| Question | Answer |
| admit | He admitted having stolen the jumper. |
| anticipate | I did not anticipate having to pay for your ticket. (think of) |
| appreciate | I appreciated her helping me. |
| avoid | I tried to avoid getting in the traffic jam. |
| Can't help | I can't help loving you. |
| consider | I considered buying a new car |
| defend | The lawyer defended her making such statements. |
| defer | (delay) He deferred making a decision. |
| delay | He delayed doing his taxes. |
| deny | He denied committing the crime. |
| detest | We detest playing golf. |
| discuss | We discussed working at the company. |
| fancy | I fancy watching films. |
| finish | I finished doing homework |
| forgive | I forgive you for lying to me. |
| imagine | I imagine you working at a big company |
| involve | The job involves travelling a lot |
| keep | Just keep swimming! |
| mention | She mentioned going to that college |
| mind | I don't mind doing that for you |
| miss | I miss talking to you |
| pardon | Pardon me interrupring |
| postpone | We postponed having lunch together |
| Prevent | We must prevent species from disappearing |
| quit | He quited smoking last year |
| recall | I recall using my laptop yesterday |
| recollect | (remember) She recollected living in Kenya. |
| resent | (be angry or upset) She resented being told what to do. |
| resist | She couldn't resist telling us what she'd heard. |
| resume | After the rain stopped, the teams resumed playing |
| risk | You risk getting caught |
| save | (avoid trouble) He saved having to go to the funeral |
| suggest | Charlie suggested going to the movies |
| Understand | I don't understand your quitting |
| celebrate | He celebrated getting a promotion |
| dispute | +ing |
| escape | He escaped from getting punished |
| explain | Paul explained he was having trouble to leave the company. |
| find | I find learning german very difficult |
| practice | He practices playing chess everyday |
| afford | I can't afford to travel to London |
| agree | He agreed to help us |
| appear | The job appeared to be quite easy |
| arrange | He arranged to meet us at 11 |
| ask | I asked her to finish the project for tomorrow |
| beg | I beg you to help me! |
| care | He doesn't care to hurt you |
| chance | it chanced to rain that day / I don't think we should chance driving in this snowstorm |
| choose | I choosed to love you |
| claim | He claimed to be innocent |
| consent | His father didn't consent to let her go to the party |
| conspire | The consuls conspired to get the power. |
| dare | Don't you dare to do that! |
| decided | We decided to move to Paris |
| demand | He demanded us to forgive him |
| deserve | She deserves to win the award |
| endeavor | Claire endeavored to get the job. |
| expect | We didn't expect to pass the exam |
| fail | He failed to be a good friend when I needed it the most. |
| happen | It happened to be a good opportunity for us! |
| hesitate | Don't hesitate to accept the job |
| hope | I hope to travel a lot |
| intend | I intend to do my best |
| learn | I've learnt to be more careful |
| manage | He managed to finish the project on time |
| mean | I didn't mean to hurt you / Taking the job would mean travelling a lot |
| need | I need you to help me with this |
| omit | I omitted to tell him about the meeting |
| offer | I offered to help him with the party |
| plan | He planned to tell her he loved her during the dessert |
| prepare | He was preparing himself to say the speech |
| prove | He proved to be good enough |
| refuse | She refused to go out on a date |
| remain | We remained to be silent |
| rush | He rushed to get on time |
| seem | It seems to be impossible |
| struggle | You must dtruggle to get what you want |
| swear | I swear to do everything I can |
| tend | He tends to do what his friends tell him to do |
| threaten | He threatened to kill himself |
| wait | I'm waiting to catch a train |
| want | I want you to burn my bridges |
| wish | I've always wished to travel around the world |
| can/can't bear | I can't bear watching/to watch you like this |
| begin | It's began to rain/raining |
| cease | He ceased to visit/visiting her grandma everyday. |
| continue | The author continued writing/to write his novel |
| dislike | I dislike to watch/watching football matches on TV |
| dread | She dreads to think/thinking what he could do next |
| forget | I forgot to do my homework / I will never forget going to your wedding |
| hate | I hate cooking/to cook |
| intend | I intend to help you/ helping you |
| like | I like listening /to listen to music |
| love | I love watching /to watch films |
| neglect | He neglected to check/chechking his answers, so he failed |
| prefer | I prefer to eat/eating home |
| propose | He proposed to play/playing a game |
| regret | I regret to announce.../I regret saying that to you, it was very mean of me. |
| remember | Remember to buy cheese / I remember going there when I was a kid |
| can/can't stand | I can't stand playing/to play that game |
| start | I've started studying german this year |
| stop | I can't stop thinking about you / I can't stop to think about you because I've got too much work. |
| try | It's really hot in here, try opening the door / Try to open the door, if you can't, I'll help you. |
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