Aim High: Unit One

Topic: The Gerund

Some verbs are followed by:
Ing
To + inf
Or both (ing or to + inf)
Group one: Verb + infinitive
Agree

He agreed to come with me to the party.

Offer

He offered to invite me for dinner.

Decide

I decided to design a new model.

Prepare

She prepared everything to start a new project.

Expect

I expected him to arrive early.

Pretend

he pretended to be asleep.

Fail

He failed to steal me.

Promise

I promised to come on time.

Hope

I hope to finish early and have fun.

Refuse

She refused to let me go out with my friends.

Manage

He managed to solve all his problems.

Seem

He seemed to be happy.

Mean

I didnt mean to say it.

Want

I want to study my lessons.

Group Two: Verb + ing

Avoid

I avoided making any mistakes.

Cant help

I cant help meeting my friends every Friday.

 Cant stand

I cant stand hearing this noise.

Dont mind

I dont mind helping my family.

Enjoy

She enjoyed drawing and painting.

Fancy

Fancy seeing you.

Feel like

I feel like catching cold.

Finish

I didnt finish writing the essay.

Imagine

I cant image travelling without my friends.

Keep

My young brother kept asking me many questions.

Practise

She practised playing the piano.

Spend time

I spent some time reviewing my answers.

suggest

I suggest playing a game of chess.

Verb + inf or ing

Begin

I began to think/ thinking about it.

Continue

She continued to work/ working during the vacation.

Hate

He hates staying/ to stay up late.

Like

I like helping/ to help the poor.

Love

I love participating/ to participate in voluntary work.

Prefer

I prefer going/ to go to the club.

Start

We started to have/ having a new project at school last year.