Gerund po czasownikach
Gerund (rzeczownik odczasownikowy) jest używany po następujących czasownikach:
| Czasowniki | Znaczenie | Zdania |
|---|---|---|
| admit | przyznać się do czegoś | She admitted taking drugs. |
| adore | uwielbiać | I adore travelling. |
| appreciate | doceniać | I appreciate his making the effort to come. |
| avoid | unikać | I could avoid putting too much weight on my arm. |
| celebrate | świętować | They celebrated passing their exams with a party. |
| commence | rozpoczynać | She commenced speaking before they finished eating. |
| consider | rozważać | I'm considering selling my car. |
| contemplate | rozważać zastanawiać się nad czymś |
He is contemplating setting up a company in England. |
| defer | odraczać | Can we defer making a decision until next week? |
| delay | odwlekać odkładać |
We delayed deciding about this until next year. |
| deny | zaprzeczać | He denied having seen them. |
| describe | opisywać | He described finding his wife lying on the sofa. |
| detest | nieznosić nienawidzieć nie cierpieć |
I really detest having to get up early in the morning. |
| discontinue | przerwać zaprzestać |
My doctor advised me to discontinue breastfeeding. |
| dislike | nie lubić | I dislike being the centre of attention. |
| dread | bać się lękać się |
I dread spending time with him because he is a bore. |
| endure | znosić | I can't endure being apart from you. |
| enjoy | lubić | She enjoys being praised. |
| fancy | mieć ochotę na coś | Sorry, but I don't fancy going out tonight. |
| finish | skończyć | I finished typing the report just minutes before it was due. |
| go (telling) | rozpowiadać | It's a secret, so don't go telling everyone. |
| imagine | wyobrażać sobie | Just imagine going all that way for nothing! |
| keep | wciaż coś robić | I keep telling you, but you won't listen! |
| loathe | nie cierpieć nie znosić |
I absolutely loathe shopping. |
| mention | wspomnieć | My wife mentioned seeing you the other day. |
| mind | mieć coś przeciwko | Did you mind being away from home for so long? |
| miss | tęsknić za czymś | Chris knew he would miss working with Susan. |
| postpone | odkładać na później | They've decided to postpone having a family for a while. |
| recall | przypominać sobie | I don't recall seeing any cars parked outside. |
| report | poinformować | Witnesses reported seeing three people flee the scene. |
| resist | sprzeciwiać się | She can never resist buying new shoes. |
| risk | ryzykować | They may even risk losing their homes. |
| sit | siedzieć | They sat sipping their drinks. |
| stand | stać | She can't stand working in an office. |
| stop | przestać | I stopped digging and looked at him. |
| suggest | sugerować | Joan suggested asking her father for his opinion. |