Verbs Followed by Gerunds

While writing or speaking in English, we often use one verb after another to express an idea properly. In such cases, the second verb is either an infinitive or a gerund. It rests upon the first one whether it will take an infinitive or a gerund. Verbs which are always followed by gerunds are given below herewith examples-

Verbs	Sentences
Abhor	I abhor gossiping over phone for long hours.
Admit	The convicted admitted doing the crime.
Avoid	My father told me to avoid keeping up late.
Anticipate	I anticipate visiting my paternal home next month.
Appreciate	I appreciate your doing humanitarian work.
Be worth	The matter is not worth discussing about.
Consider	I consider quitting the job.
Contemplate	We have finally contemplated doing a private job.
Can’t help	He can’t help bullying around.
Delay	I delayed informing him about the matter thinking about the pros and cons.
Deny	He can’t deny receiving bribe.
Detest	Though I detest delaying, I sometimes do the same.
Dislike	My father dislikes my roaming about with my friends.
Enjoy	James enjoys doing his new job.
Entail	Your new job will entail working twelve hours per day.
Excuse	Please excuse my coming late.
Escape	The criminal narrowly escaped being arrested.
Fancy	Fancy going on a long trip.
Feel like	When I smelt the perfume, I felt like dying.
Finish	I have finished washing my clothes.
Forgive	Forgive my misbehaving with you; I was helpless.
Imagine	I can’t imagine eating in a grand hotel.
Involve	Your work involves moving from one place to another by cycle.
Keep	The boy kept running until he reached home.
Mean	Investing money in stock market means putting them in dustbin.
Mind	I don’t mind leaving my seat for you.
Miss	The bullet missed hitting the lion.
Pardon	Pardon my asking, what does your father do?
Postpone	The chairman postponed taking the examination.
Practice	Practice speaking in English regularly.
Prevent	Nobody can prevent my leaving the house.
Quit	The man has finally quit taking alcohol.
Recall	I recall finding him fixing the car.
Recollect	He recollected passing his day with my.
Recommend	My father recommended me consulting a doctor before taking any medicine.
Regret	I really regretted hurting John.
Remember	I can clearly remember his fighting with me.
Report	His parents reported seeing him go out of home in the afternoon.
Resent	I resented being treated as an outsider.
Resist	In spite of having allergy, I can’t resist eating shrimp.
Risk	I won’t risk going out in such weather.
Stop	Please stop talking aloud.
Suggest	The doctor suggested taking a lot of water every day.
Understand	I don’t understand his coming to my house.