verb patterns Flashcards
(141 cards)
1
Q
to insist
A
on +ing
2
Q
to consist
A
of +ing
3
Q
to concentrate
A
on +ing
4
Q
to take revenge
A
on +ing
5
Q
to criticize
A
for +ing
6
Q
to translate
A
into +ing/object
7
Q
to be specialise
A
in +ing/object
8
Q
to apologise
A
for +ing/object
9
Q
to blame sb.
A
for +ing/object
10
Q
to accuse sb.
A
of +ing
11
Q
to borrow sth.
A
from sb.
12
Q
to lend sth.
A
to sb.
13
Q
to succeed
A
in +ing
14
Q
to aim
A
at sb.
15
Q
to be named
A
after sb.
16
Q
to rely
A
on sb./sth.
17
Q
to divide sth.
A
into sth.
18
Q
to complain
A
to sb. about sth.
19
Q
a solution (n)
A
to sth.
20
Q
a reason (n)
A
for sth.
21
Q
difficulty (n)
A
in +ing/object
22
Q
a need (n)
A
for
23
Q
increase (n)
A
in sth.
24
Q
intention (n)
A
of +ing
25
investigation (n)
into sth.
26
protest (n)
against sth.
27
respect (n)
for sth.
28
point (n)
in +ing
29
hope (n)
of +ing
30
a report (n)
on/about sth.
31
a lack (n)
of sth.
32
a reputation (n)
for +ing/object
33
attitude (n)
to/towards sb.
34
to risk
verb +ing
35
to avoid
verb +ing
36
to keep
verb +ing
37
to consider
verb +ing
38
to think
of / about verb +ing
39
to imagine
verb +ing
40
look forward
to verb +ing
41
(don't) mind
verb +ing
42
fancy (feel like)
verb +ing
43
can't stand
verb +ing
44
to object to
verb +ing
| to say that you disagree with, disapprove of or oppose something
45
to recommend (that)
verb +ing
46
to prevent sb.
from verb +ing
47
to hope
to +inf.
48
to expect
to +inf.
49
to prepare
to +inf.
50
to help
(to) +inf.
51
(can't) afford
to +inf.
52
to want
to +inf.
53
to dare sb.
to +inf.
54
to force sb.
to +inf.
55
advise sb.
to +inf
56
persuade sb.
to +inf.
57
encourage sb.
to +inf.
58
urge sb.
to +inf.
59
aware
of sth
60
based
on sth.
61
allergic
to sth.
62
familiar
with
63
responsible
for
64
identical
to
65
to feed sb. up
with
66
fond
of sth.
67
keen
on sth.
68
fluent
in
69
dissatisfied
with
70
capable
of
71
due
to
72
mad
about
73
hook
on
74
sick
of
75
upset
about
76
short
for
77
??? theory / practise
in
78
??? purpose
on
79
??? heart
by
80
??? the latest
at
81
??? chance
by
82
??? the news
on
83
??? the news
in
84
??? a bad mood
in
85
??? the end
in
86
??? mistake
by
87
??? nothing
for
88
??? good terms
on
89
??? principle
on
90
??? principle
in
91
??? debt
in
92
??? the law
against
93
??? a rule
as
94
to go on
to - changing activity
| ing - continue doing the same activity
95
to regret
to - formal, written introduction to bad news (I regret to inform / advise / tell you that you were unsuccessful in your application)
ing - talk about sth. disappointing in the past
96
to stop
to - why you stopped (I stopped to have lunch)
| ing - quit (I stopped smoking 5 years ago)
97
to forget / remember
to - obligation
| ing - refers to sth. that happened
98
to mean
to - intention (I didn't mean to drive over your cat)
ing - involves / what is required (A holiday to me means lying on a beach in BoraBora
99
to try
to - sth. was difficult or unsuccessful (I tried to learn Spanish, but I gave up because it was too hard.)
ing - testing sth. to see what it is like (I tried learning Spanish, and I love it, but it is really difficult
100
to spend money/time
on sth.
101
to be interested
in +ing
102
information
| to inform
on sth.
103
to be recognised
as sth. (title)
104
attempt
to +inf
105
to warn not
to do sth.
106
to practise
verb +ing
107
to volunteer
to +inf.
108
to bear
verb +ing
| I can't bear having cats in the house.
109
to deny
verb +ing
| He denies attempting to murder his wife.
110
to choose
to +inf.
111
to hear
to - whole of someting (We heard the orchestra play all of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5)
ing - part of something (I passed the window, I heard someone playing the violin badly)
112
to teach sb.
to verb +inf
113
to pretend
to +inf
114
to agree
to verb +inf / with
115
to cause sth.
to +inf
116
to decide
to +inf
117
to enjoy
verb +ing
118
to hate
to tell you this (I'm sorry to tell you this)
| ing (I don't like this)
119
enjoy
fancy
discuss
dislike
verb +ing
120
finish
mind
suggest
recommend
verb +ing
121
keep
avoid
miss
appreciate
verb +ing
122
delay
postpone
practise
consider
verb +ing
123
can't stand
can't help
risk
admit
verb +ing
124
deny
mention
imagine
tolerate
verb +ing
125
understand
involve
complete
verb +ing
126
anticipate
recall
report
verb +ing
127
agree
ask
decide
help
to +inf
128
plan
hope
learn
want
to +inf
129
would like
promise
can afford
manage
to +inf
130
prepare
demand
choose
offer
to +inf
131
wait
would hate
seem
expect
to +inf
132
intend
pretend
refuse
to +inf
133
would prefer
deserve
tend
to +inf
134
claim
arrange
appear
to +inf
135
to annoy
with sb.
136
to associate
with sth./sb.
137
to congratulate sb.
on
138
involvement
with / in
139
to be successful
in +ing
140
in future vs in the future
In future, try not to be late = habit/routine
| In the future, I want to work for Google = time phrase
141
??? car/bus
??? the bus
??? foot
by car/bus
on (public transport) /in (you own it) the bus
on foot
