Verb Patterns Flashcards

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Suggest

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-ing

Suggest eating more fruits

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Like

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  • ing = enjoyment
  • to = the result

I like eating chocolate
I like to wash the dishes straight after the meal

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Want

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-to

I don’t want to make you feel bad

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Keep

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-ing

Keep walking

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Deserve

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-to

As you’ve study, you deserve to do well in your exam

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Pretend

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-to

He’s pretending to be someone that he’s not

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It’s not worth

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-ing

It’s not worth traveling so fast and not knowing well the places

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Don’t mind

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-ing

I don’t mind waiting for you

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Forget / remember

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  • to = job or task
  • ing = think about the past / have a memory

Please remember to lock the door
I remember meeting you before

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Practice

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-ing

In order to learn English you have to practice talking with native speaker

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Imagine

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-ing

I can’t imagine working in a office anymore

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Expect

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-to

I expect to finish this work early

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Risk

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-ing

Risk saying that was guilty

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Stop

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  • to - have a break / change to a different activity
  • ing - finish / end

I was driving for a long time, so I stopped to have a break

I stopped smoking last year

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Hesitate

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-to

It’s normal to hesitate to do something that you are not used to

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Can’t stand

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-ing

I can’t stand studying all day long

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Choose

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-to

We choose to travel for just a few countries

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Hope

A

-to

I hope to pass in the exam

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Agree

A

-to

We agree to play soccer just tomorrow

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Regret

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  • to = give sad or bad news
  • ing = it was a mistake / it was a bad decision

I regret to tell you that your flight has been canceled

I regret drinking so much last night

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Threaten

A

-to

The guy threatened to kill everybody

22
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Enjoy

A

-ing

I enjoy eating chocolate

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Love

A
  • to
  • ing

Same meaning

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Try

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  • to - use effort / do sth difficult
  • ing - suggestion

I tried to lift the table but it was to heavy

If you’re too hot, you could try opening the window

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There's no point (in)
-ing There is no point in defending the death penalty
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Manage
-to We manage to have enough time
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Hate
- to - ing Same meaning
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Spend time
-ing Usually I spend time surfing on web
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Tend
-to When we are lazy we tend to not do anything
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Decide
-to We've decided to go to NZ
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Admit
-ing Admit doing the wrong thing
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Plan
-to We've plan to leave early
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Promise
-to Every doctor promise to save lifes
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Prefer
- to - ing Same meaning
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Need
Need + verb ING Need + passive infinitive (sth done)
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Go on
- to = change / do or say sth new - ing = continue with the same thing After playing the guitar, she went on to play the piano He paused for a moment, then went on talking