Gerund After No Preposіtion

Gerund

Examples

and/but

Verb + doing sth / sb`s doing sth



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...


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.


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.


appreciate

We'd appreciate your leaving as fast as possible.


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.


can not bear

He can not bear being humiliated.


believe

If you believe doing it right, you will for sure do it better.


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.


begin

Snow began falling again.

and: He began to move around the room.

can not help

I can not help laughing.


cease

A small number of firms have ceased trading.

and: He never ceases to amaze me.

confess

Most victims confess feeling of helplessness.


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.


continue

I will continue working when I retire.

and: I will continue to fight.

defer

I'm not going to defer making decisions.


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.


deny

They all denied ever having seen her.


deserve

The theory deserves considering.

and: The books deserve to be much better known.

detest

She detested being photographed.


discover

She had once discovered him playing cards with his tutor


dread

I dreaded coming back, to be honest..


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.


enjoy

I enjoy watching good films.


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.


escape (=avoid)

He wanted to escape thinking about this.


envisage

He had never envisaged spending the whole of his working life in that particular job./Personally, I envisage them staying together.


evade

He evades paying taxes.


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?


fancy

What do you fancy doing?


finish

When he finished speaking he was given a standing ovation.


find

Found myself walking alone on the beach.


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?


give up

It is hard to give up drinking beer.


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.


incur



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.


it is no good/ it is no use

It is no use crying over the spilled milk.


keep (=continue)/keep on

He kept me waiting./ I keep forgetting it's December./ I turned back after a while, but he kept walking.


leave off

I will surely leave off smoking.


like

I like driving a lot.


loath

He loathes working.


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.


mind

I shouldn't mind marrying./ Do you mind my smoking?/ Would you mind waiting outside for a moment?


miss

He just missed hitting the other car./ He missed having good friends.


need

The walls need painting.

but: The walls need to be painted.

neglect

Children tend to neglect doing their homework.


pardon

That, if you'll pardon my saying so, is neither here nor there.


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.


practice = practise

Practise reversing the car into the garage.


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.


prefer

Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions...


propose

Where do you propose celebrating the wedding anniversary ?


regret

Everyone regrets his being dismissed.

but: We regret to inform you that you are dismissed.

recall

I can`t recall meeting her before.


recollect

I recollect him/his saying that it was dangerous.


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.


resist

We can not resist making fun of you.


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.


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.


save

He`s grown a beard to save shaving./ If you phone for an appointment, it`ll save you waiting.


shirk

She never shirked replying to sender.


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.


spend/ waste

She spends her spare time gardening. /She spent a lot of time travelling./ Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products...


can not stand

I can not stand waiting for buses.


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.


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.


(be) worth

If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing properly.


want

The plants want watering.

but: I want to water the plants.

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