| ©Chris Fry, January, 2004 | Contact: Chris (DOT) Fry (AT) worldonline (DOT) es | Last updated: 18 January, 2004 22:42 CET |
| the data and the descriptions in the first column are taken from the 'Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English' | ||
The size of the letters indcates how frequently each word is used with the infinitive or gerund. In general verbs + infinitives are twice as common as verbs + gerunds. 'NP' means 'noun phrase' - a word or phrase like 'the policeman', 'her', 'glucose'. "I wanted her to go" is an example for 'want NP'
types ofverbs |
to |
-ing |
| aspectual verbs | begin, start, continue | keep (on), start, stop, begin, go on |
| desire | want, like, wish, need, hope, want NP | |
| effort | try, attempt, manage, fail, get | |
| existence/occurence | seem, tend, appear | |
| intention or decision | decide, agree, intend, mean, prepare, be prepared | |
| cognition | expect NP, find NP, learn, be expected | |
| modality or causation | allow NP, require NP, enable NP | |
| (aspect or) manner | go (around), come, sit, spend (time) | |
| perception | see NP, hear NP | |
| speech acts | ask NP, be asked | |
| other communication verbs | prove NP | |
| description | be used for |
| ©Chris Fry, January, 2004 | Contact: Chris (DOT) Fry (AT) worldonline (DOT) es | Last updated: 18 January, 2004 22:42 CET |
| the data and the descriptions in the first column are taken from the 'Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English' | ||