Appendix C: Verbs Followed by Gerunds and Infinitives
1.0 Gerunds
1.1 Verbs Followed by Gerunds
anticipate
admit
avoid
acknowledge
consider
delay
discuss
deny
enjoy
finish
imagine
involve
keep
mind
miss
quit
practice
recommend
remember
resist
risk
suggest
start
stop
try
1.2 Verbs + Preposition Followed by Gerunds
(only gerunds can follow a preposition)
argue about
care about
complain about
forget about
talk about
worry about
aim at
work at
apologize for
blame for
care for
forgive for
thank for
use for
believe in
result in
specialize in
succeed in
look into
feel like
accused of
approve of
dream of
hear of
think of
concentrate on
depend on
go on
insist on
keep on
plan on
work on
admit to
confess to
object to
cope with
deal with
1.3 Adjective + Preposition + Gerund
be accustomed to
be associated with
be aware of
be capable of
being committed to
compared to
be composed of
be concerned about
be connected to
consist of
contribute to
be convinced of
be coordinated with
be disappointed in
be done with
be engaged in
be excited about
being exposed to
be familiar with
be finished with
forget about
be guilty of
be innocent of
insist on
be interested in
introduced to
be involved in
keep from
being known for
being limited to
be located in
look forward to
be made of
object to
be opposed to
participate in
be prepared for
prevent from
prohibited from
rely on
provide with
be qualified for
recover from
be relevant to
respond to
be responsible for
be satisfied with
stop from
subscribe to
substitute for
succeed and take advantage of
take care of
talk about
be terrified of
think about
retired of
be upset with
be used to
be worried about
2.0 Infinitives
2.1 Verbs Followed by Infinitives
afford
agree
name
appear
ask
attempt
begin
bother
can’t stand
decide
decline
demand
deserve
desire
fall
forbid
forget
get
hate
help
hesitate
hope
intend
learn
like
love
manage
mean
need
offer
plan
prefer
prepare
pretend
proceed
promise
prove
refuse
regret
remember
request
say
seek
seem
start
stop
struggle
tend
threaten
try
volunteer
weight
want
wish