Verbs followed by Gerund

admit	He admitted cheating on the test.
advise	The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk.
allow	Ireland doesn't allow smoking in bars.
anticipate	I anticipated arriving late.
appreciate	I appreciated her helping me.
avoid	He avoided talking to her.
begin	I began learning Chinese.
can't bear	He can't bear having so much responsibility.
can't help	He can't help talking so loudly.
can't see	I can't see paying so much money for a car.
can't stand	He can't stand her smoking in the office.
cease	The government ceased providing free health care.
complete	He completed renovating the house.
consider	She considered moving to New York.
continue	He continued talking.
defend	The lawyer defended her making such statements.
delay	He delayed doing his taxes.
deny	He denied committing the crime.
despise	She despises waking up early.
discuss	We discussed working at the company.
dislike	She dislikes working after 5 PM.
don't mind	I don't mind helping you.
dread	She dreads getting up at 5 AM.
encourage	He encourages eating healthy foods.
enjoy	We enjoy hiking.
finish	He finished doing his homework.
forget	I forgot giving you my book.
hate	I hate cleaning the bathroom.
imagine	He imagines working there one day.
involve	The job involves traveling to Japan once a month.
keep	She kept interrupting me.
like	She likes listening to music.
love	I love swimming.
mention	He mentioned going to that college.
mind	Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes.
miss	She misses living near the beach.
need	The aquarium needs cleaning.
neglect	Sometimes she neglects doing her homework.
permit	California does not permit smoking in restaurants.
postpone	He postponed returning to Paris.
practice	She practiced singing the song.
prefer	He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.
propose	I proposed having lunch at the beach.
quit	She quit worrying about the problem.
recall	Tom recalled using his credit card at the store.
recollect	She recollected living in Kenya.
recommend	Tony recommended taking the train.
regret	She regretted saying that.
remember	I remember telling her the address yesterday.
report	He reported her stealing the money.
require	The certificate requires completing two courses.
resent	Nick resented Debbie's being there.
resist	He resisted asking for help.
risk	He risked being caught.
start	He started studying harder.
stop	She stopped working at 5 o'clock.
suggest	They suggested staying at the hotel.
tolerate	I tolerated her talking.
try	Sam tried opening the lock with a paperclip.
understand	I understand his quitting.
urge	They urge recycling bottles and paper.