AURELIANO - VERBS WITH "ING" IN THE COMPLEMENT.

VERBS WITH ING IN THE COMPLEMENT

GERUND AFTER SPECIAL VERBS.

We use the Gerund after the following verbs: admit
He admitted having driven too fast. avoid They avoid going on holiday on Saturdays. carry on If we carry on sleeping so badly, we may need help. consider Ralph is considering buying a new house. delay I delayed telling Max the news. deny She denied buying new shoes. dislike We dislike reading poems. can't help He couldn't help falling in love with her. enjoy I enjoy playing chess. finish They finished working in the garden. give up Susan gives up playing ice-hockey. imagine He imagined driving a new car. include You responsibility includes taking reservations on the phone. involve The project will involve growing plants. justify I cannot justify paying $100 for this ticket. keep (on) They keep on running. mention Did Alex ever mention playing baseball? mind I don't mind sleeping on the couch. miss They miss playing with their friends. practise She practised playing hockey. regret Do you regret having mentioned it? risk You risk catching a cold. suggest She suggested flying to Cairo.

We use the Gerund after the following verbs:

admit	He admitted having driven too fast.
avoid	They avoid going on holiday on Saturdays.
carry on	If we carry on sleeping so badly, we may need help.
consider	Ralph is considering buying a new house.
delay	I delayed telling Max the news.
deny	She denied buying new shoes.
dislike	We dislike reading poems.
can't help	He couldn't help falling in love with her.
enjoy	I enjoy playing chess.
finish	They finished working in the garden.
give up	Susan gives up playing ice-hockey.
imagine	He imagined driving a new car.
include	You responsibility includes taking reservations on the phone.
involve	The project will involve growing plants.
justify	I cannot justify paying $100 for this ticket.
keep (on)	They keep on running.
mention	Did Alex ever mention playing baseball?
mind	I don't mind sleeping on the couch.
miss	They miss playing with their friends.
practise	She practised playing hockey.
regret	Do you regret having mentioned it?




We use the Gerund or the Infinitive after the following verbs:
begin		He began talking. He began to talk.
continue		They continue smoking. They continue to smoke.
hate		Do you hate working on Saturdays? Do you hate to work on Saturdays?
like		I like swimming. I like to swim.
love		She loves painting. She loves to paint.
prefer		Pat prefers walking home. Pat prefers to walk home.
start		They start singing. They start to sing.

We use the Gerund or the Infinitive after the following verbs. There are two possible structures after these verbs. Gerund: verb + -ing Infinitive: verb + person + to-infinitive
advise	They advise walking to town. They advise us to walk to town.
allow	They do not allow smoking here. They do not allow us to smoke here.
encourage	They encourage doing the test. They encourage us to do the test.
permit	They do not permit smoking here. They do not permit us to smoke here.

We use the following structures with the word recommend:

recommend

They recommend walking to town.
They recommend that we walk to town.