enjoy
I enjoy reading.
When I'm on holiday, I enjoy not having to get up early.
mind
Would you mind closing the door?
suggest
Chris suggested going to the cinema.
stop
Suddenly everybody stopped talking. There was silence.
finish
I'll do the shopping when I've finished cleaning the flat.
avoid
He tried to avoid anwering my question.
fancy
I don't fancy going out this evening. (I'm not enthusiastic about it.)
consider
Have you ever considered going to live in another country?
postpone = put off
Shall we postpone painting the kitchen until next weekend?
imagine
I imagined living in another country.
deny
She deny eating spinach.
risk
Hurry up! I don't want to risk missing the train.
admit
Jane admit stealing from the shop
give up = (stop)
I've given up reading newspapers. I think it's a waste of time.
go on / carry on = (continue)
Jenny doesn't want to retire. She wants to go on working.
keep or keep on
You keep on interrupting when I'm talking!
being done/seen/kept
I don't mind been kept waiting. =(I don't mind people keeping me...)
When you are talking abot a finished action:
having done/stolen/said etc.
They admitted having stolen the money.
Or without having:
They admitted stealing the money.
I now regret saying (havig said) what I said.
admit / deny / suggest + that
They denied that they had stolen the money.
= They denied stealing the money.
Sam suggested that we went to the cinema.
= Sam suggested going to the cinema.
Talk about
We talked about going to America.
Apologise for
You must apologise for not telling the truth.
I apologised to them for keeping them waiting.
Succeed in
Have you succeeded in finding a job yet?
Insist on
They insisted on paying for the meal.
Think of
I'm thinking of buying a house.
Dream of
I wouldn't dream of asking them of money.
Approve of
He doesn't approve of swearing.
I don't approve of people killing animals for fun.
Decide against
We have decided against moving to London.
Feel like
Do you feel like going out tonight.
Look forward to
I'm looking forward to meeting her.
We are all looking forward to Peter coming home.
Congratulate on
I congratulated Liz on getting a new job.
Accuse of
They accused us of telling lies.
Passive:
We were accused of telling lies.
Suspect of
Nobody suspected the general of being a spy.
passive:
The general was suspected of being a spy.
Prevent from
What prevented you from coming to see us?
Stop from
The rain didn't stop us from enjoying our holiday.
Or: The rain didn't stop us enjoying our holiday.
Thank for
I forgot to thank them for helping me.
Excuse for
Excuse me for being so late.
Forgive for
Please forgive me for not writing to you.
It's no use
There's nothing you can do about the situation, so it's no use worrying about it.
It's no good
It's no good trying to persuade me. You won't succeed.
There's no point in
There's no point in having a car if you never use it. There was no point in waiting any longer, so we went.
What's the point of having a car if you never use it?
It's (not) worth
I live only a short walk from here, so it's not worth taking a taxi.
Our flight was very early in the morning, so it wasn't worth going to bed.
What was the film like? Was it worth seeing?
Thieves broke into the house but didn't take anything. There was nothing worth stealing.
Have difficulty
I had no difficulty finding a place to live.
did you have any difficulty getting a visa?
People often have difficulty reading my writing.
Have trouble
I had no trouble finding a place to live.
A waste of money
It's a waste of money buying things you don't need.
A waste of time
It was a waste of time reading that book. It was rubbish.
I waste a lot of time day-dreaming.
Spend time
He spent hours trying to repair the clock.
Busy
She said she couldn't see me. She was too busy doing other things.
Go swimming
go fishing
go climbing
go jogging
How often do you go swimming?
Go skiing
I'd like to go skiing.
Go shopping
Go sightseeing
When did you last go shoping?
Go sailing
I've never been sailing. Gone been!