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Gerunds and Infinitives PDF
Gerunds and Infinitives PDF
Gerunds and Infinitives PDF
AFTER VERBS
A gerund is the ing form of a verb used as a nounwriting, studying,
eating.
An infinitive is to+the simple form of the verbto write, to study, to eat.
Some verbs are followed by gerunds; others are followed by infinitives. The following are
some common verbs which are followed by gerunds:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
admit
advise
anticipate
appreciate
avoid
complete
consider
delay
deny
dislike
discuss
enjoy
finish
give up
cant help
imagine
include
keep (on)
mention
mind
miss
postpone
practice
put off
quit
recall
recommend
regret
resent
resist
resume
risk
suggest
talk about
tolerate
understand
afford
agree
appear
arrange
ask*
6.
beg*
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
care
claim
consent
decide
demand
deserve
expect*
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
fail
hesitate
hope
learn
long
manage
mean
need*
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
offer
plan
prepare
pretend
promise
refuse
resolve
seem
struggle
swear
threaten
volunteer
wait
want*
36. wish
37. would like*
*A noun or pronoun can be placed between this verb and the infinitive.
The following verbs require a noun or pronoun between the verb and infinitive:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
advise
allow
invite
cause
challenge
convince
dare
encourage
forbid
force
help
hire
instruct
invite
order
permit
persuade
remind
require
teach
urge
warn
Revised 2004
at Meramec