UNIT 8. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE

agree	Tom agreed to help me.
ask	She asked to leave.
begin	He began to talk.
decide	We decided to go to Hawaii.
expect	They expect to arrive early.
forget	I forgot to lock the door when I left.
hope	I hope to begin college this year.
learn	I learned to speak Japanese when I was a kid.
manage	He managed to open the door without the key.
need	I need to study.
offer	Frank offered to drive us to the supermarket.
pretend	The child pretended to be a monster.
promise	She promised to stop smoking.
refuse	The guard refused to let them enter the building.
regret	I regret to inform you that your application was rejected.
remember	Did you remember to lock the door when you left?
want	I want to study Spanish.
wish	I wish to stay.
would like  (meaning "wish" or "want")	We would like to start now.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND

admit	He admitted cheating on the test.
advise	The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk.
allow	Ireland doesn't allow smoking in bars.
avoid	He avoided talking to her.
begin	I began learning Chinese.
can't bear	He can't bear having so much responsibility.
can't help	He can't help talking so loudly.
can't stand	He can't stand her smoking in the office.
continue	He continued talking.
deny	He denied committing the crime.
don't mind	I don't mind helping you.
enjoy	We enjoy hiking.
finish	He finished doing his homework.
hate	I hate cleaning the bathroom.
keep	She kept interrupting me.
like	She likes listening to music.
love	I love swimming.
mind	Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes?
need	The aquarium needs cleaning.
prefer	He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.
regret	She regretted saying that.
remember	I remember telling her the address yesterday.
stop	She stopped working at 5 o'clock.
suggest	They suggested staying at the hotel.