In this lesson, you will explore verbs followed by gerunds. You’ll find a list of verbs followed by gerunds, along with examples to help you understand their usage. The lesson includes a video explaining the topic and images that illustrate verbs followed by gerunds.
This will make it easier for you to grasp how gerunds are used after certain verbs in the English language.
Verbs Followed by Gerunds
Verbs Followed by Gerunds List
- Admit
- Advise
- Anticipate
- Acknowledge
- Appreciate
- Avoid
- Bear
- Begin
- Complete
- Consider
- Defer
- Delay
- Deny
- Discuss
- Dislike
- Enjoy
- Entail
- Finish
- Forget
- Hate
- Intend
- Involve
- Justify
- Keep
- Like
- Love
- Mention
- Mind
- Miss
- Postpone
- Practice
- Prefer
- Quit
- Recall
- Recollect
- Recommend
- Regret
- Resent
- Resist
- Risk
- Sanction
- Start
- Stop
- Suggest
- Tolerate
- Try
Verbs Followed by Gerunds with Meanings and Examples
| Verbs | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Admit | To confess or accept something | He was embarrassed to admit making a mistake. |
| Advise | To recommend or suggest | He advised applying at once. |
| Anticipate | To expect or predict | I didn’t anticipate having to do the cooking myself! |
| Acknowledge | To accept or admit the reality | She acknowledged receiving assistance. |
| Appreciate | To be grateful for something | I appreciate having enough time to finish. |
| Avoid | To keep away from | She decided to be a nun in order to avoid meeting him. |
| Bear | To tolerate or endure | I can’t bear watching her eat so fast. |
| Begin | To start something | I began teaching in 1984. |
| Complete | To finish something | He completed drawing his pictures. |
| Consider | To think about | They should consider putting some money into an annuity. |
| Defer | To postpone or delay | She deferred writing my thesis. |
| Delay | To postpone | Big companies often delay paying their bills. |
| Deny | To refuse to admit | She denied taking the money. |
| Discuss | To talk about | We briefly discussed buying a second car. |
| Dislike | To not like | I dislike being the center of attention. |
| Enjoy | To take pleasure in | I really enjoy talking to you. |
| Entail | To involve or require | This review procedure entails repeating the test. |
| Finish | To complete | He finished cleaning the kitchen. |
| Forget | To fail to remember | I’ll never forget visiting them. |
| Hate | To strongly dislike | I hate getting to the theatre late. |
| Intend | To plan | I hear they intend marrying. (U.K) |
| Involve | To include or require | This procedure involves testing each sample twice. |
| Justify | To show or prove to be right | My results justify taking drastic action. |
| Keep | To continue doing something | I keep thinking about Joe in that place. |
| Like | To enjoy | She likes playing tennis. |
| Love | To enjoy greatly | I love going out to restaurants. |
| Mention | To refer to | He mentioned going to that college. |
| Mind | To be bothered by | Would you mind repeating what you just said? |
| Miss | To fail to meet or reach | He had missed being elected by a single vote. |
| Postpone | To delay | He postponed returning to Paris. |
| Practice | To do something repeatedly | Today we’re going to practice parking. |
| Prefer | To like one thing more than another | Chantal prefers travelling by train. |
| Quit | To stop doing something | She quits worrying about the problem. |
| Recall | To remember | I don’t recall seeing any cars parked outside. |
| Recollect | To remember | I recollect seeing Ryder some years ago in Bonn. |
| Recommend | To suggest or advise | I would never recommend using a sunbed regularly. |
| Regret | To feel sorry about | I regret leaving school so young. |
| Resent | To feel bitterness or indignation | Many conscripts resent having to do military service. |
| Resist | To withstand, strive against | She can never resist buying new shoes. |
| Risk | To expose to harm or danger | He risked being caught. |
| Sanction | To give permission for | They will not sanction copying without permission. |
| Start | To begin | He started tipping the pea pods into a pan. |
| Stop | To cease doing something | I hoped he would stop asking awkward questions. |
| Suggest | To propose or recommend | Tracey suggested meeting for a drink after work. |
| Tolerate | To allow | We don’t tolerate smoking in the library. |
| Try | To attempt or make an effort | They decided to try living in America for a while. |
Verbs Followed by Gerunds | Video
Verbs Followed By Gerunds Practice Quiz (B1-B2)
Q1
Question 1: She really enjoys ___ to music while she studies.
Q2
Question 2: Which situation correctly uses a gerund after a verb?
Q3
Question 3: A: 'Why didn't you take the shortcut?' B: 'I wanted to avoid ___ through the park at night.'
Q4
Question 4: After a long argument, he finally admitted ___ wrong about the directions.
Q5