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Verb Patterns

The document is a teaching resource from Bahçeşehir University for English language learners, focusing on verb patterns. It categorizes verbs into groups based on their grammatical structures, such as those followed by infinitives, gerunds, or prepositions. The material is prepared by Aslı Picard and Basak ERGUVEN for use in the English Preparatory School.

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Verb Patterns

The document is a teaching resource from Bahçeşehir University for English language learners, focusing on verb patterns. It categorizes verbs into groups based on their grammatical structures, such as those followed by infinitives, gerunds, or prepositions. The material is prepared by Aslı Picard and Basak ERGUVEN for use in the English Preparatory School.

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IN-CLASS MATERIAL

BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY B1 G G e r . & I n f . 2


School of Foreign Languages LEVEL CODE
SKILL CODE
COURSEBOOK & UNIT /
THEME
WEEK

English Preparatory School


SOURCE (s) The teacher

STUDENT’S COPY Prepared by Aslı Picard, Basak ERGUVEN

Verb Patterns

VERB + infinitive (-to) VERB + gerund (-ing) VERB + Prep. + gerund (-ing)
seem / appear love think about /of
manage like look forward to
decide enjoy get used to
hope hate apologize for
need dislike succeed in
tend prefer care about
want keep concentrate on
would like / would love / finish dream of
would prefer consider feel like
wish imagine insist on
expect suggest plan on
plan mind worry about
arrange avoid give up
pretend practice
deserve spend ADJECTIVE + Prep + gerund (ing)
afford can’t help interested in
dis/agree can’t stand/bear keen on
choose excited about
hesitate sorry for / thank you for
learn good/ bad at
promise worried about
offer afraid/scared/frightened of
claim tired of
fed up with
used to + infinitive: a past crazy/mad about
situation that is no longer true used to (familiar with something so it
seems normal or usual)
VERB + Obj. + Inf. VERB + infinitive OR ADJECTIVE + infinitive (-to)
gerund
want sb to do sth start glad
ask sb to do sth begin happy
tell sb to do sth continue surprised
allow sb to do sth embarrassed
advise sb to do sth ready
teach sb to do sth willing
expect sb to do sth determined
able/unable
Exception: important
let sb do sth easy
make sb do sth difficult
expensive
cheap

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