Ing

+ ING

GIVE UP
PUT OFF/POSTPONE
FINISH
CONTINUE/GO ON
CARRY ON/KEEP (ON)
LOVE
HATE
LIKE/DISLIKE
ENJOY
MIND
CAN'T STAND
FANCY
FEEL LIKE
CAN'T HELP
ADMIT
DENY
SUGGEST
AVOID
MISS
IMAGINE
RISK
INVOLVE
IT'S NOT WORTH...
IT'S NO USE/GOOD...

· DO YOU FEEL LIKE GOING TO THE THEATRE?
· WILL YOU KEEP ON TRYING TO PASS THE DRIVING TEST?
· THE CAR IS NOT WORTH BUYING.

VERB + TH- + TO + INFINITIVE

· HE ASKED (ME) HOW TO GET TO THE STATION.
· I DIDN'T KNOW + WHAT TO DO.
· I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW TO PLAY CHESS.

VERB + OBJECT + INFINITIVE

WANT
ASK
NEED
EXPECT ME
WOULD LIKE THEM
WOULD PREFER + YOU + (NOT) TO ARRIVE LATE
REMIND HIM
WARN US
TELL
ORDER
BEG

MORE USES

AFTER A PREPOSITION

· I AM INTERESTED IN LEARNING LANGUAGES

AFTER SOME CONNECTORS

AFTER
BEFORE
WHILE
INSTEAD OF
IN SPITE OF
...

· IN SPITE OF BEING TOO TIRED, WE GO TO THE TOP OF
THE MONTAIN

AS A NOUN, ESPECIALLY THE SUBJECT

· SMOKING IS A TERRIBLE HABIT

CHANGE OF MEANING

ADVISE
RECOMMEND
ALLOW
PERMIT
REMEMBER
FORGET
TRY
STOP
REGRET
MEAN
NEED

VERB + TO + INFINITIVE

WOULD LIKE
WOULD PREFER
WOULD LOVE
WOULD HATE
AGREE
REFUSE
PROMISE
THREATEN
OFFER
AFFORD
DECIDE
PLAN
ARRANGE
HOPE
SEEM
MANAGE
PRETEND

· TOM AGREED TO LEND ME SOME MONEY
· THE NEIGHBOURS THREATENED TO CALL THE POLICE
· HE PRETENDED NOT TO SEE ME

MAKE, LET AND HELP DARE + BARE INFINITIVE

ACTIVE

· THEY HELPED ME (TO) CUT THE GRASS.
· THEY MADE ME TO STAY.
· HE DARED ME TO...

PASSIVE

· I WAS HELPED TO CUT THE GRASS.
· I WAS MADE TO STAY.
· I WASN'T ALLOWED TO...