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delay
imagine
practice
advise
deny
keep
quit
appreciate
discuss
mind
recommend
avoid
dislike
miss
regret
cant help
enjoy
permit
risk
consider
finish
postpone
suggest
fishing
sailing
skiing
bowling
hiking
shopping
swimming
camping
hunting
sightseeing
dancing
jogging
skating
look at
hear
feel
notice
observe
listen to
smell
watch
We heard dogs [who are] barking behind the herd of sheep.
Remember, forget+ gerund
refers back to the past to things that one did. Forget...ing is used mostly in the phrase
Ill never forget...ing... and expressions with similar meanings.
I still remember buying my first bicycle.
Ill never forget meeting the President.
Regret+ gerund
refers back to pastsomething that one is sorry one did
I regret leaving school at 14 it was a big mistake.
Try + gerund
is used to talk about making an experiment-doing something to see what will happen.
I tried sending her flowers, writing her letters, and giving her presents, but she
still wouldnt speak to me.
Special expressions + verb-ing
have: fun, a good time, trouble, difficulty,etc.
She had a good time watching the ice skating competition.
spend time, waste time
He spends a lot of time playing computer games.
sit, stand, or lie + expression of place
I stood at the bus stop waiting for 45 minutes.
hear of
thank...for
agree with
insist on
think about
apologize to...for
listen to
wait for
approve of
look at
warn...about
argue about
look for
worry about
believe in
look forward to
dream about/of
blame...for
object to
feel like
care about
plan on
forget about
complain about
prevent...from
forgive...for
concentrate on
rely on
hear about
consist of
speak about
suspect...of
deal with
succeed in
take care of
decide on
depend on
talk about
disapprove of
The dots (...) indicate than an object is needed: "She thanked the man for helping her
carry her groceries."
Adjective + Preposition
accustomed to
interested in
upset about
sorry about
afraid of
lazy about
used to
sorry for
amazed at/by
mad about
worried about
sure of
angry about/at
mad at
grateful to...for
surprised at
ashamed of
opposed to
guilty of
tired of
aware of
proud of
happy about
glad about
bored with/by
responsible for
excited about
good at
capable of
sad about
famous for
sick of
concerned about
satisfied with
fond of
different from