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6 Patterns with Gerunds

Verb + Gerund
They enjoy dancing.
She delayed going to the doctor.

admit detest miss resent
advise discuss permit resist
anticipate dislike postpone risk
appreciate enjoy practice stop
avoid finish put off suggest
can’t help forbid quit tolerate
complete imagine recall understand
consider keep recommend

delay mention regret
deny mind remember

Verb + Preposition + Gerund
He succeeded in winning the prize.
Are you thinking about taking another course?

apologize for concentrate on object to thank (@omeone) for
argue about dream about/of plan on/for think about
believe in insist on succeed in warn (someone) about

complain about keep on talk about worry about

Noun + Preposition + Gerund
What's the purpose of doing this exercise?
| don’t know his reason for being late.

benefit of interest in purpose of
cause of problem with reason for

Adjective + Preposition + Gerund

I'm excited about studying abroad.
Are you interested in going?
tired of
nervous about
excited about
accustomed to
afraid of
famous for
responsible for
upset about/with
sick of
(in)capable of
used to
bad/good at

concerned about | interested in
worried about
sorry about/for

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