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VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS

VERB MEANING EXAMPLE


admit admitir He admitted cheating on the test.
advise asesorar, recomendar The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk
allow permitir Ireland doesn't allow smoking in bars.
anticipate anticiparse, prever I anticipated arriving late.
appreciate apreciar, valorar, agradecer I appreciated her helping me.
avoid evitar, eludir, abstenerse de He avoided talking to her.
begin empezar, comenzar I began learning Chinese.
can't bear no poder soportar He can't bear having so much responsibility.
can't help no poder dejar de He can't help talking so loudly.
can't see no poder ver I can't see paying so much money for a car.
can't stand no poder soportar He can't stand her smoking in the office.
cease parar, dejar de The government ceased providing free healthcare
complete completar He completed renovating the house.
consider considerar She considered moving to New York.
continue continuar He continued talking.
defend defender, proteger The lawyer defended her making such statements
delay retrasar, demorar He delayed doing his taxes.
deny negar, denegar, desmentir He denied committing the crime.
despise despreciar, menospreciar She despises waking up early.
discuss discutir, debatir, hablar de We discussed working at the company.
dislike Tener disgusto a, repugnar She dislikes working after 5 PM.
don't mind no importar I don't mind helping you.
dread temer, tener miedo She dreads getting up at 5 AM.
encourage estimular, incentivar He encourages eating healthy foods.
enjoy disfrutar We enjoy hiking.
finish terminar, acabar, concluir He finished doing his homework.
forget olvidar, olvidarse de, dejar I forgot giving you my book.
hate odiar, aborrecer, detestar I hate cleaning the bathroom.
imagine Imaginar, imaginarse, figurarse He imagines working there one day.
involve involucrar, implicar, suponer The job involves traveling to Japan once a month.
keep mantener, tener, seguir She kept interrupting me.
Keep on continuar, seguir, seguir adelante I keep on thinking about you.
like gustar, pensar, querer She likes listening to music.
love amar, querer, ser aficionado a I love swimming.
mention mencionar, hablar de, decir He mentioned going to that college.
mind preocuparse, obedecer, cuidar Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes.
miss perder, extraar, fallar, omitir She misses living near the beach.
need necesitar, exigir, reclamar The aquarium needs cleaning.
neglect descuidar, desatender, olvidar Sometimes she neglects doing her homework.
permit permitir autorizar, tolerar California does not permit smoking in restaurants.
postpone posponer, aplazar, postergar He postponed returning to Paris.
practice practicar, ejercer, entrenarse en She practiced singing the song.
prefer preferir, presentar, formular He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.
propose Proponer, plantear I proposed having lunch at the beach.
quit dejar, dejar de, abandonar She quit worrying about the problem.
recall recordar, llamar, retirar Tom recalled using his credit card at the store.
recollect recordar, acordarse de She recollected living in Kenya.
recommend recomendar, encargar Tony recommended taking the train.
regret lamentar, arrepentirse de She regretted saying that.
remember recordar, acordarse de I remember telling her the address yesterday.
report informar, comunicar, relatar He reported her stealing the money.
require exigir, necesitar, pedir, referir The certificate requires completing two courses.
resent resentirse de, ofenderse por Nick resented Debbie's being there.
resist resistir, resistirse, oponerse He resisted asking for help.
risk arriesgar, exponer, atreverse a He risked being caught.
start empiezo, comienzo, iniciar He started studying harder.
stop detener, dejar, parar, suspender She stopped working at 5 o'clock.
suggest sugerir, indicar, recomendar They suggested staying at the hotel.
tolerate tolerar, respetar I tolerated her talking.
try probar, intentar, tratar de Sam tried opening the lock with a paperclip.
understand entender, comprender, captar I understand his quitting.
urge incitar, instar, recomendar They urge recycling bottles and paper.

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