Verbs patterns

VERB + -ING FORM

Admit, appreciate, avoid, cannot help, delay, deny, detest, discuss, dislike, escape, enjoy, face, fancy , feel, finish, give, involve, keep, mention, mind, miss, postpone, practise, put off, resist, risk, suggest, understand

VERB + INFINITIV

Able, afford, agree, appear, arrange, ask, attempt, beg, choose, decide, expect, encourage, fail, happen, help, hope, manage, offer, plan, pleased, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, tend, want, wish, would like

VERB + INFINITIV or –ING FOR

Begin, cannot stand, cannot bear, continue doing, hate doing, intend doing, love doing, prefer doing, start doing

VERB + INFINITIV or –ING FOR  (with change of meaning)

Consider, forget, go on, imagine, learn, like, mean, regret, remember, stop, teach, try

VERB + BARE INFINITIV

Feel, hear, let, make, notice, see, watch