VERB PATTERNS

TYPE ONE

TYPE ONE

• Verb + ing
• Verbs expressing a preference are followed by -ing
• Like, love, adore, enjoy, dislike, hate, detest, can’t stand, prefer, don’t mind and also start, stop, begin, finish, or suggest, admit, deny, avoid, consider, practiced, risk, involve, imagine;
• Verbs and prepositions are followed by -ing
• Succeed in, think of, think about, look forward to, insist on, apologize for, be interested in, be good at, be bad at

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLES

• Mark prefers listening to music to reading
• When did you start doing yoga?
• We suggested going to the beach
• Are you interested in joining the army?

TYPE TWO

VERB + INFINITIVE

• Common verbs followed by infinitive include:
• Afford, agreed, choose, decide, expect, help, hope, learn, manage, mean, need, promise, refuse, want
• Some take an object before the infinitive: allow, ask, encourage, expect, help, invite, tell, want;
• Also would like, would love, would prefer, would hate are followed by an infinitive

EXAMPLES

TYPE 2 EXAMPLES

• She wants to learn to cook
• We encourage people to study what they like
• We would love to live in a big city

YOU TRY

• He admitted (talk) to you
• I don’t mind (say) I was wrong
• I hope (see) you soon
• He told (me-speak)
• Did He apologize for (be) late?
• The students complained about (have) too much homework
• The police ordered the boys (stop)

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• He admitted talking to you
• I don’t mind saying I was wrong
• I hope to see you soon
• He told me to speak
• Did He apologize for being late?
• The students complained about having too much homework
• The police ordered the boys to stop

TYPE THREE

all modal verbs and make, let, help

• Would you like a drink?
• you mustn't wear shoes in here
• make, let, help+ obj+base form
• the instructor made us run for half an hour
• they let us use the equipment

TYPE THREE

• All modals are followed by base form - will, would, shall, should, must, can, could;
• Make, let, help are followed by an object and base form

TYPE THREE

TYPE THREE

• You (must / wear) shoes in here (-)
• (Would/like) a drink (?)
• They (let /use) mobiles at school

VERBS FOLLOWED BY -ING AND THE INFINITIVE

TRY

• Try+ ing- do st as an experiment
• Try+ Infinitive - attempt, make an effort
• I tried taking an aspirin but it did not work
• I tried to speak to the head teacher but she was busy

STOP

• Stop+ ing-give up stop forever
• Stop + infinitive- take a break from an activity
• I’ve stopped smoking
• I was jogging in the park but I met a friend and I stopped to talk to her

REGRET

• Regret + ing - feel sorry about a past action
• Regret + infinitive- announce bad news
• My sister regrets inviting our cousin to her birthday party
• We regret to inform you that you have failed the exam

REMEMBER

• Remember +ing- recall a past action or event
• Remember + infinitive - not forget
• I remember putting my book in my bag so it should be there!
• Remember to phone your grand dad, it’s his birthday today!

YOU TRY

• He/stop/smoke after /be / sick
• He/be/work/hard so he stop/smoke//cigarette /before/conclude
• I remember/read/novel/when/be/15
• I/remember/ring/ Tom