| to admit , | (can t) help , |
| to appreciate , , | to imagine , |
| to avoid | to involve , , , |
| to burst out (crying / laughing) (/) | to keep (on) ( -.) |
| to consider , | to leave off ( -.) |
| to contemplate , | to mention , |
| to delay , | to mind , - |
| to deny | to miss , -. |
| to detest , , | to postpone |
| to dislike | to practice , |
| to endure -., | to put off |
| to enjoy | to recollect , |
| to escape | to resent , |
| to excuse | to resist , |
| to face -. | to risk |
| to fancy , , | (cant) stand () |
| to finish | to suggest |
| to forgive | to understand |
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| begin, start, continue, cease ( -ing ) | He began working / to work. . The days are beginning to get shorter. . | |
| cant bear, cant afford | I cant bear waiting / to wait. . | |
| intend | I intend writing / to write an article. . | |
| advise, allow, forbid, permit, recommend ( , , ) | He advised me to apply at once. . He advised applying at once. . | |
| need, require ( to, ) | You need to improve your knowledge of English. . Confidential information needs protecting / to be protected. . |
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| forget + to-inf ( -. ) | I forgot to switch off the computer. . | |
| forget + -ing form ( ) | Ill never forget using the Internet for the first time. , . | |
| remember + to-inf ( -. ) | Remember to buy the book. . | |
| remember + -ing form ( ) | I remember seeing the book in many bookshops. , . | |
| mean + to-inf ( -. ) | She means to find a job abroad. . | |
| mean + -ing form ( , ) | Studying harder means getting better marks. . | |
| goon + to-inf ( -. -. ) | After finishing his BA, he went on to get a masters degree. , . | |
| go on + -ing form () | He went on talking about his experiment. . | |
| regret + to-inf () | I regret to say that you have failed your exam. , () . | |
| regret + -ing form ( , ; , ) | Iregret being unfair to my colleagues. , . | |
| would prefer + to-inf ( ) | Id prefer to have an early night tonight. . | |
| prefer + -ing form ( ) | I prefer doing everything myself to asking somebodys help. , - . | |
| prefer + to-inf +(rather than)+ inf without to | I prefer to do everything myself (rather) than ask for somebodys help. , - . | |
| try + to-inf ( , ) | He tried hard to cope with his new job. ( , ) . | |
| try + -ing form ( -. ) | Try phoning John at the office if hes not at home. , . | |
| want + to-inf () | I want to find a better job. . | |
| want + -ing form ( , , , ) | The device wants reparing. . | |
| stop + to-inf ( ) | She stopped to exchange a few words with a neighbour. , . | |
| stop + -ing form (, ) | They stopped talking when he came in. , . | |
| be sorry + to-inf () | Im sorry to hear that you have failed the exam. , ( ) . | |
| be sorry for + -ing form () | Im sorry for misunderstanding / having misunderstood what you said. , , . | |
| hate + to-inf (, , ) | I hate to interrupt you, but I must talk to you. , . | |
| hate + -ing form ( , ) | I hate making you feel uncomfortable. , . | |
| be afraid + to-inf ( -. ) | She was afraid to remain alone on such a stormy night. . | |
| be afraid of + -ing form ( , , , ) | She was not afraid of remaining alone. () . |
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