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Verb Patterns - Adjectives Structures

The document discusses different verb patterns in English. It explains that some verbs are followed by an infinitive with "to" like "want" and "try", some take the "-ing" form like "enjoy" and "avoid", and some can take both like "love" and "prefer". It also discusses how certain verbs take an object before the infinitive or gerund. Finally, it covers common adjective structures used with infinitives and prepositions.

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Verb Patterns - Adjectives Structures

The document discusses different verb patterns in English. It explains that some verbs are followed by an infinitive with "to" like "want" and "try", some take the "-ing" form like "enjoy" and "avoid", and some can take both like "love" and "prefer". It also discusses how certain verbs take an object before the infinitive or gerund. Finally, it covers common adjective structures used with infinitives and prepositions.

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Verb patterns

Verb patterns: verb + infinitive or verb + -ing?

Verbs followed by a to-infinitive

Some verbs can be followed immediately by a to-infinitive:

afford demand like pretend

agree fail love promise

arrange forget manage refuse

ask hate mean (= intend) remember

begin help need start

choose hope offer try

continue intend plan want

decide learn prefer

I can’t afford to go on holiday.

It began to rain.

She hopes to go to university next year.


Verbs followed by -ing

Some verbs are normally followed by the -ing form, not the to-infinitive:

admit deny finish mind

avoid dislike give up miss

(can’t) help enjoy imagine practise

(can’t) stand fancy involve put off

consider feel like keep (on) risk

I always enjoy cooking.

We haven’t finished eating yet.

Verbs followed by a to-infinitive or -ing

Hate, like, love, prefer

Hate, like, love and prefer can be followed either by -ing or a to-infinitive. The difference in
meaning is often small. The -ing form emphasizes the verb itself. The to-infinitive puts the
emphasis more on the preference for, or the results of, the action.

I love playing

I love to play.

Hate, like, love, prefer with would .

When hate, like, love and prefer are used with would or should, only the to-infinitive is used, not
the -ing form:

She would like to get a job nearer home.

Not: She’d love getting a job nearer home.


Verb +object +to-infinitive

These verbs sometimes take an object before the infinitive .

ask want Expect Help

Need

I want you to play soccer.

These verbs usually take an object before the infinitive

Allow Encourage Force remind

Warn
Teach Urge
(not)

My father taught me to drive a car.

Verb +object +ing

These verbs sometimes take and object before the gerund :

Don´t
Avoid Dread
mind

I Avoided you drinking juice with sugar.

Verb +object+ infinitive without to

Make and let take and object before the infinitive without –to

Don’t let me down


Adjectives structures

Adjective+ to -infinitive

It is difficult to understand

It is easy to love you.

I find it hard to forget.

Adjective + for + object + to infinitive

It is easy for you to love me .

Adjective + preposition

I fed with T.V.

I am good at English .

I bad at sports.

I am interested in playing soccer.

I am keen on working as a teacher.

Good to know

If we have a verb after a preposition you add –ing to the verb.

What was her reaction on hearing the news?


They are afraid of losing the match.
Camila is angry about walking in the rain.

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