9th Grade GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES LIST

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Verbs Followed by an Infinitive
She agreed to speak before the game.

agree aim appear arrange ask attempt offer ought say

be able beg begin care choose condescend proceed promise propose

continue dare decide deserve detest dislike shoot start stop

fail forget get happen swear threaten try use wait

have hesitate hope hurry intend leap leave refuse remember

like long love mean neglect plan prefer want wish

Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive
Everyone expected her to win.

advise allow ask beg bring

build buy challenge choose command

dare direct encourage expect forbid

force love motivate order pay

permit persuade prepare promise remind warn

require send teach tell urge want

Verbs Followed by a Gerund
They enjoyed working on the boat.

admit advise appreciate avoid can't help recall

complete consider delay deny detest resent

dislike enjoy escape excuse finish resist

forbid get through have imagine mind resume

miss permit postpone practice quit report

risk spend (time) suggest tolerate waste (time)

Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund
We concentrated on doing well.

admit to approve of argue about believe in

complain about concentrate on confess to depend on

discourage from dream about feel like forget about

plan on prevent (someone) from care about

think about worry about disapprove of insist on

refrain from succeed in talk about