Verbs followed by the Gerund

Example: I enjoy enjoy cooking.

admit

enjoy

permit

advise

escape

postpone

allow

fancy

practise

appreciate

finish

reject

avoid

go (in go swimming)

resist

can't help

imagine

risk

can't stand

keep

stop

consider

mention

suggest

involve

mind

understand

delay

miss

waste time / money

deny

dislike

Verbs with Prepositions followed by the Gerund

Example: I'm looking forward to seeing you again soon.

accuse of

consist of

give up

adjust to

cope with

insist on

agree with

decide against

keep on

apologize for

decide for

look forward to

approve of

depend on

object to

ask about

die of

pay for

ask for

dream about / of

prevent sb. from

begin by

talk about / of

protect from

believe in

thank for

put off

be used to

think of

rely on

blame for

use for

spend money on

care for

warn against

spend time on

carry on

worry about

succeed in

complain about

escape from

suspect of

concentrate on

feel like

take part in

congratulate on

forgive for

Infinitive after certain Verbs (with to)

Example: He refused to pay the bill.

afford

fail

refuse

agree

guarantee

resolve

aim

happen

seem

appear

have

stop

arrange

help (also without to)

swear

attempt

hesitate

tend

be determined

hope

threaten

beg

learn

trouble

care

long

undertake

choose

manage

used

claim

mean

volunteer

condescend

need (also without to)

vow

consent

neglect

want

dare (also without to)

offer

wish

decide

ought

would hate

demand

plan

would like

deserve

prepare

would love

determine

pretend

would prefer

endeavour

proceed

expect

promise

Infinitive after certain Verbs (without to)

Example: We must stay at home.

can

let

shall

dare (also with to)

may

should

do

must

will

help (also with to)

need (also with to)