Verb +ing

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admit
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admit (+ing)
She admitted making a mistake.
adore
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adore (+ing)
Don't you just adore lying in a hot bath?
advocate
zalecać coś, występować w obronie czegoś, przemawiać za czymś
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advocate (+ing)
She advocates taking a more long-term view
appreciate
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appreciate (+ing)
I appreciate your making the effort to come.
avoid
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avoid (+ing)
I try to avoid going shopping on Saturdays.
can't help
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can't help (+ing)
When my brother was 10 he couldn’t help watching Scooby-Doo three times a day
carry on
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carry on (+ing)
He carried on asking questions
compare
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compare (+ing)
consider
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consider (+ing)
We're considering selling the house.
contemplate
rozważać, podziwiać, kontemplować, zastanawiać się
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contemplate (+ing)
I'm contemplating going abroad for a year.
delay
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delay (+ing)
think we should delay deciding about this until next year.
deny
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deny (+ing)
Neil denies breaking the window.
detest
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detest (+ing)
I detest having to get up when it's dark outside.
discuss
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discuss (+ing)
We also discussed my doing the job in the future.
dislike
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dislike (+ing)
I dislike walking and I hate camping.
end up
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end up (+ing)
He ended up working as a photographer after he tried different jobs
endure
znosić, cierpieć, wytrzymać, przetrzymać (np. ból, biedę)
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endure (+ing)
enjoy
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enjoy (+ing)
I want to travel because I enjoy meeting people and seeing new places.
escape
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escape (+ing)
face
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face (+ing)
fancy
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fancy (+ing)
I didn't fancy swimming in that water.
feel like
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feel like (+ing)
I don't feel like going out today
finish
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finish (+ing)
We've just finished eating dinner.
foresee
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foresee (+ing)
give up
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give up (+ing)
imagine
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imagine (+ing)
She imagined herself sitting in her favourite chair back home.
include
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include (+ing)
Your responsibilities will include making appointments on my behalf.
involve
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involve (+ing)
The operation involves putting a small tube into your heart.
justify
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justify (+ing)
I can't really justify taking another day off work.
keep (on)
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keep (on) (+ing)
I keep on thinking I've seen her before somewhere.
mention
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mention (+ing)
My wife mentioned seeing you the other day.
mind
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mind (+ing)
I don't mind having a dog in the house so long as it's clean.
miss
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miss (+ing)
I only just missed being run over by a bus this morning.
postpone
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postpone (+ing)
We've had to postpone going to France because the children are ill.
practise
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practise (+ing)
His written French is very good but he needs to practise speaking it.
prefer
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prefer (+ing)
He prefers watching football to playing it.
put off
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put off (+ing)
I can't put off going to the dentist any longer.
recommend
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recommend (+ing)
I recommend writing your feelings down on paper.
resent
czuć się urażonym, oburzać się, mieć pretensje
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resent (+ing)
He resents having to explain his work to other people.
resist
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resist (+ing)
She couldn't resist laughing at him in those clothes.
risk
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risk (+ing)
It's always a risk starting up a new business.
suggest
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suggest (+ing)
She suggested having coffee on the terrace.
take up
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take up (+ing)
Will you take me swimming tomorrow?

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