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Verb Patterns Lists and Groups From Murphy

This document summarizes different verb patterns in English including verb + ing, verb + "to infinitive", verb + (object) + "to infinitive", and verbs that can be used with either + ing or "to infinitive" forms. It lists examples of verbs that follow each pattern and references units 52-56 which provide more details on special uses within each category. The purpose is to outline the structures and uses of different verb patterns in English.

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Verb Patterns Lists and Groups From Murphy

This document summarizes different verb patterns in English including verb + ing, verb + "to infinitive", verb + (object) + "to infinitive", and verbs that can be used with either + ing or "to infinitive" forms. It lists examples of verbs that follow each pattern and references units 52-56 which provide more details on special uses within each category. The purpose is to outline the structures and uses of different verb patterns in English.

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Language I – Verb Patterns – from R.

Murphy Units 52, 53, 54, 55, 56

Verb + ing (consult Unit 52 for more verbs and special uses)

Enjoy delay imagine admit risk

Stop postpone consider deny involve

Finish fancy avoid miss practise

Give up put off carry on go on keep (on)

regret mind suggest like love

Verb + ”to infinitive” (consult Unit 53 for more verbs and special uses)

Offer decide hope deserve attempt

Promise agree plan aim afford

Manage threaten refuse arrange learn

Forget fail seem appear tend

Pretend claim dare forget

Verb + (OBJECT)+ “to infinitive” (consult Unit 54 for more verbs and special uses)

Want ask help would like would love

Expect beg mean (intend) would prefer would hate

Tell remind force enable teach

Order warn invite persuade get (persuade)

Veb+ object ”to infinitive” ≠ Verb+ ing (different structures and different meanings) See Unit 54

Advise recommend encourage allow permit

forbid

Verb + ing OR “to infinitive” (in some cases with different meanings) See Units 55 and 56

Remember regret go on begin start

Intend continue bother try need

help

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