Transcript Gerund-infinitive PP

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Verbs followed by the full
infinitive.

Ex. Agree, choose, arrange, decide,
want, seem, ...
- I wanted to play football.
Verb
Full infinitive
Verbs followed by an object + full
infinitive

Ex. Advise, allow, persuade, convince,
remind, teach, like, ...
- I allowed her to come with us.
Verb
Object Full infinitive
Verbs followed by the bare infinitive or the
full infinitive (with or without object)
-Dare and help

Verb Bare infinitive Object
- I didn’t dare (to) tell them the true
- I helped him (to) do his homework
Verb
Object Bare infinitive
Verbs followed by and object +
bare infinitive

Let and make
- John let me play with him.
Verb
Object
Bare infinitive
Verbs followed by the –ing form

Ex. Admit, avoid, consider, deny, enjoy,
keep, mind, miss, ...
-He admitted being unfriendly yesterday.
Object
Verb
-ING form
Verb followed by the –ing form or the bare
infinitive with a little change of meaning

See and hear:
-I saw my mom cooking the dinner
Verb
Object
-ING form
-I saw my mom cook the dinner
Verb
Object
Bare infinitive
Verbs followed by the –ing form or the
full infinitive with the same meaning

Ex. Begin, continue, hate, like, prefer,
start
-I hate playing/to play basket
Verb
-ING form
Full infinitive
Verbs followed by by the –ing form or
the full infinitive with different
meanings
Ex. Forget, need, go on, regret,
remember, stop, try.
-I forgot doing my homework

Verb
-ING form
-I forget to do my homework
Verb
Full infinitive