Grammar: Infinitives and Gerunds

VERBS

Verbs + to-inf 

agree

afford

appear

arrange

ask

claim

consent

decide

demand

deserve*

wish

expect

fail

forget *

hesitate

hope

tend

intend

manage

mean

need

prove*

offer

plan

prepare

pretend

promise

refuse

seem

threaten

wait

want

regret *

try *

start *

continue *

remember *

stop *

prefer *

require

would like

choose

 

 

Verbs + V-ing

admit

advise

appreciate

avoid

complete

consider

delay

deny

discuss

enjoy

feel like

deserve* (passive)

finish

keep

mention

miss

postpone

practise/practice

quit

recall

recommend

risk

mind/ would mind

suggest

prove* (passive)

stop *

tolerate

understand

begin

love

like *

hate

try *

regret *

prefer *

continue *

remember *

 

forget *

be busy

be used to

come close to

look forward to

be opposed to

object to

in addition to

with regard to

Commit to

Prior to

Can’t help

Can’t stand

 

 

Verbs + Object + Bare-inf

Let

watch

find

Make

see

feel

Have

Hear

smell

 

Except:     help (SO) +bare/to-inf

Ex:  I let him finish the work

I watch him climb up the wall

 

Verbs + Object + To-inf

ask

advise

allow

permit

forbid

cause

enable

encourage

expect

Tell

remind

require

urge

force

 

 

Verbs + Object + V-ing

Have a good time + V-ing

Have a difficult time + V-ing

Have a hard time + V-ing

Have difficulty + V-ing

Have trouble + V-ing

Spend time/money + V-ing

 

 

Make or do?

Make

Do

an agreement

an attempt

a discovery

a profit

a cake

tea

a journey

one’s bow

an announcement

a decision

an offer

a promise

the bed

money

a noise

friend with

an assignment

a favor (help)

housework

the dishes

the laundry

a paper

a research

work

exercise

one’s duty

one’s room

one’s best

one’s hair

 

 

 

Sau tất cả các Động từ  là Adv trừ những động từ sau + Adj: Verbs + Adj

 

Linking verbs

Seem

Become

Get

Appear

Stay

Find

Make

Feel

Taste

Smell

Sound

Keep

Consider

Look

Grow

Turn

Remain

leave