VERB PATTERNS

1. VERB 2. VERB + to + 3. VERB + object + to

+ -ing infinitive +inf.
If these verbs are followed by afford
another verb, the structure agree advise
is: verb + -ing allow (passive) allow
admit appear ask
adore arrange beg
allow ask encourage
avoid can attempt expect
´t stand choose force
carry on dare invite
consider decide order
deny expect permit
delay fail persuade
(don´t) mind forget recommend
enjoy help remind
fancy hope teach
finish learn tell
give up manage want
imagine offer warn
involve plan would like
keep pretend
keep on promise eg.
postpone refuse They invited us to stay in their
practise house.
seem She told me to come on time.
put off tend They asked us not to make such a
recommend threaten noise.
risk want
suggest would like to
4. VERB + -ing / to inf.
eg. eg. - no change in meaning
He avoided writing the test. I can´t afford to go on holiday.
Keep smiling!
begin
She´s decided to give up her job. continue
Did you enjoy reading the book? It seems to be a nice day.
He denied stealing the purse. He agreed to lend me some money. intend
I don´t mind helping you. You are not allowed to smoke here. start
He doesn´t allow smoking in his eg. It started to rain / raining.
house.
He recommended staying in that
hotel.
5. VERB + object + inf.
- no TO in this structure
NOTE!
LIKE help
We use like + -ing when we talk let
about hobbies and sth. We do with make
pleasure. Like=enjoy.
Eg. I like cooking and reading the
Let me show you.
books.
The news made her cry. I
When like doesn´t mean enjoy, but ´ll help you do it.
we talk about sth we think is good
or right to do, or it is a habit, we
say like + infinitive.
I like to do the washing up
immediately after the meal.
We like to eat out every Sunday.
6. VERB + -ing / to + to do sth.
inf. NEED - to start sth new
-change in the meaning doing sth. eg. The minister talked about
- sth. needs to be done education and after a break he
REMEMBER about sth else (the went on to talk about health
doing sth. meaning is passiveň care.
- when you did something eg. Look at this room. It
and now you remember it; needs painting.
after you did sth.
Eg. I don´t know how the to do sth
burglar got in. I clearly - it is necessary for me to do
remember locking the door it
and shutting the windows. eg. He put on weight. He
needs to take more exercise.
to do sth I need to do the shopping
- you remembered that you today.
had to do sth, so you did
it; before you did it FINAL NOTE!
eg. I remembered to lock the REGRET
door but I forgot to shut the doing sth. HELP
windows. - I did sth and now I am Help is followed by infinitive
sorry about it. with or without to:
Eg. I now regret saying what Everybody helped (to) clean
TRY I said. up.
doing sth. Everybody helped her (to)
- try something to see if it to do sth. clean up.
works or solves the - regret to say/tell/inform
problem you = I´m sorry I have to BUT!
eg. – I´ve got a terrible say… I can´t help doing sth = I can
headache. eg. I regret to tell you that ´t stop myself from doing sth.
- Why don´t you try taking an you have failed the test. Eg. I tried to be serious but I
aspirin? couldn´t help laughing.
to do sth. MEAN
- attempt to do, make an doing sth.
effort to do sth. - an impersonal subject,
Eg. I tried to keep my open refers to what is involved
but I couldn´t. eg. If we catch an early train,
it will mean getting up at
6.00.
STOP
doing sth. to do sth
- to give up, finish with sth - to intend
completely eg. Sorry, I meant to tell you
eg. I stopped smoking two about the party.
years ago. (I don´t do it
anymore)
GO ON
to do sth. doing sth.
- stop doing what you are - to continue doing the same
doing at the moment in thing
order to do sth else eg. The minister paused for a
eg. I was reading a book. The moment and then went on
phone started to ring. I talking about the education.
stopped to answer it.