We already have talked about gerund and infinitive differences and uses. You know that The “-ing” form of a verb which works as a noun is known as a gerund. And To + 1st form of the verb is called infinitive or an infinitive is the basic form of the verb + “to”. To learn more click on the given link above. In the article below I cover common verbs followed by gerund along with examples for each.
List of Common Verbs Followed by Gerund
Some common verbs followed by a gerund (note that phrasal verbs, marked here with *, always fall into this category):
| acknowledge | She acknowledged receiving assistance. |
| * accuse of | He was accused of smuggling contraband goods. |
| admit | They admitted falsifying the data. |
| advise | The author advises undertaking further study. |
| anticipate | He anticipates having trouble with his supervisor. |
| appreciate | I appreciated having a chance to read your draft. |
| avoid | He avoided answering my question. |
| complete | I finally completed writing my thesis. |
| consider | They will consider granting you money. |
| defer | She deferred writing her report. |
| delay | We delayed reporting the results until we were sure. |
| deny | They denied copying the information. |
| discuss | They discussed running the experiments again. |
| entail | This review procedure entails repeating the test. |
| * look after | He will look after mailing the tickets. |
| * insist on | He insisted on proofreading the article again. |
| involve | This procedure involves testing each sample twice. |
| justify | My results justify taking drastic action. |
| mention | The author mentions seeing this event. |
| * plan on | They had planned on attending the conference. |
| postpone | The committee has postponed writing the report. |
| recall | I cannot recall getting those results before. |
| resent | He resented spending so much time on the project. |
| recommend | She recommends reading Marx. |
| resist | The writer resists giving any easy answers. |
| risk | She risks losing her viewing time. |
| sanction | They will not sanction copying without permission. |
| suggest | I suggest repeating the experiment. |
| * take care of | He will take care of sending it to you. |
| tolerate | She can’t tolerate waiting for results. |