Verb + Gerund - Động từ + Danh động từ

Group 1: Preference

1. enjoy --I enjoy living on the Upper West Side. 2. mind -- I hate vacuuming, but I don't mind doing the dishes. 3. dislike -- I dislike listening to the boss's long speeches.

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Group 2: Memory

4. remember -- He remembers sitting on his mother's lap when he was little. (BUT remembering something that you need to do: She remembered to lock the door. Remember to call me!) 5. miss -- I miss playing baseball. I used to do it a lot as a kid. 6. regret -- I regret speaking to you like that. I'm so sorry. 7. report -- The woman reported hearing gun shots outside her home.

Group 3: Stopping

8. stop -- She stopped working when the bell rang. (BUT stopping for a break: We stopped to have a drink on our way home.) 9. can't help -- I can't help laughing! You look so funny like that! 10. quit -- You have to quit smoking if you want to live past 50. 11. finish -- Have you finished painting your house yet? 12. give up -- She gave up studying English after two years.

Group 4: Continuing

13. keep (on) -- Please keep (on) working. It's not time to quit yet. 14. go on Go on singing! You have a lovely voice!

Group 5: Thinking and Concentrating

15. think about -- I'm thinking about moving to a different city. 16. consider -- Are you considering buying a new house? 19. concentrate on -- You have to concentrate on finding a job. 20. practice -- She practiced typing until she could type a lot faster. 21. imagine -- I can't imagine having a dog in this small apartment!

Group 6: Conversation

17. discuss -- We discussed getting a new and bigger car. 18. talk about -- We talked about taking a vacation.

Group 7: Being Careful

22. risk -- Apologize to the boss! Don't risk losing this job! 23. avoid -- You should avoid talking to her. She's a real gossip!

Group 8: Delaying

24. delay -- We delayed sending payment until we had the money. 25. postpone -- He postponed flying to England due to the bad weather. 26. put off -- Don't put off doing the homework until Sunday night.

Group 9: Difficulty

27. have trouble -- We had trouble finding a cheap hotel room there. 28. have problems -- We're having problems getting our dog to sit up.

Group 10: Spending Time

29. have fun -- We had fun riding horses on my uncle's farm. 30. have a good time -- We'll have a good time talking with Grandpa. 31. spend [time] -- We spent four hours looking for our lost cat. We spent three days relaxing at the resort hotel.

Group 11: Denial and Confession

32. deny -- OJ Simpson denied killing Nicole. 33. admit (to) -- OJ admitted (to) hitting Nicole once. 34. confess (to) -- The thief confessed (to) stealing the diamond bracelet.

Group 12: Anticipation

35. look forward to -- We look forward to seeing our grandparents again.

Group 13: Adapting

36. get accustomed to -- I can't get accustomed to using English all the time. 37. get used to -- Her husband died. She has to get used to being alone.

Group 14: Activities

38. go roller skating/blading -- I used to go roller skating every weekend. Now, I go roller blading. 39. go dancing -- He goes dancing every weekend. He WENT DANCING Sunday. 40. go fishing -- We went fishing with our father when we were young. 41. go sightseeing -- We went sightseeing and saw Rockefeller Center. 42. go shopping/window shopping -- We'll go shopping for groceries tomorrow. I love to go window shopping on Fifth Avenue. 43. go hiking -- He'll go hiking in the Catskill Mountains next March. 44. go skiing -- did you go skiing in Aspen last week? How was the snow? 45. go camping -- We're going camping soon. Get a tent and sleeping bag. 46. go sailing -- We went sailing, but there wasn't any wind on the lake. 47. go boating -- We went boating in the bay, but we ran out of gas. 48. go ice-skating -- The lake has frozen over. Let's go ice-skating. 49. go jogging -- I can't go jogging until I find my sneakers. 50. go hunting -- My father went hunting. He brought home two ducks.

Group 15: The "Lucky Seven" These verbs can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive.

1. Continue 2. Start 3. Begin 4. Love 5. Like 6. Hate 7. Can't stand (=hate) Continue working. Continue to work. We started to eat. We started eating. He'll begin to learn. He'll begin learning. She loves to run. She loves running. I hate to study. I hate studying. They can't stand to wait. They can't stand waiting.