Verbs followed by a gerund (gerund-participle) verb form

Admit:   He admitted smoking marijuana.
Delay:  They delayed leaving.
Like:   *I like learning languages.
Recommend:  I recommend staying.
Advise: †He advised going to college.
Deny:   He denied stealing it.
Love:  *We love going on vacation.
Regret:  *I regret not being there.
Allow:    †They allowed smoking outside.
Deserve:  He deserves being in jail.
Mention:   He mentioned having dogs.
Remember:  **I remember hearing it.
Anticipate:  I anticipate having fun.
Detest:  She detests exercising.
Mind: Do you mind smoking there?
Resent:    ††I resent being left alone.
Appreciate: She appreciates having help.
Discuss:  We discussed going out.
Miss:  I miss being home.
Resist:  I resist eating too much.
Avoid:  We avoid asking for help.
Dislike:   He dislikes dressing up.
Neglect:  *I neglected doing my work.
Risk:  He risked losing everything.
Begin: *I begin working tomorrow.
Enjoy:  She enjoys dressing up.
Postpone:  I postponed having kids.
Start:  *We started taking walks.
Can’t bear:  I can't bear hearing lies.
Escape: He escaped getting married.
Practice:  I practice playing the piano.
Stop:  **He stopped smoking.
Can’t help:  I can't help sneezing.
Finish:  We finished watching TV.
Prefer:  *We prefer eating early.
Suggest:   He suggested chewing gum.
Can’t stand:  I can't stand waiting.
Forget:  **I forgot turning the light off.
Prevent:   Vaccinations prevent getting ill.
Support:  He supported going to war.
Celebrate: He celebrated getting a job.
Imagine:  He imagined being free.
Prohibit: They prohibit parking here.
Tolerate:  We don't tolerate cheating.
Complete: He completed reading it.
Hate:  *She hates being alone.
Quit: I quit smoking.
Try:  We tried eating snails.
Consider: He won't consider helping.
Keep:  We keep trusting him.
Recall:  She recalls being young.
Understand: I understand getting mad.


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