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Grammar time verb+to V’ VERB + Ving

There are ‘incomplete’ verbs (most of them) Intransitive verbs are fine but rare: Swim, arrive, go, jump, cringe Transitive verbs NEED a noun after Want, catch, understand, Some of the verbs can be both, it all depends on meaning & context Cry “wolf” or cry like a baby

Building up on the popular v+N scheme Ving is effectively an abstract noun: I like coffee. I like brewing my own coffee. Drinking coffee is my passion Note: Ving can have related words (clauses) too! So, many V+N verbs can also be V+Ving: Avoid, be worth, dislike, enjoy, fancy, help, keep, miss, practice, risk, can’t stand In addition, some verbs can ALSO have that-clause (mini-sentence): Admit, consider, deny, imaginem recollect, report, suggest

Building up on the popular v+N scheme Verb+to+V’ is more understandable for Russian speakers Я хочу сходить в кино. I want to go to the cinema. V+to+V’ only: afford, appear, ask, choose, fail, happen, help, manage, offer, prepare, refuse, tend, wait, want V+to+V’ or V+ [that-clause] agree, arrange, decide, demand, desire, expect, hope, intend, learn, plan, pretend, promise, seem, threaten, wish

Meaning-based usage

Meaning-based usage There is very little change in meaning for the following verbs: Attempt, begin, continue, hate, intend, like, love, prefer, start

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