Gerund

- have trouble (a avea probleme)

- have a hard time (a-i fi greu sa) e.g. She had a hard time learning at history.
(Ei i-a fost greu sa invete la istorie.)
- have a difficult time (a-i fi greu)
- anticipate (a anticipa)
- appreciate (a aprecia)
- avoid (a evita)
- allow (in general - a permite) e.g. They don’t allow smoking in the public places.
(Ei nu permit sa se fumeze in locuri publice.)
- consider (a considera) e.g. Would you consider coming for dinner? (Ai lua in
considerare sa vii la cina?)
- continue (a continua)
- delay (a intarzia)
- deny (a nega) e.g. He denied seeing her in town. (El a negat ca a vazut-o in
oras.)
- discuss (a discuta)

- detest (a detesta)

- escape (a scapa)
- excuse (a se scuza) e.g. Please excuse my being late. (Va rog sa ma scuzati ca am
intarziat.)
- explain (a explica)
- fancy (a avea chef)
- finish (a termina)
- forgive (a ierta) e.g. If you’d forgive my interrupting you, I’d like to say a few
words. (Daca ma iertati ca va intrerup, as vrea sa spun cateva cuvinte.)
- imagine (a-si imagina)
- involve (a implica) e.g. She kept telling him what to do. (Ea a continuat sa ii
spuna ca sa faca.)
- keep (a continua)