FIESTA ENGLISH
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Verb Patterns
VERBS + INFINITIVE
These verbs include:
afford, agree, aim, appear, arrange, ask, attempt, care, choose, dare, decide, demand, deserve, expect, fail, fight, guarantee, happen, help, hope, learn, manage, offer, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, tend, threaten, want, wish
Examples: Thelma´s boss refuses to give her a pay rise. I´ve arranged to see the doctor on Tuesday.
VERBS + -ING
These verbs include:
admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, delay, deny, dislike, enjoy, face, fancy, feel like, finish, forgive, give up, can´t help, imagine, keep, look forward to, mind, miss, practise, put off, resist, risk, can´t stand, suggest, understand
Examples: Andrew admitted cheating in the exam. Elena has given up smoking.
VERBS + INFINITIVE or -ING
These verbs include:
advise, allow, begin, can´t bear, can't stand, continue, forbid, forget, go, hate, intend, like, love, mean*, prefer, regret*, remember*, start, stop*, try*
Examples:
I was on my way home when it started to rain = I was on my way home when it started raining
* with a change in meaning
VERBS + OBJECT + INFINITIVE
These verbs include:
advise, allow, ask, cause, encourage, expect, forbid, force, get, hate, help, invite, leave, like, love, mean, need, order, permit, persuade, prefer, recommend, remind, teach, tell, tempt, urge, want, warn, wish
Examples: Dennis persuaded me to go on holiday with him. Can you ask the taxi driver to wait?
Exercises to test verb patterns:
Gerund v Infinitive: Exercise 1, Exercise 2, Exercise 3
Verb + Object + Infinitive: Exercise 1, Exercise 2
More study resources: Irregular Verb Tables
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These verbs include:
afford, agree, aim, appear, arrange, ask, attempt, care, choose, dare, decide, demand, deserve, expect, fail, fight, guarantee, happen, help, hope, learn, manage, offer, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, tend, threaten, want, wish
Examples: Thelma´s boss refuses to give her a pay rise. I´ve arranged to see the doctor on Tuesday.
VERBS + -ING
These verbs include:
admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, delay, deny, dislike, enjoy, face, fancy, feel like, finish, forgive, give up, can´t help, imagine, keep, look forward to, mind, miss, practise, put off, resist, risk, can´t stand, suggest, understand
Examples: Andrew admitted cheating in the exam. Elena has given up smoking.
VERBS + INFINITIVE or -ING
These verbs include:
advise, allow, begin, can´t bear, can't stand, continue, forbid, forget, go, hate, intend, like, love, mean*, prefer, regret*, remember*, start, stop*, try*
Examples:
I was on my way home when it started to rain = I was on my way home when it started raining
* with a change in meaning
VERBS + OBJECT + INFINITIVE
These verbs include:
advise, allow, ask, cause, encourage, expect, forbid, force, get, hate, help, invite, leave, like, love, mean, need, order, permit, persuade, prefer, recommend, remind, teach, tell, tempt, urge, want, warn, wish
Examples: Dennis persuaded me to go on holiday with him. Can you ask the taxi driver to wait?
Exercises to test verb patterns:
Gerund v Infinitive: Exercise 1, Exercise 2, Exercise 3
Verb + Object + Infinitive: Exercise 1, Exercise 2
More study resources: Irregular Verb TablesMORE
