Which verb is only be followed by a gerund?

Verbs which can be followed by nouns or gerunds

avoid	celebrate	delay
dislike	dread	excuse
forgive	involve	miss
postpone	prevent	save

What verbs are followed by infinitives?

Verbs followed by the infinitive

afford	agree*	arrange*
fail	guarantee*	have (= be obliged)
learn	long	prepare
promise*	propose	resolve*
strive	swear*	trouble

Which verbs are followed by gerunds and infinitives?

Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with little to no change in meaning:

• begin.
• can’t bear.
• can’t stand.
• continue.
• hate.
• like.
• love.
• prefer.

Is deny followed by gerund or infinitive?

Yep, deny can be also followed by a gerund (ie the ‘ing’ form of a verb, which functions as a noun). Other verbs which are followed by a gerund or a noun include: admit.

Would like followed by gerund or infinitive?

The verb “would like” requires an object, a gerund, or an infinitive after it: I would like a bagel. (The word “bagel” is an object.) He’d like a new job.

Which verbs are followed by that?

Verb + that-clause Verbs commonly followed by that include reporting verbs (say, tell, admit, etc.) and mental process verbs (believe, think, know, hope, etc.): They said that four million workers stayed at home to protest against the tax.

Is postpone followed by gerund or infinitive?

Verbs Followed by the Gerund

Verb	Definition
delay	to postpone, put off
detest	to hate, despise
discontinue	to stop doing, providing
discuss	to talk about

What verbs Cannot be used in past continuous?

Non-continuous Verbs

• feeling: hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish.
• senses: appear, feel, hear, see, seem, smell, sound, taste.
• communication: agree, deny, disagree, mean, promise, satisfy, surprise.
• thinking: believe, imagine, know, mean, realize, recognize, remember, understand.

How do you use non-continuous verbs?

Verbs with different meanings

1. to have: I have a pound now. Non-Continuous Verb.
2. to hear: She hears the music. Non-Continuous Verb.
3. to look: Tess looks tired.
4. to miss: John misses Sarah.
5. to see: I see her.
6. to smell: The coffee smells good.
7. to taste: The coffee tastes good.
8. to think: He thinks the test is easy.

Which verbs can be followed by either the infinitive or the gerund with no difference in meaning?

TO-infinitive or gerund: BEGIN, START, CONTINUE, CEASE, DREAD, INTEND, LOVE. These verbs can be followed by either a to -infinitive or a gerund with almost no difference in meaning: I began to learn languages when I was ten.