being
12. d) prep + performing (count on her performing)
13. b) to play