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v If these verbs are followed by another verb, the structure is usually verb + -ing
stop enjoy fancy admit consider miss
finish mind imagine deny involve postpone
delay suggest regret avoid practice risk
Example :
- Stop talking!
- I’ll do the shopping when I’ve finished cleaning the flat
- I don’t fancy going out this evening
- Have you ever considered going to live in another county?
- I can’t imagine George riding a motor bike
- When I’m on holiday, I enjoy not having to get up early.
Exercise:
In this exercise you have to complete the sentence with these verbs!
Try steal meet look write make be knocked
Wash play eat splash go drive take
- Do you fancy __________ tennis this afternoon?
- Could you please stop __________ so much noise
- Does your job involve __________ a lot of people?
- I don’t enjoy __________ letters.
- I considered __________ the job but in the end I decided against it
- If you use the shower, try and avoid __________ water on the floor.
- Jack gave up __________ to find a job in Britain and decided to emigrate.
- Have you finished __________ your hair yet?
- The phone rang while Ann was having her dinner. She didn’t answer it; she just carried on __________
- He admitted __________ the car but denied __________ it dangerously
- Why do you keep on __________ at me like that?
- They had postpone __________ away because their son was ill
- If you walk into the road with out looking, you risk __________ down by a car.
- If a verb comes after a preposition (in/at/with/about), the verb ends in –ing.
Study these examples :
| Are you interested
I’m not very good I’m fed up The children are excited What are the advantages This knife is only John went to work I bought a new bicycle |
in
at with about of for in spite of instead of |
working
learning studying going having cutting feeling going |
for us?
languages
on holiday a car? bread ill away on holiday? |
- You can use – ing with before and after
- Before going out I phoned Ann
- What did you do after leaving school
- You can use by –ing to say how something happened
- They got into the house by breaking a kitchen window and climbing in
- You can improve your English by doing a lot of reading
- You can use – ing after without
- Tom left without finishing his dinner
- She ran five miles without stopping
Exercise :
In this exercise you have to read a sentence a then write a second sentence with the same meaning. Each time begin in the way shown.
Example : I phoned Ann and then I went out. After phoning Ann I went out
- Tom went to bed but first he had a hot drink.
Before ______________________________________
- The plane took off and soon afterward it crashed
Soon after ______________________________________
- We didn’t eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead
Instead of ______________________________________
- You put people’s lives in danger if you drive dangerously
You put people’s lives in danger by ______________________________________
- He hurt his leg but managed to win the race
In spite of ______________________________________
- Bill is a very good cook.
Bill is very goo at ______________________________________
- I don’t intend to lend her any money.
I have no intention of ______________________________________
- George took more exercise and so lost weight
By ______________________________________
- He was angry with me because I was late.
He was angry with me for ______________________________________
- Tom thinks that doing nothing is better than working.
Tom prefers doing nothing to ______________________________________
- Many verbs have the structure verb(V) + preposition (P) + object
| talk about
succeed in feel like think about/of dream of approve/disapprove look forward to insist on decide against apologize for |
We talked
Has Tom succeeded I don’t feel Are you thinking I’ve always dreamed She doesn’t approve I’m looking forward He insisted We decided He apologized |
about
in like of/about of of to on against for |
going to America
finding a job yet? going out tonight buying a house? being rich gambling meeting her buying me a drink moving to London keeping me waiting |
- These verb have the structure verb + object + preposition + – ing
| accuse
suspect congratulate prevent stop thank forgive warn |
They accused
Did they suspect I congratulated What prevented We stopped I thanked Please forgive They warned |
me
the man Ann him everyone her me us |
of
of on from from for for against |
telling lies
being a spy? passing the exam coming to the wedding? leaving the building being so helpful not writing to you buying the car |
Exercise :
- Jack insisted __________ out by himself. (go)
- After a long time we eventually succeeded __________ a flat. (find)
- I’ve been thinking __________ for a new job. (look)
- His parents didn’t approve __________ him __________ out so late. (stay)
- I wonder what prevented him __________ to the party. (come)
- I’m getting hungry. I’m looking forward __________ dinner. (have)
- I don’t feel __________ today. (study)
- Forgive me __________ you but I must ask you a question. (interrupt)
- The arrested man was suspected __________ in to a house. (break)
- Have you ever thought __________ married? (get)
- I’ve always dreamed __________ on a small island in the pacific. (live)
- The cold water didn’t stop her __________ a swim. (have)
- Have you ever been accused __________ a crime? (commit)
- She apologized __________ so rude to me. (be)
- We have decided __________ a new car. (buy)
