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Verb Patterns
Verb Patterns
VERB PATTERNS
1. Verbs + - ing
like
dislike
love
hate
admit
adore
allow
avoid
carry on doing
consider
deny cooking
delay sightseeing
enjoy
fancy
finish
give up
imagine
involve
keep
keep on
postpone
practise
put off
prefer
recommend
risk
suggest
cant stand
cant help
(dont) mind
look forward to
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Deveta gimnazija „Mihailo Petrović Alas“, Novi Beograd profesor: Danijela Antal
e.g.
He avoided writing the test.
Keep smiling!
He denied stealing the purse.
Did you enjoy reading the book?
I dont mind helping you.
He doesnt allow smoking in his house.(= active)
He recommended staying in that hotel.
NOTE! LIKE
We use like+ -ing when we talk about hobbies and something we do with pleasure: LIKE = ENJOY
When LIKE doesnt mean enjoy, but we talk about something we think is good or right to do, or is a habit, we say
like+infinitive:
2. Verbs + to + infinitive
afford
agree
allow ( passive) to do
appear
to come
arrange
to cook
ask
atempt
choose
dare
decide
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Deveta gimnazija „Mihailo Petrović Alas“, Novi Beograd profesor: Danijela Antal
expect
fail
forget
help
hope
learn
manage
offer
plan
pretend
promise
refuse
seem
tend
threaten
want
would like
would love
would prefer
would hate
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Deveta gimnazija „Mihailo Petrović Alas“, Novi Beograd profesor: Danijela Antal
advise
allow
ask
beg
encourage me
expect
him to do
force
them to come
help
invite someone to go
need
order
permit
persuade
recommend
remind
teach
tell
want
warn
would like
would love
would prefer
would hate
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Deveta gimnazija „Mihailo Petrović Alas“, Novi Beograd profesor: Danijela Antal
begin
raining
continue
to rain
intend
start
him
help do
us
let finish
them
make
someone