Verb Patterns

VERB PATTERNS IN ENGLISH

THE THE  INFINITIVE  INFINITIVE

THE THE  GERUND  GERUND

VERB PATTERNS IN ENGLISH THE INFINITIVE

THE GERUND

PATTERNS

PATTERNS

ERB + TO INFINITIVE

VERB + OBJECT + VERB + OBJECT + VERB + INFINITIVE  TO INFINITIVE INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO or GERUND

WITH CHANGE OF MEANING

I want to go to the cinema.

I want her  to go to the cinema.

She makes  me cry.

I regret telling you  that secret.

VERB + GERUN

WITHOUT CHANGE OF MEANING

I regret to tell you  I won’t help you

It started to rain. = It started  raining.

I love skating.

VERB PATTERNS IN ENGLISH THE INFINITIVE PATTERS

VERB + TO INFINITIVE

VERB + OBJECT +  TO INFINITIVE

VERB + OBJECT + INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO

I )a'# #o (o #o #he  c&'ema!

I )a'# her #o (o #o #he  c&'ema!

She made me cr!

VERB + TO INFINITIVE or GERUND

WITH

WITHOUT

 CHANGE OF MEANING

CHANGE OF MEANING

I "#ar#ed #o cr! She "#o$$ed #o "mo%e!

She "#o$$ed "mo%&'(!

* I "#ar#ed cr&'(!

 VERB + TO INFINITIVE The de!$ded o d$*$de he ,ro-& e.% AGREE DECIDE HOPE I ,ro"$&e o #a$' FORGET He /orgo o (ea*e he !ar 1e& o) he a LEARN PROMISE PLAN We #o%(d ($1e o *$&$ Ja,a) $) 2334' REFUSE WANT WOULD LIKE She (ear) o dr$*e a !ar' WOULD PREFER She agreed o !o"e #$h %&' WOULD HATE

TO DO

WOULD LOVE The #a) o go o he /oo0a(( "a!h'

 VERB + OBJECT + TO INFINITIVE ALLOW ASK  HELP NEED INVITE ORDER REMIND

The a((o#ed %& o go o he ,ar'

Mar her

We #a) he &%de)& o *$&$ he )e# "%&e

,"

TELL WANT #he "#,de'#" WOULD LIKE WOULD PREFER WOULD HATE Pe#er  Joh' WOULD LOVE

She o(d "e o go here

TO DO We #o%(d ($1e o% o !o"e #$h %&'

I ordered Mar o #a$'

He a&1ed %& o (ea*e 0 ha(/ ,a& &e*e)'

VERB + OBJECT + -TO. INFINITIVE HELP

Mar

We he(,ed Mar d%& he ($*$)g5roo"'

her

LET

,"

DO

She "a1e& "e !r'

#he "#,de'#" She doe&)6 (e "e go o he !$)e"a'

Pe#er  Joh' MAKE

VERB PATTERNS IN ENGLISH THE GERUND PATTERS

VERB + GERUND or TO INFINITIVE

VERB + GERUND

WITH

WITHOUT

 CHANGE OF MEANING

CHANGE OF MEANING

She "#o$$ed "mo%&'(!

She "#o$$ed #o "mo%e!

I "#ar#ed cr&'(! * I "#ar#ed #o cr!

I /o0e "&'(&'(!

 VERB + GERUND ADORE 7 CAN6T STAND CARR8 ON DON6T MIND ENJO8  FINISH GIVE UP GO ON HATE 7 KEEP ON LIKE 7 LOOK FORWARD TO LOVE 7 PREFER 7

We ($1e dr$*$)g !ar&' She (o*e& $!e5&1a$)g' The haed &%d$)g E)g($&h'

DOING

I !a)6 &a)d ($&e)$)g o h$,5ho,'

We are (oo1$)g /or#ard o "ee$)g Pa% The 1e, o) $)err%,$)g %&' The ga*e %, &"o1$)g (a& #ee1'

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I like cooking.

 VERB + TO INFINITIVE or GERUND -WITH CHANGE OF MEANING.

REMEMBERI re"e"0ered o ,o& he (eer'

I re"e"0ered ,o&$)g he (e

= I reminded myself to post the letter.

STOP

= I have a memory now of a past action: posting the letter.

I &o,,ed o &"o1e'

I &o,,ed &"o1$)g'

= I didn’t go on in order to have a cigarette.

 TRY

I r$ed o &(ee,'

I r$ed !o%)$)g &hee,'

= I wanted to sleep but it was difficult.

REGRET

I regre o $)/or" o% ha #e !a))o o9er o% he :o0' = I know that you will be unhappy when I tell you.

GO ON

= I gave up the habit.

= It was a possible way of getting to sleep.

I regre e(($)g h$" ha &e!r = I told him; now I realise that it was a bad idea.

I #e) o) o a(1 a0o% he e;a"&' I #e) o) a(1$)g /or #o ho%

 VERB + TO INFINITIVE or GERUND -WITHOUT CHANGE OF MEANING.

BEGI N

CONTI NUE

START

She 0ega) o read he 0oo1'

*

We6(( !o)$)%e o &%d hard'

* We6(( !o)$)%e &%d$)g hard'

I &ared o !oo1 he "ea('

*

She 0ega) read$)g he 0oo1'

I &ared !oo1$)g he "ea('