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