一、以下動詞習慣上只接動名詞作賓語：
admit 承認 advise 建議
allow 允許 appreciate 感激
avoid 避免 consider 考慮
delay 推遲 deny 否認
discuss 討論 dislike 不喜歡
enjoy 喜愛 escape 逃脫
excuse 原諒 fancy 設(shè)想
finish 完成 forbid 禁止
forgive 原諒 give up 放棄
imagine 想象 keep 保持
mention 提及 mind 介意
miss 沒趕上 pardon 原諒
permit 允許 practise 練習
prevent 阻止 prohibit 禁止
put off 推遲 report 報告
risk 冒險 stop 停止
suggest 建議 understand 理解
例句：
I advise waiting a few more days. 我建議再等幾天.
I admit breaking the window. 我承認窗子是我打破的.
Try to imagine being on the moon. 設(shè)法想象你是在月球上.
He tried to escape being punished. 他設(shè)法逃避懲罰.
You shouldn’t keep thinking about it. 你不應老想著這事.
Would you mind going with her? 你可否同她一起去?
I can’t understand neglecting children like that. 對孩子那樣毫不經(jīng)心,我不能理解.
We only missed seeing each other by five minutes. 我們只因差五分鐘而未能見面.
二、以下動詞通常只接不定式(而不是動名詞)作賓語：
afford 負擔得起 agree 同意
arrange 安排,設(shè)法 ask 要求
care 想要 choose 決定
decide 決定 demand 要求
determine 決心 expect 期待
fail 未能 help 幫助
hesitate 猶豫 hope 希望
long 渴望 manage 設(shè)法
offer 主動提出 plan 計劃
prepare 準備 pretend 假裝
promise 答應 refuse 拒絕
want 想要 wish希望
例句：
I can't afford to buy a car. 我買不起汽車.
She refused to help me. 她不肯幫助我.
He agreed to come over right away. 他同意馬上就來.
He managed to avoid an accident. 他設(shè)法避免了一次事故.
The boy decided not to become a sailor. 那孩子決定將來不當水手.
He chose not to go abroad until later. 他決定晚點出國.
He pretended not to know the facts. 他佯裝不知實情.
三、以下動詞接不定式和動名詞均可,且含義相同
like 喜歡 love 喜歡
hate 憎恨 prefer 寧可
begin 開始 start 開始
continue 繼續(xù) can't bear 不能忍受
bother 麻煩 intend 想要
attempt 試圖 cease 停止
例句：
He likes to sing [singing]. 他喜歡唱歌.
It has started to rain [raining]. 開始下雨了.
You needn't bother to come up [coming up]. 你不必費心來了.
The baby continued to cry [crying] all night. 這孩子哭了一整夜.
注：(1) 當 like, love, hate, prefer 與 would, should 連用時,其后只能接不定式：
I’d like to tell you something. 我想告訴你一些情況.
I'd hate to spend Christmas alone. 我不喜歡一個人過圣誕節(jié).
(2) 當 begin, start 本身為進行時態(tài)或后接 know, realize, understand 等靜態(tài)動詞時,其后的動詞只能用不定式：
He was beginning to cook. 他開始做飯.
He started to realize that he was wrong. 他開始意識到自己錯了.
四、以下動詞接不定式和動名詞均可,但含義不同
(1) remember(記得),forget(忘記),regret(后悔)后接不定式指該不定式所表示的動作還未發(fā)生,后接動名詞(有時可用完成式),則指該動名詞所表示的動作已經(jīng)發(fā)生.比較：
Remember to post the letter. 記住把這封信寄了.(“寄信”未發(fā)生)
I remember posting the letter. 我記得寄了那封信.(“寄信”已發(fā)生)
He forgot to pay me the money. 他忘記要給我付錢了.(“付錢”未發(fā)生)
He forgot paying me the money. 他忘記曾給我付過錢.(“付錢”發(fā)生了)
(2) try 后接不定式表示設(shè)法做某事,接動名詞表示做某事試試(看有什么效果)：
I'll try to come tomorrow. 我明天設(shè)法來.
Let's try knocking at the back door. 咱們敲敲后門試試.
(3) mean 后接不定式表示打算(想要)做某事,接動名詞表示意味著(要)做某事：
He means to be a teacher. 他打算當老師.
He did not mean to hurt you. 他不是有意要傷害你.
This illness will mean going to hospital. 得了這種病就意味著要住院.
(4) stop 后接動名詞表示停止做某事,接不定式表示停下正在做的事去做另一事：
He stopped speaking, and there was not a sound in the room. 他停止講話,房里一點聲音也沒有了.
He stopped to listen, but there was no more sound. 他停下來聽,但再也沒有聽到什么聲音.
注：后接不定式時,不定式不是賓語,而是目的狀語.
(5) can't help后接動名詞表示禁不住去做某事,接不定式表示不能幫助做某事：
He couldn't help crying when he heard the news. 他聽到這個消息時禁不住哭了.
The medicine can't help to get rid of your cold. 這藥不能幫你治好感冒.
(6) go on 后接不定式表示做完某事后接著做另一事,接動名詞表示繼續(xù)做正在做的事：
You oughtn't to go on living this way. 你不應該再這樣生活下去了.Go on to do the other exercises after you have finished this one. 做完這個練習后, 請接著做其他的練習.
注：也人認為go on doing sth中的doing是現(xiàn)在分詞而不是動名詞.