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Verb Patterns: Verb + To-Infinitive Verb + Ing - Form Verb + Either

This document outlines different verb patterns in English, including verbs that are followed by the to-infinitive form or the -ing form of a verb. It provides examples of verbs that take the to-infinitive (e.g. afford, decide), verbs that take the -ing form (e.g. can't stand, enjoy), and some verbs that can be used with either structure (e.g. hate, prefer). It also notes that some verbs have different meanings depending on whether they are followed by a to-infinitive or -ing form.

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Verb Patterns: Verb + To-Infinitive Verb + Ing - Form Verb + Either

This document outlines different verb patterns in English, including verbs that are followed by the to-infinitive form or the -ing form of a verb. It provides examples of verbs that take the to-infinitive (e.g. afford, decide), verbs that take the -ing form (e.g. can't stand, enjoy), and some verbs that can be used with either structure (e.g. hate, prefer). It also notes that some verbs have different meanings depending on whether they are followed by a to-infinitive or -ing form.

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VERB PATTERNS

Verb + to- Verb + ing- Verb +


infinitive form either
Afford Can’t stand Hate
Decide Enjoy Prefer
Would like Imagine Continue
Learn Keep Stop *
Need Not mind Remember
Want Deny *
Try Suggest Forget *
Manage Dislike
Seem Like
Offer Hate
Forget Fancy
Hope Can’t help
Promise Involve
Threaten Risk
Agree Miss
Ask (somebody) Put off

* These verbs have a different meaning if followed by to-infinitive or ing-form. We haven’t


seen this difference so they aren’t going to come up in the exam. We are going to see the
difference in the next unit.

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