VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS

VERB

MEANING

EXAMPLE

admit

admitir

He admitted cheating on the test.

advise

asesorar, recomendar

The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk

allow

permitir

Ireland doesn't allow smoking in bars.

anticipate

anticiparse, prever

I anticipated arriving late.

appreciate

apreciar, valorar, agradecer

I appreciated her helping me.

avoid

evitar, eludir, abstenerse de

He avoided talking to her.

begin

empezar, comenzar

I began learning Chinese.

can't bear

no poder soportar

He can't bear having so much responsibility.

can't help

no poder dejar de

He can't help talking so loudly.

can't see

no poder ver

I can't see paying so much money for a car.

can't stand

no poder soportar

He can't stand her smoking in the office.

cease

parar, dejar de

The government ceased providing free healthcare

complete

completar

He completed renovating the house.

consider

considerar

She considered moving to New York.

continue

continuar

He continued talking.

defend

defender, proteger

The lawyer defended her making such statements

delay

retrasar, demorar

He delayed doing his taxes.

deny

negar, denegar, desmentir

He denied committing the crime.

despise

despreciar, menospreciar

She despises waking up early.

discuss

discutir, debatir, hablar de

We discussed working at the company.

dislike

Tener disgusto a, repugnar

She dislikes working after 5 PM.

don't mind

no importar

I don't mind helping you.

dread

temer, tener miedo

She dreads getting up at 5 AM.

encourage

estimular, incentivar

He encourages eating healthy foods.

enjoy

disfrutar

We enjoy hiking.

finish

terminar, acabar, concluir

He finished doing his homework.

forget

olvidar, olvidarse de, dejar

I forgot giving you my book.

hate

odiar, aborrecer, detestar

I hate cleaning the bathroom.

imagine

Imaginar, imaginarse, figurarse

He imagines working there one day.

involve

involucrar, implicar, suponer

The job involves traveling to Japan once a month.

keep

mantener, tener, seguir

She kept interrupting me.

Keep on

continuar, seguir, seguir adelante

I keep on thinking about you.

like

gustar, pensar, querer

She likes listening to music.

love

amar, querer, ser aficionado a

I love swimming.

mention

mencionar, hablar de, decir

He mentioned going to that college.

mind

preocuparse, obedecer, cuidar

Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes.

miss

perder, extraar, fallar, omitir

She misses living near the beach.

need

necesitar, exigir, reclamar

The aquarium needs cleaning.

neglect

descuidar, desatender, olvidar

Sometimes she neglects doing her homework.

permit

permitir autorizar, tolerar

California does not permit smoking in restaurants.

postpone

posponer, aplazar, postergar

He postponed returning to Paris.

practice

practicar, ejercer, entrenarse en

She practiced singing the song.

prefer

preferir, presentar, formular

He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.

propose

Proponer, plantear

I proposed having lunch at the beach.

quit

dejar, dejar de, abandonar

She quit worrying about the problem.

recall

recordar, llamar, retirar

Tom recalled using his credit card at the store.

recollect

recordar, acordarse de

She recollected living in Kenya.

recommend

recomendar, encargar

Tony recommended taking the train.

regret

lamentar, arrepentirse de

She regretted saying that.

remember

recordar, acordarse de

I remember telling her the address yesterday.

report

informar, comunicar, relatar

He reported her stealing the money.

require

exigir, necesitar, pedir, referir

The certificate requires completing two courses.

resent

resentirse de, ofenderse por

Nick resented Debbie's being there.

resist

resistir, resistirse, oponerse

He resisted asking for help.

risk

arriesgar, exponer, atreverse a

He risked being caught.

start

empiezo, comienzo, iniciar

He started studying harder.

stop

detener, dejar, parar, suspender

She stopped working at 5 o'clock.

suggest

sugerir, indicar, recomendar

They suggested staying at the hotel.

tolerate

tolerar, respetar

I tolerated her talking.

try

probar, intentar, tratar de

Sam tried opening the lock with a paperclip.

understand

entender, comprender, captar

I understand his quitting.

urge

incitar, instar, recomendar

They urge recycling bottles and paper.