Verb Patterns

Verb + infinitive
tend, afford, fail, hasten, learn, prepare, proceed, seek, strive / arrange, claim, decide, demand,
deserve, expect, pretend, refuse, volunteer, agree, happen, offer, seem, intend, need, ask, plan

hasten: to make something happen sooner or quickly

seek: search
strive: to try very hard to do somethingor to make something happen, especially for along time
against difficultes

verb + object + infinitive

inspire, advise, allow, authorize, cause, convince, encourage, instruct, permit, persuade, urge

urge: a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control

verb + gerund
hate, can't help, can't see, can't stand, enjoy, get through, keep on, (not) mind, miss, postpone, risk /
deny, discuss, finish, mention, practice, quit, resist, suggest, consider, imagine, miss, mind, spend
(time), appreciate

keep on: to continue to talk in an annoying way about something

verb + object + preposition + gerund

blame (for), dissuade (from), forgive (for), interest (in), keep (from), suspect (of), thank (for)

verb + gerund or infinitive with the same meaning

prefer, begin, bother, continue, start, like, love, hate

verb + gerund or infinitive with a different meaning

remember, stop, try, forget, mean, regret

refuse to
discourage (from)
require + object + to
prevent (from)
compel to