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Level: beginner
Common verbs followed by the -ing form are:
verbs of liking and disliking:
detest | dislike | enjoy | fancy | hate | like | love |
I love swimming but I hate jogging.
They always enjoyed visiting their friends.
phrases with mind:
wouldn't mind (= would like)
don't mind (= I am willing to)
would you mind (= will you please …?)
I wouldn't mind having some fish and chips.
I don't mind waiting for a few minutes.
Would you mind holding this for me?
verbs of saying and thinking:
admit | consider | deny | imagine | remember | suggest |
Our leader suggested waiting until the storm was over.
Everyone denied seeing the accident.
others:
avoid | begin | finish | keep | miss | practise | risk | start | stop |
I haven't finished writing this letter.
Let's practise speaking English.
Some verbs are followed by a noun and the -ing form:
see | hear | listen to | smell | watch | etc. |
We saw everybody running away.
I could hear someone singing.
catch | find | imagine | leave | prevent | stop |
I caught someone trying to break in to my house.
We couldn’t prevent them getting away.
Many of the verbs above are sometimes followed by a passive form of -ing (being + past participle):
I don't like being interrupted.
Our dog loves being stroked under the chin.