Gerunds with Prepositions and Direct Gerund Verbs

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering English verbs and phrases followed by gerunds, categorized into those requiring prepositions and those taking direct gerunds.

To accuse of

обвинять

To apologize for

извиняться за

To approve of

Одобрять

To be afraid of

бояться

To congratulate on

поздравлять с

To depend on

зависеть

To dream of

мечтать

To feel like

хотеть

To give up the idea of

Бросить идею

To insist on

настаивать на

To look forward to

A phrasal-prepositional verb followed by a gerund, meaning to eagerly anticipate something with pleasure.

To object to

A verb construction followed by a preposition and a gerund, meaning to express opposition, disapproval, or disagreement with an action.

To persist in

A verb construction followed by a preposition and a gerund, meaning to continue firmly or obstinately in an action despite difficulty or opposition.

To prevent from

A verb construction followed by a preposition and a gerund, meaning to stop someone or keep an action from happening.

To succeed in

A verb construction followed by a preposition and a gerund, meaning to achieve a desired aim or result in doing something.

To suspect of

A verb construction followed by a preposition and a gerund, meaning to believe someone is guilty of an action without definite proof.

To thank for

A verb construction followed by a preposition and a gerund, meaning to express gratitude to someone for doing something.

To think of

A verb construction followed by a preposition and a gerund, meaning to consider or turn over the possibility of an action in one's mind.

To avoid

A verb followed directly by a gerund (without a preposition), meaning to keep away from or deliberately refrain from an action.

To burst out

A verb phrase followed directly by a gerund (such as 'burst out crying'), meaning to suddenly begin an action or emotional expression.

Cannot help

An idiomatic expression followed directly by a gerund, meaning to be unable to prevent or resist oneself from doing something.

To deny

A verb followed directly by a gerund, meaning to declare that an action was not done or is not true.

To enjoy

A verb followed directly by a gerund, meaning to take pleasure or delight in doing an activity.

To excuse

A verb followed directly by a gerund, meaning to overlook, forgive, or pardon someone for an action.

To finish

A verb followed directly by a gerund, meaning to bring an action or task to completion.

To forgive

A verb followed directly by a gerund, meaning to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for doing something.

To give up

A phrasal verb followed directly by a gerund, meaning to quit, abandon, or cease doing a habit or activity.

To go on

A phrasal verb followed directly by a gerund, meaning to continue performing an action without stopping.

To keep (on)

A verb construction followed directly by a gerund, meaning to continue an action repeatedly or persistently.

To mind

A verb followed directly by a gerund (commonly used in negative and interrogative structures), meaning to object to or feel annoyed by an action.

To postpone

A verb followed directly by a gerund, meaning to put off or defer an action to a later time.

To put off

A phrasal verb followed directly by a gerund, meaning to delay or reschedule doing something.

To stop

A verb followed directly by a gerund, meaning to cease or discontinue an ongoing action or habit.