Verb Patterns

After certain verbs and expressions, e.g.: enjoy, can't help, use ...

• gerund

• infinitive with to

• infinitive without to

• both gerund and infinitive

Answer explanation

enjoy walking

can't help laughing

can't stand slurping

miss travelling

When a phrasal verb is followed by another verb, the verb is the ...

• gerund

• infinitive with to

• infinitive without to

• both gerund and infinitive

Answer explanation

carry on reading

keep on writing

give up being late

look forward to having a break

After certain verbs and expressions, e.g.: want, afford, use ...

• gerund

• infinitive with to

• infinitive without to

• both infinitive and gerund

Answer explanation

want to learn

afford to buy

pretend to be ready

promise to call

After modal verbs and some expressions, e.g.: might, would rather, and after the verbs make and let use ...

• gerund

• infinitive with to

• infinitive without to

• both gerund and infinitive

Answer explanation

might rain

would rather sleep

make students speak up

let him go

Like, love, hate, and prefer are used with ...

• gerund

• infinitive with to

• infinitive without to

• both gerund and infinitive

Answer explanation

like dancing

like to dance salsa

love singing

love to sing Qazaq songs

hate cheating

hate to cheat on exam

prefer listening to speaking

prefer to listen the record

Some verbs, e.g.: start, begin, and continue, can be followed by ...

• gerund

• infinitive with to or without to

• gerund or infinitive with no difference in meaning

• gerund or infinitive with a change of meaning

Answer explanation

start listening to listen

begin running to run

continue reading to read

Some verbs, e.g.: remember, forget, try, and need, can be followed by ...

• gerund

• infinitive with to or without to

• gerund or infinitive with no difference in meaning

• gerund or infinitive with a change of meaning

Answer explanation

remember visiting

remember to visit

forget calling

forget to call

try drinking

try to drink

need riding

need to ride