VERB PATTERNS APPENDIX

With Gerund
Admit Feel like Postpone
Avoid Finish Practise
Be worth Keep (on) Recommend
Cant stand Look forward to Regret
Carry on* Imagine Risk
Deny Involve Spend
Enjoy Mind Stop
Fancy Miss Suggest

*All phrasal verbs which are followed by another verb, e.g: give up, carry on, etc are followed
by gerund

To + Infinitive

Afford Happen Promise

Agree Help Refuse
Appear Hesitate Seem
Arrange Hope* Teach
Be able Learn Tend
Cant wait Make Threaten
Choose Manage Want
Decide Offer Would like
Deserve Plan
Expect Pretend

*Hope can befollowed by infinitive with to or without to

Infinitive (without to)

Can Should had better let

May Would rather (d
Migh rather)
Must Make
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Adjectives + Preposition

Addicted to / hooked Excited about Kind to

on Familiar with Obsessed with
Allergic to Famous for Open to
Angry about Fed up with Pleased with
Aware of Frightened of Proud of
Based on Frustrated with Responsable for
Capable of Good at Sick of
Close to Good for Sorry for
Dependent on Helpful to Tired of
Different from Interested in
Dissatisfied with (to be) keen on

Verb + Preposition
Accused of Consist of Insist on
Aime at Cope with Lend to
Apologize for Criticize for Protect agains
Apply for Deal with Rely on
Blame for Face with Specialize in
Borrow from Focus on Take revenge on
Complain about Identify with Translate into
Concentrate on Immerse in Vaccinate against

Noun + Preposition
(take) advantage of Reputation for
her Respect for
Attitude to /towards Solution to
Effect on
Faith in
Increase in
Intention of
Lack of
Need for
Protests against
Reason for
Report on/about