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V e r b + - i n g
Verb
+
-ing
Some verbs mustmust have an objectobject before an -ing form:
verbs
before
Some
form:
-ing
an
an
have

include
this
catch,
like
verbs
discover,
Other
• * The police found the man climbing the wall. | Other verbs like this include catch, discover,
The police found the man climbing the wall.
• * She overheard them talking about the feel, hear, leave, notice, observe, see, spot,
overheard
them
She
talking
the
about
feel, hear, leave, notice, observe, see, spot,
closure of the factory.
watch
closure of the factory. watch

is
in
passive:
that this
are
verbs
case when
not the
these
the
however,
Notice,
Notice, however, that this is not the case when these verbs are in the passive:
found climbing the wall.
man was
The
• * The man was found climbing the wall.
D Some verbs cancan have an object oror no object before an -ing-ing form:
an
an
have
Some
before
object
object
no
verbs
form:

• * They can't stand (him) driving his old car. OtherOther verbs like this include detest, dislike,
detest,
They
dislike,
can't
stand
include
old
this
car.
like
his
driving
verbs
(him)
• I remember (you) buying that jumper. dread, envisage, hate, imagine, like, love,
love,
e
envisage,
dread,
jumper.
buying
Tremember
(you)
like,
imagine,
that
hate,
mind (in questions and negatives), miss,
negatives),
(in
and
miss,
questions
mind
recall, regret, resent, risk, start, stop
resent,
stop
start,
risk,
regret,
recall,

^Some
#*
; s QSome verbs can'tcan't have an object before an -ing-ing form:
object
form:
an
an
verbs
before
have
e

advise,
like
• Despite his injury he continued playing. Other verbs like this include admit, advise,
verbs
admit,
include
this
injury
Despite
Other
*
playing.
he
his
continued
consider, delay, deny, deserve, escape, face,
• I actually enjoy cleaning shoes. It's relaxing!| consider, delay, deny, deserve, escape, face,
relaxing!
shoes.
It's
cleaning
T
*
enjoy
actually
finish, forget, propose, put off, suggest
forget,
put
propose,
suggest
off,
finish,

Some of the verbs in В and С (admit, deny, forget, recall, regret, remember) can be followed by
Some of the verbs in B and C (admit, deny, forget, recall, regret, remember) can be followed by
+ past participle instead of the -ing form, with little difference in meaning:
having
having + past participle instead of the -ing form, with little difference in meaning:
He remembered having arrived at the party, but notleaving. (or He remembered arriving...)
• * He remembered having arrived at the party, but not leaving, (or He remembered arriving...)
I now regret having bought the car. (or I now regret buying...)
• * Inow regrethaving bought the car. (or I now regret buying...)
pairs of sentences have the same meaning:
These
These pairs of sentences have the same meaning:
J resented Tom winning the prize.
Tresented Tom's winning the prize.
and
• * I resented Tom winning the prize. and • * I resented Tom's winning the prize.
• * Mary recalled him borrowing thethebook. andand • Mary recalled his borrowing the book.
book,
*
the
borrowing
Mary
book.
recalled
recalled
his
Mary
him
borrowing
verbs can be followed by object with possessive and then an -ing form include
OtherOther verbs thatthat can be followed by anan object with aa possessive and then an -ing form include
verbs of '(dis)liking' such as detest, disapprove of, dislike, hate, like, love, object to, and verbs
verbs of '(dis)liking' such as detest, disapprove of, dislike, hate, like, love, object to, and verbs ofof
'thinking' such as envisage, forget, imagine, remember, think of. Notice that we can only use aa
remember,
envisage,
think
‘thinking’
only
Notice
as
can
use
of.
such
imagine,
that
we
forget,
possessive form (Tom's, his) like this to talktalk aboutabout aa personperson oror a a group of people:
his)
of
group
like
possessive
people:
(Tom's,
form
to
this
...the
horse winning the race,
(but not
the
remembered
horse's winning...)
• * I I remembered the horse winning therace. (but not ...the horse's winning...)
possessive form in this pattern is usually considered to be rather formal.
The
The possessive form in this pattern is usually considered to be rather formal.
A few verbs (feel, hear, notice, observe, overhear, see, watch) can be followed either by anan -ing
notice,
observe,
either
A
verbs
can
few
overhear,
(feel,
watch)
-ing
be
followed
hear,
by
see,

but the meaning may be slightly different:
form or a bare infinitive,
but
different:
infinitive,
bare
form
meaning
the
or
slightly
be
a
may
-ing form

infinitive
bare
a a bare infinitive
an
an -ing form
only
or happens
happens
action
that the
action
is
repeated
once
suggests that the action is repeated or happens
suggests that the
suggests
suggests that the action happens only once
of time.
I noticed him throw a sweet wrapper on
period
•
[noticed
*
period
throw
sweet
time.
on
of
wrapper
him
aa
a
eover@over
the floor, so I asked him to pick it up.
Did you hear those dogs barking most of the night?
• # # Did you hear those dogs barking most of the night?
it
to
floor,
*
the
him
asked
pick
so
I
up.

suggests that we watch, etc. some of the action,
suggests that we watch, hear, etc. the whole
suggests that we watch, etc. some of the action,
etc.
suggests
whole
that
watch,
we
the
hear,
finish
finish
but not from start
but not from start to to finish
action from its start to its its finish
action from its start to
• I was able to watch them building the new
I watched him climb through the

* I was able to watch them building the new
• * Iwatched him climb through the
office window.
from
my
window, and then I called the police.
car park from my office window.
window, and then I called the police.
car park

Possessives =
Verb + to-infinitive or -ing?
bareinfinitive
Possessives :=> Cas
+
Verb + to-infinitive or -ing? = ==>
Verb
Verb + bare infinitive;=>