Verbs Followed by Gerunds

9 = verb followed by a gerund OR a noun + an infinitive
13 = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with a difference in meaning
14 = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with little difference in meaning

admit - He admitted cheating on the test.

advise [9] - The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk.

allow [9] - Ireland doesn't allow smoking in bars.

anticipate - I anticipated arriving late.

appreciate - I appreciated her helping me.

avoid - He avoided talking to her.

begin [14] - I began learning Chinese.

can't bear [14] - He can't bear having so much responsibility.

can't help - He can't help talking so loudly.

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

can't stand [14] - He can't stand her smoking in the office.

cease [14] - The government ceased providing free healthcare.

complete - He completed renovating the house.

consider - She considered moving to New York.

continue [14] - He continued talking.

defend - The lawyer defended her making such statements.

delay - He delayed doing his taxes.

deny - He denied committing the crime.

despise - She despises waking up early.

discuss - We discussed working at the company.

dislike - She dislikes working after 5 PM.

don't mind - I don't mind helping you.

dread [13] - She dreads getting up at 5 AM.

encourage [9] - He encourages eating healthy foods.

enjoy - We enjoy hiking.

finish [13] - He finished doing his homework.

forget [13] - I forgot giving you my book.

hate [14] - I hate cleaning the bathroom.

imagine - He imagines working there one day.

involve - The job involves traveling to Japan once a month.

keep - She kept interrupting me.

like [14] - She likes listening to music.

love [14] - I love swimming.

mention - He mentioned going to that college.

mind - Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes.

miss - She misses living near the beach.

need [13] - The aquarium needs cleaning.

neglect [14] - Sometimes she neglects doing her homework.

permit [9] - California does not permit smoking in restaurants.

postpone - He postponed returning to Paris.

practice - She practiced singing the song.

prefer [14] - He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.

propose [14] - I proposed having lunch at the beach.

quit [13] - She quit worrying about the problem.

recall - Tom recalled using his credit card at the store.

recollect - She recollected living in Kenya.

recommend - Tony recommended taking the train.

regret [13] - She regretted saying that.

remember [13] - I remember telling her the address yesterday.

report - He reported her stealing the money.

require [9] - The certificate requires completing two courses.

resent - Nick resented Debbie's being there.

resist - He resisted asking for help.

risk - He risked being caught.

start [14] - He started studying harder.

stop [13] - She stopped working at 5 o'clock.

suggest - They suggested staying at the hotel.

tolerate - I tolerated her talking.

try [13] - Sam tried opening the lock with a paperclip.

understand - I understand his quitting.

urge [9] - They urge recycling bottles and paper.