Gerund After No Preposіtion
Gerund |
Examples |
and/but |
Verb + doing sth / sb`s doing sth |
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admit (to) |
I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous... / Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying drink illegally... |
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advise |
He advises swimming a lot. |
but: He advises me to swim a lot. |
allow |
They allow taking cameras. |
but: They allow us to take cameras. |
(to be) against |
I am against diving here. |
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afford/ can not afford |
Feeling like crap I can't afford doing the nursery right now |
and also: She could not afford to pay. |
anticipate |
We anticipate spending two weeks here. |
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appreciate |
We'd appreciate your leaving as fast as possible. |
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avoid |
Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals./ By borrowing from dozens of banks, he managed to avoid giving any of them an overall picture of what he was up to./ One could hardly avoid noticing him./ She managed to avoid being punished. |
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can not bear |
He can not bear being humiliated. |
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believe |
If you believe doing it right, you will for sure do it better. |
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bother |
Do not bother staying over, we shall cope. |
but: The driver did not evenbother to ask why we were blood stained. Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days... |
(be) busy |
The students were busy raising money. |
but: Ht had been too busy to enjoy himself. |
burst out |
They suddenly burst out laughing and crying at the same time. |
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begin |
Snow began falling again. |
and: He began to move around the room. |
can not help |
I can not help laughing. |
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cease |
A small number of firms have ceased trading. |
and: He never ceases to amaze me. |
confess |
Most victims confess feeling of helplessness. |
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consider |
I had seriously considered telling the story from the point of view of the wives./ Watersports enthusiasts should consider hiring a wetsuit as well as a lifejacket. |
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continue |
I will continue working when I retire. |
and: I will continue to fight. |
defer |
I'm not going to defer making decisions. |
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delay |
They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers./ For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay leaving until June 1980. |
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deny |
They all denied ever having seen her. |
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deserve |
The theory deserves considering. |
and: The books deserve to be much better known. |
detest |
She detested being photographed. |
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discover |
She had once discovered him playing cards with his tutor |
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dread |
I dreaded coming back, to be honest.. |
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intend |
I didn't intend coming to Germany to work.. |
and: She intends to do A levels and go to university... |
endure |
I can not endure having pets in my house. |
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enjoy |
I enjoy watching good films. |
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entail |
The job of a choreologist entails teaching dancers the technique and performance of dance movements./ I'll never accept parole because that entails me accepting guilt. |
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escape (=avoid) |
He wanted to escape thinking about this. |
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envisage |
He had never envisaged spending the whole of his working life in that particular job./Personally, I envisage them staying together. |
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evade |
He evades paying taxes. |
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excuse |
Excuse me being late. |
but: I had a perfect excuse to stay home. |
explain |
Do you know how to explain being fired to an employee? |
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fancy |
What do you fancy doing? |
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finish |
When he finished speaking he was given a standing ovation. |
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find |
Found myself walking alone on the beach. |
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forget |
I forgot being so often offended by my ex boyfriend. |
but: Do not forget to lock the door. |
forgive |
Can you ever forgive me for forgetting your birthday? |
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give up |
It is hard to give up drinking beer. |
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go on |
Go on reading. |
but: He goes on to quote two passages from Seneca. |
hate |
He hates coming home to the empty house. |
and He hates to be interrupted during training… I would hate to obey the rules. |
imagine |
It is difficult to imagine him marrying anyone./ I can't imagine going to the party without an invitation./ She couldn't imagine living in a place like that. |
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incur |
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intend |
We intended going to Rome. |
and also: The company intends to cut 400 jobs. |
involve |
Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people. |
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it is no good/ it is no use |
It is no use crying over the spilled milk. |
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keep (=continue)/keep on |
He kept me waiting./ I keep forgetting it's December./ I turned back after a while, but he kept walking. |
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leave off |
I will surely leave off smoking. |
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like |
I like driving a lot. |
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loath |
He loathes working. |
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look forward to |
He was looking forward to working with the new Prime Minister./We`re really looking forward to seeing you again. |
would like to do |
mean |
Working a lot means earning a lot. |
but: I did not mean to hurt you. |
mention |
I mentioned the horse winning the race. |
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mind |
I shouldn't mind marrying./ Do you mind my smoking?/ Would you mind waiting outside for a moment? |
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miss |
He just missed hitting the other car./ He missed having good friends. |
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need |
The walls need painting. |
but: The walls need to be painted. |
neglect |
Children tend to neglect doing their homework. |
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pardon |
That, if you'll pardon my saying so, is neither here nor there. |
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permit |
The teacher does not permit doing experiments. |
but: The teacher does not permit us to do experiments. |
postpone |
It was an unpopular decision to postpone building the new hospital. |
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practice = practise |
Practise reversing the car into the garage. |
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prevent |
We recognized the possibility and took steps to prevent it happening./ The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons./ Nothing would prevent him/his speaking out against injustice. |
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prefer |
Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions... |
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propose |
Where do you propose celebrating the wedding anniversary ? |
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regret |
Everyone regrets his being dismissed. |
but: We regret to inform you that you are dismissed. |
recall |
I can`t recall meeting her before. |
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recollect |
I recollect him/his saying that it was dangerous. |
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recommend |
I recommend waiting. |
but: She recommended me to buy a good dictionary. |
require |
The house requires painting. |
The rules also require employers to provide safety training... |
resent |
I resent being dependent on her. /She resents having to wait. |
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resist |
We can not resist making fun of you. |
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remember |
No one remembers mentioning his name. |
but: Remember to call me in the evening. |
report |
The neighbours reported seeing him leave the building around noon. |
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risk |
Pregnant women who are heavy drinkers risk damaging the unborn foetus./ The skipper was not willing to risk taking his ship through the straits until he could see where he was going./ They knew they risked being arrested. |
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save |
He`s grown a beard to save shaving./ If you phone for an appointment, it`ll save you waiting. |
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shirk |
She never shirked replying to sender. |
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suggest |
The architect suggested restoring the building./ I suggested waiting./ Who suggested his taking part?/ So instead I suggested taking her out to dinner for a change. |
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spend/ waste |
She spends her spare time gardening. /She spent a lot of time travelling./ Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products... |
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can not stand |
I can not stand waiting for buses. |
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start |
She started cleaning the kitchenJ |
and: John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs... |
stop |
Stop throwing those stones!.. |
Let us stop to have some coffee. |
tolerate |
She refused to tolerate being called a liar. |
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try |
Try hard enough to do this better. |
but: Try putting more salt and pepper to make soup more delicious./ I decided to try writing fiction |
understand |
I cannot understand his behaving like that./ I just can`t understand him/his taking the money./ I quite understand you needing some time alone. |
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(be) worth |
If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing properly. |
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want |
The plants want watering. |
but: I want to water the plants. |