VERB PATTERNS
1. {verb} +
{to} + {infinitive}
Agree, appear, arrange, ask, attempt,
can’t afford, choose, claim, decide, expect, fail, forget, help, hope, learn,
long, manage, offer, plan, prepare, pretend, promise, prove, refuse, seek,
seem, swear, tend, threaten, train, want, wish, would hate, would like, would
love, would prefer.
Admit, appreciate, avoid, can’t help,
can’t stand, carry on, confess, consider, delay, deny, dislike, dread, enjoy,
feel like, finish, forgive, give up, imagine, involve, it’s (not) worth,
justify, keep on, look forward to, mention, mind, miss, quit, resist, suggest,
tolerate, understand.
3.1) Without change in
meaning:
Begin, bother,
can't bear, cease, continue, fear, intend, propose, start
3.2) Gerund for statements in general,
to-infinitive for one specific situation:
Hate, like, love, prefer
3.3) With change in meaning:
Forget, go on,
mean, need, regret, remember, stop, try
The speaker went on talking
about his favourite subject. (continue with the same action)
After the speech, Richard went on to
talk informally to the guests. (do something different)
Jack needs to buy a new
computer. (he has to buy a new one)
This computer needs repairing.
(it has to be repaired)
Our Sales Manager is trying to find
another job. (to attempt)
When the computer jams, try
closing an application with Ctrl-Alt-Del. (to do something to solve
a problem)
Do you remember giving the
documents to Frederick
last week? (referring to the past)
Do you remember to give the
documents to Frederick
tomorrow? (referring to the future)
We stopped buying a drink
at Mr William’s shop. (we no longer buy drinks there)
We stopped to buy a drink at Mr
William’s shop. (we stopped because we
wanted to have a
drink)
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