GROUP 1 : Verbs Followed by a Gerund:
Admit, appreciate,
avoid, consider, continue, deny, go skiing, imagine, mind, miss, quit, save,
suggest, practice, prevent, spend, waste, lose
love, like, enjoy, prefer, dislike, hate
(general preferences)
be busy, it is no
use, it is no good, it is worth, what is the use of, can’t help, there’s no
point in, can’t stand, have difficulty in, have trouble,
look forward to, be
used to, in addition to, object to, prefer, think of
hear, notice,
listen to, see, watch, feel
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These verbs are followed by Verb + ing
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GROUP 2 : Verbs Followed by an Infinitive (to + Verb):
Agree, appear,
decide, expect, hope, plan, promise, refuse,
Would like, would
prefer, would love (specific preferences)
Happy, sad, glad,
eager, willing, reluctant, clever, kind, lucky, fortunate,
Too, enough
It was great to
To tell the truth,
to be honest, to sum up, to begin
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These verbs are followed by to + Verb
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Difference in meanings either a gerund or infinitive:
اختلاف في المعنى حسب تركيب الجملة
Forget + to
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Not remember
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Forget + ing
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Not recall لا
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Remember + to
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Not forget
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Remember + ing
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Recall
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Try + to
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Do one’s best
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Try + ing
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Do something as an experiment
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Stop + to
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Stop temporally
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Stop + ing
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Finish doing something
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Regret +to
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Sorry to
I regret to inform you..
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Regret +ing
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Feel sorry about
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Mean + to
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Intend to
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Mean + ing
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Involve
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GROUP 3: Verbs Followed by a Bare Verb:
Must, can, could,
have to, has to, had to, shall, should, may, might,
Let, get, Make,
see, hear, feel, had better, would better
Want to know,
explain, decide, find out, learn
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Bare Verb (Verb without to)
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Exercises:
Put
the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the infinitive or the -ing
form.
1- I suggest going
(go) to
the gym.
2- If my sister managed ............... (graduate) this
year, it would be a dream come true.
3- We made it to the stadium only .................. (find)
that the match had been cancelled.
4- My brother enjoys ........................... (play)
football with his friends at the weekend.
5- I think James has gone .................... (ski).
6- Will you let me ............................... (come)
to the event?
7- I saw James trying ........................ (make) a
model plane.
8- It was nice of Joan ......................... (send)
us a card.
Complete the
sentences.
1-
I don’t mind ........................ (do) the washing up.
2-
I really enjoy ......................(play) handball.
3-
I’m looking forward to .........(go) on holiday.
4-
My parents want ...................(eat) a piece of cake.
5-
All people should ................(eat) an apple a day.
6-
I would advise him ....................(join) a tennis
club.
