verb patterns in english
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Verb patterns
in English
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Verb + ing-form*
enjoylike / don’t like
lovehate
can’t standdetestavoid
mind / don’t mind
denymiss
understand
I like watching movies
I detest doing the dishes
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...but we hate queuing(waiting in lines)
We love having parties...
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Verb + to-infinitive
needpromise
try
wantagreelearn
decideforget
manage
he wants to watch tv
you learned to drive at 16.
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because I want to talk with people from other countries
I need to study English
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Verb + that
realizesay
suggest
thinkexplain
feel
believeknowsee
She suggests that we work together
I explained that i was feeling very tired
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I suggest that you take a break
I see that you are very tired
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Verb + somebody + (not) to-infinitive
asktel lwarnal low
forceinvite
persuederemind
my friend reminded me to call my parents tonight
I told him not to drink and drive
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but I reminded him to study for our exams
My friend invited me to go to a party tonight
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Verb + somebody +that
warntel l
advise
promiseremindshow
we promised him that we’d come to his party
she told us that she had to study
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I advised her that she should drink less next time
She told me that she had a hangover
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