Verbs Followed by Gerunds

• admit    

He admitted stealing the money.

• advise  

She advised waiting until tomorrow.

• anticipate   

I anticipate having a good time on vacation.

• acknowledge    

She acknowledged receiving assistance.

• appreciate     

I appreciate having a trouble with his supervisor.

• avoid    

He avoided answering my question.

• bear   

I can’t bear waiting in long lines.

• begin    

It began raining.

• complete    

I finally completed writing my term paper.

• consider  

I will consider going with you.

• defer 

She deferred writing my thesis.

• delay    

He delayed leaving for school.

• deny     

She denied committing the crime.

• discuss  

They discussed opening a new business.

• dislike  

I dislike driving long distance.

• enjoy    

We enjoyed visiting them.

• entail    

This review procedure entails repeating the test.

• finish    

She finished studying about ten.

• forget

I’ll never forget visiting them.

• hate   

I hate making silly mistakes.

• intend  

I hear they intend marrying.

• involve

This procedure involves testing each sample twice.

• justify  

My results justify taking drastic action.

• keep    

I keep hoping he will come.

• like        

I like going to movies.

• love      

I love going to operas.

• mention              

She mentioned going to a movie.

• mind      

Would you mind helping me with this.

• miss   

I miss being with my family.

• postpone  

Let’s postpone leaving until tomorrow.

• practice    

The athlete practiced throwing the ball.

• prefer  

Ann prefers talking to driving to work.

• quit        

He quits trying to solve the problem.

• recall    

I don’t recall meeting him before.

• recollect              

I don’t recollect meeting him before.

• recommend      

She recommended seeing the show.

• regret  

I regret telling him my secret.

• resent  

I resent her interfering in my business.

• resist    

I couldn’t resist eating the dessert.

• risk   

She risks losing all of her money.

• sanction      

They will not sanction copying without permission.

• start        

He started tipping the pea pods into a pan.

• stop    

She stopped going to classes when she got sick.

• suggest    

She suggested going to a movie.

• tolerate       

She won’t tolerate cheating during an examination.

• try 

I tried changing the light bulb, but the lamp still didn’t work.