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Verbs followed by others verbs |
In English there are certain structures that are used when verbs follow verbs. Here is a list of some common verbs and the structures that are usually used with them.
These structures are:
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verb + subjunctive |
verb + gerund (-ing form) | verb + that ... | verb + infinitive |
verb + question word (what, where, how, etc.) + infinitive |
verb + object + infinitive |
verb + preposition + -ing / or: verb + object + preposition + -ing |
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verb + subjunctive |
verb + gerund (-ing form) | verb + that ... | verb + infinitive |
verb + question word + infinitive |
verb + object + infinitive |
verb + (object +) preposition + -ing |
| accuse | They accused him of working ... | ||||||
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admit |
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I admitted working ... |
I admitted (that) I had worked ... |
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advise |
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I don't advise working ... |
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I wouldn't advise you to work ... |
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afford |
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He can afford to work less. |
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agree |
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I agreed to work ... |
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allow |
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They will allow working ... |
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They will allow us to work ... |
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| apologize | He apologized (to us) for not working ... | ||||||
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appear |
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It appears to work ... |
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| approve | He approves of working ... / He approves of (our) working ... | ||||||
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arrange |
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They've arranged to work... |
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ask |
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asked where to work ...
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He asked me to work .. |
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attempt |
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He attempted to work ... |
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avoid |
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He avoids working ... |
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verb + subjunctive |
verb + gerund (-ing form) | verb + that ... | verb + infinitive |
verb + question word + infinitive |
verb + object + infinitive |
verb + (object +) preposition + -ing |
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begin |
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She'll begin working ... |
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She'll begin to work ... |
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can't bear |
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We can't bear working ... |
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We can't bear to work ... |
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can't stand |
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He can't stand working ... |
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He can't stand to work ... |
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| congratulate | I congratulated him on working ... | ||||||
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consider |
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I'll consider working ... |
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continue |
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We continued working ... |
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We continued to work ... |
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