Verb Patterns in English

Verb patterns

in English

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Verb + ing-form*

enjoylike / don’t like

lovehate

can’t standdetestavoid

mind / don’t mind

denymiss

understand

I like watching movies

I detest doing the dishes

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...but we hate queuing(waiting in lines)

We love having parties...

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Verb + to-infinitive

needpromise

try

wantagreelearn

decideforget

manage

he wants to watch tv

you learned to drive at 16.

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because I want to talk with people from other countries

I need to study English

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Verb + that

realizesay

suggest

thinkexplain

feel

believeknowsee

She suggests that we work together

I explained that i was feeling very tired

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I suggest that you take a break

I see that you are very tired

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Verb + somebody + (not) to-infinitive

asktel lwarnal low

forceinvite

persuederemind

my friend reminded me to call my parents tonight

I told him not to drink and drive

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but I reminded him to study for our exams

My friend invited me to go to a party tonight

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Verb + somebody +that

warntel l

advise

promiseremindshow

we promised him that we’d come to his party

she told us that she had to study

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I advised her that she should drink less next time

She told me that she had a hangover

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