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Verb Patterns
Verb Patterns
verb + infinitive with to verb + gerund (-ing) I verb + object + infinitive with to
afford (to b uy a fiat) admit (stea/ing the money) advise (me to pay cash)
agree (to help someone) avoid (driving in the city centre) allow (us to leave early)
arrange (to meet) can't stand (queueing) ask (her to help)
be able (to swim) deny (being invo/ved) invite (us to go away for the weekend)
choose (to do something) dislike (going shopping) need (you to fi// in a form)
decide (to buy a new computer) enjoy (p/aying tennis) order (him to sit down)
expect (to fai/ an exam) feel like (going home ear/y) persuade (me to come to the party)
forget (to lock the door) finish (having breakfast) teach (me to play the piano)
help (to cook dinner) hate (being late) tell (them to be quiet)
hope (to go to university) imagine (living without the internet) want (you to exp/ain)
learn (to swim) keep (forgetting his name)
manage (to escape) like (cooking for friends)
need (to /eave ear/y) love (reading) verb + object + infinitive
offer (to do the washing-up) mind (working in the evenings) without to
plan (to start a fami/y) miss (living in Spain) let (me stay up late)
pretend (to be someone e/se) practise (p/aying a difficult piece) make (me tidy my room)
promise (to pay someone back) prefer (running to swimming)
refuse (to cooperate) recommend (opening a bank account)
remember (to buy a present) spend (a long time practising)
seem (to be broken) stop (raining)
try (to repair the car) suggest (seeing a doctor)
want (to go on holiday)
would like (to trave/ abroad)
VERB PATTERNS
to do sth. GO ON
- stop doing what you are doing sth.
doing at the moment in - to continue doing the same
order to do sth else thing
eg. I was reading a book. The eg. The minister paused for a
phone started to ring. I moment and then went on
stopped to answer it. talking about the education.