Verbs Followed by Gerunds

Verbs Followed by Gerunds

admit
He admitted cheating on the test.

advise
The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk.

allow
France doesn't allow smoking in cafés.

anticipate
I anticipated arriving late.

appreciate
I appreciated her helping me.

avoid
He avoided talking to her.

begin
I began learning Spanish.

can't bear
He can't bear having so much responsibility.

can't help
He can't help talking so loudly.

can't see
I can't see paying so much money for a car.

can't stand
He can't stand her smoking in the office.

cease
The government ceased providing free healthcare.

complete
He completed renovating the house.

consider
She considered moving to Casablanca.

continue
He continued talking.

defend
The lawyer defended her making such statements.

delay
He delayed paying his taxes .

deny
He denied committing the crime.

despise
She despises waking up early.

discuss
We discussed working at the company.

dislike
She dislikes working after 5 PM.

don't mind
I don't mind helping you.

dread
She dreads getting up at 5 AM.

encourage
He encourages eating healthy foods.

enjoy
We enjoy watching the sunset.

finish
He finished doing his homework.

forget
I forgot giving you my phone number.


hate
I hate cleaning the bathroom.

imagine
He imagines working there one day.

involve
The job involves travelling to Japan once a month.

keep
She kept interrupting me.

like
She likes listening to music.

love
I love swimming.

mention
He mentioned going to that college.

mind
Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes.

miss
She misses living near the beach.

need
The house needs cleaning.

neglect
Sometimes she neglects doing her homework.

permit
Singapore does not permit smoking in restaurants.

postpone
He postponed returning to Paris.

practice
She practiced singing the song.

prefer
He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.

propose
I proposed having lunch at the beach.

quit
She quit worrying about the problem.

recall
Tawfiq recalled using his credit card at the store.

recollect
She recollected living in Kenya.

recommend
Badr recommended taking the train.
regret
She regretted saying that.

remember
I remember telling her the address yesterday.

report
He reported her stealing the money.

require
The certificate requires completing two courses.

resent
Nawal resented Sara's being there.

resist
He resisted asking for help.

risk
He risked being caught.

start
He started studying harder.

stop
She stopped working at 5 o'clock.

suggest
They suggested staying at the hotel.

tolerate
I tolerated her talking.

try
Salma tried opening the lock with a paperclip.

understand
I understand his quitting.

urge
They urge recycling bottles and paper.