Verb Patterns - Infinitive to/without to - Gerund - GE 9 - 1

Verb patterns

Two verbs together

Group	Verb	Pattern
1.	Help Let Make	+ Object + Infinitive
2.	Encourage Allow Expect Force Help Ask Pay Convince Persuade Teach	+ Object + Infinitive with to
3.	Can, will, might, could, would rather, should, had better	+ Infinitive
4.	Refuse Manage Need Want Seem Plan Hope Forget Decide Pretend	+ Infinitive with to
5.	Resent End up Enjoy Avoid Keep Regret Don’t mind Finish Mess	+ verb + ing < gerund >

More than one Patterns

Verb	Pattern 1	Pattern 2
Continue Prefer Start Love Like Hate Begin	+ Infinitive with to Ex.: I began to read	+ verb + ing < gerund > Ex.: I began reading

Examples:

He never encourages me to become a musician.

He forced me to tell him everything I know.

He convinced me to buy a new car.

No wonder kids resent having to do exams.

I never think I have ended up being a teacher.

I regret leaving school at 16.

Tips

The ing form of start, begin, continue always follow with infinitive with to:

I am starting to worry about my health.

Teach somebody to do:

He taught me how to arrive.

In British: love, like, dislike, and hate are usually followed by gerund:

I love playing tennis.

…somebody doing something

I love him calling me on my birthday.

 Different meanings

Stop

He says we have to stop thinking this way = stop something you were doing.

Have you ever stopped to consider how stressful school life is? = stop doing one thing in order to something else.

Remember

I remember spending hours in exam rooms = remember something I did before.

I should remember to see them as individuals = make a mental note to do something in the future.

Try

Try googling the biographies of young entrepreneurs = do something in order to solve a problem.

We should try to create new learning environments = make an effort to do something difficult.

Others examples:

She remembered to post the letter.

She remembered posting the letter.

He stopped to read the notice.

He stopped reading the notice (to talk to his friends).

He is trying to lose 10 kg.

“I have got terrible headache.”

“Try taking some painkillers!”

She loves going to the cinema.

He doesn’t mind helping me.

I would rather study at home.

Could you stop making that noise?

I remember taking my driving test.

I think you had better get some sleep.

Did you remember to buy some milk?

My dad made me choose this course.

I stopped to help a girl who had fallen off her bike.

My older brother taught me to drive.

Your sister doesn’t seem to like me.

I encouraged him to learn English.

She finished doing her homework.

I force him to tell me his name.

I might stay in tonight.

We avoided talking to them.

My husband and I decided to learn Chinese a year ago.

We have never been to China, but we want to go there next year.

We were advised to have lessons and we have been studying with a private teacher for three months.

We’re usually given some homework to do every week.

I started mine after I got back from work last night.

I know that my grammar is not very good yet, but while I was reading my course book I recognized a lot of Chinese characters;

So I think my vocabulary is getting better.

My husband often works late, so he cannot study much, but he is having a few days’ holiday at the moment so he can do a bit more.

Our teacher says that we have learned a lot since September.

We were pleased when she told us that.

Before we started having lessons, we had never spoken any Chinese at all.

He remembers meeting me in 2001.

I forgot to meet him at the airport.

I expect them to tell me soon.

I regret telling you about that.

I have stopped drinking coffee.

I told him to drink some water.

She refused to talk to me.

I avoided talking to him at the party.

I pretended to be asleep.

I kept being woken up by all the noise.

He does not want to give up his job.

I resent trying to please everyone.

He encouraged me to try again.

I love getting up early.

He had better get up soon.

I would rather start work at 9 p.m.

We would prefer to start earlier.