VERB PATTERNS
Verb + gerund                                     eg. They enjoy sightseeing.
admit burst out detest forbid like object to
advise can't help dislike get used to look forward to practise
allow can't stand endure give up love put off
anticipate carry on enjoy hate mention require
appreciate consider face imagine mind resent
avoid contemplate fancy involve miss resist
be used to delay feel like keep on permit risk
be worth deny finish leave off postpone suggest
Verb + infinitive (with to)                     eg. He promised to write.
agree care happen mean promise wish
appear consent help neglect refuse would hate
arrange choose hesitate offer seem would like
ask dare hope plan swear would love
attempt decide intend prepare tend would prefer
can afford expect learn pretend threaten
can't bear fail manage proceed want
Verb + Object + Infinitive (with to)       eg. She told the kids to go home.
advise compel force know persuade tell
allow consider get leave prefer tempt
ask enable hate like press think
beg encourage help mean recommend urge
believe expect imagine need remind want
can't bear feel instruct oblige request warn
cause find intend order suppose
command forbid invite permit teach
Verb + Object + Base Form (Infinitive without to)    eg. He makes me laugh.
feel hear help let make* notice
see
Verb + Object + Gerund                      eg. We heard somebody screaming.
feel hear imagine notice see watch
Verb + Infinitive OR Gerund (No change or little change in meaning) eg. It started to rain
                  or It started raining.
begin continue hate like love prefer
start
Verb + Infinitive OR Gerund (Different meaning - consult grammar)
forget need remember try
go on regret stop want
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1