Verbs that are followed by the -ing form when complemented by another verb.
| Verb/Phrasal Verb | Example Sentence |
|---|---|
| abhor | I abhor waking up early. |
| acknowledge | She acknowledged receiving the gift. |
| admit | He admitted cheating on the test. |
| advise | The doctor advised drinking low-fat milk. |
| allow | Ireland doesn’t allow smoking in bars. |
| anticipate | I anticipated arriving late. |
| appreciate | I appreciated her helping me. |
| avoid | He avoided talking to her. |
| be worth | It’s worth checking the details again. |
| bear | I can’t bear watching horror movies. |
| can’t bear | He can’t bear having so much responsibility. |
| can’t help | He can’t help talking so loudly. |
| can’t see | I can’t see paying so much for a car. |
| cease | The government ceased providing free healthcare. |
| celebrate | We celebrated winning the game. |
| complete | He completed renovating the house. |
| confess | She confessed stealing the cookies. |
| consider | She considered moving to New York. |
| contemplate | He contemplated changing careers. |
| defend | The lawyer defended her making such statements. |
| defer | She deferred writing her thesis. |
| delay | He delayed doing his taxes. |
| deny | He denied committing the crime. |
| despise | She despises waking up early. |
| detest | I detest lying. |
| discontinue | They discontinued producing that model. |
| discuss | We discussed working at the company. |
| dislike | She dislikes working after 5 PM. |
| dispute | They disputed owning the land. |
| don’t mind | I don’t mind helping you. |
| dread | She dreads getting up at 5 AM. |
| endure | She endured suffering in silence. |
| encourage | He encourages eating healthy foods. |
| enjoy | We enjoy hiking. |
| entail | The job entails traveling often. |
| escape | He escaped being caught. |
| evade | She evaded answering the question. |
| excuse | Excuse my interrupting. |
| explain | He explained missing the meeting. |
| fancy | Do you fancy going out? |
| fear | I fear facing the truth. |
| feel like | I feel like eating pizza. |
| feign | He feigned being sick. |
| finish | He finished doing his homework. |
| forgive | Can you forgive my forgetting? |
| give up | She gave up trying. |
| imagine | He imagines working there one day. |
| insist on | He insisted on paying. |
| involve | The job involves traveling to Japan. |
| justify | My results justify taking action. |
| keep | She kept interrupting me. |
| keep on | Keep on stirring the soup. |
| loathe | I loathe doing laundry. |
| mean | This means changing plans. |
| mention | He mentioned going to college. |
| mind | Do you mind waiting? |
| miss | She misses living near the beach. |
| necessitate | This necessitates calling a meeting. |
| omit | He omitted mentioning the incident. |
| pardon | Pardon my asking. |
| permit | We don’t permit smoking. |
| picture | I picture succeeding. |
| postpone | He postponed returning to Paris. |
| practice | She practiced singing the song. |
| prevent | This prevents misunderstanding. |
| put off | Don’t put off deciding. |
| quit | She quit worrying. |
| recall | Tom recalled using his credit card. |
| recollect | She recollected living in Kenya. |
| recommend | Tony recommended taking the train. |
| report | He reported her stealing the money. |
| require | The certificate requires completing two courses. |
| resent | Nick resented Debbie’s being there. |
| resist | He resisted asking for help. |
| resume | He resumed reading after lunch. |
| risk | He risked being caught. |
| sanction | They won’t sanction copying. |
| save | This saves wasting time. |
| shirk | Don’t shirk doing your duty. |
| shun | She shuns being seen with him. |
| suggest | They suggested staying at the hotel. |
| support | We support recycling. |
| tolerate | I tolerated her talking. |
| understand | I understand his quitting. |
| urge | They urge recycling bottles. |
| warrant | This warrants investigating further. |