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056- Verb + Infinitive or -ing Form

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to agree
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to arrange
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to attempt
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to decide
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to expect
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to forget
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to hope
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to manage
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to need
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to offer
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to plan
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to pretend
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to promise
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to refuse
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to seem
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to tend
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to want
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to afford
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to admit
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to avoid
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to consider
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to enjoy
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to fancy
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to finish
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to give up
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to imagine
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to keep
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to mind
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to risk
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to stop
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to suggest
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to take up
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to start
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to begin
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to continue
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to like
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to love
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to prefer
lesson summary
to agree
to agree
Verb
a
ə
g
g
r
r
ee
i:
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to accept or say yes to an idea, plan, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to arrange
to arrange
Verb
a
ə
rr
r
a
n
n
g
ʤ
e

to make plans for a future event

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to attempt
to attempt
Verb
a
ə
tt
t
e
ɛ
m
m
p
p
t
t

to try to complete or do something difficult

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to decide
to decide
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
c
s
i
d
d
e

to think carefully about different things and choose one of them

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to expect
to expect
Verb
e
ɪ
x
ks
p
p
e
ɛ
c
k
t
t

to think or believe that it is possible for something to happen or for someone to do something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to forget
Verb
f
f
o
ə
r
r
g
g
e
ɛ
t
t

to fail to remember or neglect to do something that was planned, necessary, or expected

mind

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to hope
Verb
h
h
o
p
p
e

to have the intention to do something provided it is possible

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to manage
to manage
Verb
m
m
a
æ
n
n
a
ɪ
g
ʤ
e

to do something difficult successfully

fail

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to need
Verb
n
n
ee
i:
d
d

used for saying what one should or has to do

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to offer
Verb
o
ɑ
ff
f
e
ə
r
r

to express willingness or readiness to do something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to plan
Verb
p
p
l
l
a
æ
n
n

to intend or expect to do something in the future

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to pretend
to pretend
Verb
p
p
r
r
e
ɪ
t
t
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d

to act in a specific way in order to make others believe that something is the case when actually it is not so

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to promise
to promise
Verb
p
p
r
r
o
ɑ
m
m
i
ɪ
s
s
e

to tell someone that one will do something or that a particular event will happen

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to refuse
to refuse
Verb
r
r
e
ɪ
f
f
u
ju
s
z
e

to not accept what someone has offered us or asked us to do

accept

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to seem
to seem
Verb
s
s
ee
i:
m
m

to appear to be or do something particular

Grammatical Information:

linking verb
to tend
to tend
Verb
t
t
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d

to be likely to develop or occur in a certain way because that is the usual pattern

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to want
to want
Verb
w
w
a
ɑ:
n
n
t
t

to wish to do or have something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to afford
to afford
Verb
a
ə
ff
f
o
ɔ
r
r
d
d

to be able to pay the cost of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to admit
to admit
Verb
a
ə
d
d
m
m
i
ɪ
t
t

to agree with the truth of something, particularly in an unwilling manner

deny

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to avoid
Verb
a
ə
v
v
oi
ɔɪ
d
d

to stop something from taking place or occurring

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to consider
to consider
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
s
s
i
ɪ
d
d
e
ə
r
r

to think about something carefully before making a decision or forming an opinion

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to enjoy
to enjoy
Verb
e
ɪ
n
n
j
ʤ
o
ɔ
y
ɪ

to take pleasure or find happiness in something or someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to fancy
to fancy
Verb
f
f
a
æ
n
n
c
s
y
i

to like or want someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to finish
to finish
Verb
f
f
i
ɪ
n
n
i
ɪ
sh
ʃ

to make something end

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to give up
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɪv ʌp/

to cease the consumption or use of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
give
phrase's particle
up
to imagine
to imagine
Verb
i
ɪ
m
m
a
æ
g
ʤ
i
ə
n
n
e

to make or have an image of something in our mind

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to keep
to keep
Verb
k
k
ee
i:
p
p

to do something many times or continue doing something

discontinue

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to mind
to mind
Verb
m
m
i
n
n
d
d

(often used in negative or question form) to be upset, offended, or bothered by something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to risk
to risk
Verb
r
r
i
ɪ
s
s
k
k

to put someone or something important in a situation where they could be harmed, lost, or destroyed

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to stop
to stop
Verb
s
s
t
t
o
ɑ
p
p

to cause something to come to an end or prevent it from happening

continue

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to suggest
to suggest
Verb
s
s
u
ə
gg
ʤ
e
ɛ
s
s
t
t

to mention an idea, proposition, plan, etc. for further consideration or possible action

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to take up
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ˈʌp/

to discuss a particular topic or issue

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
up
to start
Verb
s
s
t
t
a
ɑ:
r
r
t
t

to come into existence or begin to happen

end

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to begin
Verb
b
b
e
ɪ
g
g
i
ɪ
n
n

to come into existence or have a specific place or time as the starting point

end

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to continue
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
t
t
i
ɪ
n
n
u
ju
e

to keep being or occurring

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to like
to like
Verb
l
l
i
k
k
e

to feel that someone or something is good, enjoyable, or interesting

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to love
to love
Verb
l
l
o
ʌ
v
v
e

to like something or enjoy doing it a lot

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to prefer
to prefer
Verb
p
p
r
r
e
ə
f
f
e
ɜ
r
r

to want or choose one person or thing instead of another because of liking them more

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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