Verb + preposition + gerund
| Verbs followed by a preposition and a gerund | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dis)agree with (dis)approve of admit to agree with aim at apologise for believe in benefit from |
boast about care for complain about concentrate on confess to cope with count on decide against |
depend on dream about/of feel like get on with get used to give up insist on laugh about |
look forward to object to pay for put off put up with rely on resort to specialize in |
succeed in talk about/of think about/of vote for worry about |
After being stopped by the police, George admitted to having drunk two pints of beer.
She apologised for not introducing herself sooner.
He is always boasting about having met the president.
The students complained about being made to wear a uniform to school.
The suspect never confessed to killing his wife.
Could you give up smoking?
Nick insisted on calling an ambulance.
We laughed about having to do such silly things.
I objected to him calling me a liar.
Do you put off going to the dentist?
My sister is always talking about having her hair dyed.
Do you ever think about getting married and having children?
