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Big List Gerunds and Infinitives

The document lists verbs that can be followed by gerunds or infinitives, including verbs like 'finish', 'remember', and 'suggest' followed by gerunds, and verbs like 'fail', 'forget', and 'want' followed by infinitives. It also lists verbs that can be followed by a pronoun and infinitive, like 'ask me to help', and adjectives that can be followed by infinitives, such as 'glad to' and 'afraid to'.
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Big List Gerunds and Infinitives

The document lists verbs that can be followed by gerunds or infinitives, including verbs like 'finish', 'remember', and 'suggest' followed by gerunds, and verbs like 'fail', 'forget', and 'want' followed by infinitives. It also lists verbs that can be followed by a pronoun and infinitive, like 'ask me to help', and adjectives that can be followed by infinitives, such as 'glad to' and 'afraid to'.
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Big List: Gerunds and Infinitives

Verbs followed by gerunds


Admit Finish Recommend
Advise Forget Regret
Anticipate Can’t help Remember
Appreciate Keep Resent
Avoid Mention Resist
Complete Mind Resist
Consider Miss Risk
Delay Postpone Stop
Deny Practice Suggest
Discuss Quit Tolerate
Dislike Recall Understand
Enjoy Recollect

Go + Gerund
Go birdwatching Go hiking Go sightseeing
Go boating Go hunting Go skating
Go bowling Go jogging Go skiing
Go camping Go mtn. Climbing Go sledding
Go canoeing Go running Go swimming
Go dancing Go sailing Go tobogganing
Go fishing Go shopping Go window shopping

Verbs +infinitives
Afford Fail Refuse
Agree Forget Regret
Appear Hesitate Remember
Arrange Hope Seem
Ask Learn Struggle
Beg Manage Swear
Care Mean Threaten
Claim Need Volunteer
Consent Offer Wait
Decide Plan Want
Demand Prepare Wish
Deserve Pretend
Expect Promise
Verbs +(pro)noun+ infinitive

She asked me to help her.

Advise Expect Persuade


Allow Forbid Remind
Ask Force Require
Beg Hire Teach
Cause Instruct Tell
Challenge Invite Urge
Convince Need Want
Dare Order Warn
Encourage Permit

Adjectives +infinitives
Glad to Upset to Determined to
Happy to Disappointed to Careful to
Pleased to Proud to Hesitant to
Delighted to Ashamed to Reluctant to
Content to Ready to Afraid to
Relieved to Prepared to Surprised to
Lucky to Anxious to Amazed to
Fortunate to Eager to Astonished to
Sorry to Willing to Shocked to
Sad to Motivated to Stunned to

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