1. Looking forward to doing
Verb patterns
Want/hope to do
Enjoy/like doing
Looking forward to doing
´d like to do

2. Verb + -ing Enjoy Like Love Hate Mind Can‘t stand/bear Detest Avoid
Deny
Go on/Carry on
Keep (on)
Postpone
Give up
Finish
Suggest (!)
Consider (!)
doing

3. Verb + -ing or TO + infinitive (meaning is the same)
Prefer
Start
Begin
Continue
doing
to do

4. Verb + -ing or TO + infinitive (meaning is different)
Stop
Remember
Regret
Forget
Try
doing (talking about the past)
to do (talking about the future)

5. Verb + TO + -ing
Look forward to
Be used to
Get used to
doing

6. Verb + TO + infinitive to go to work Want Plan Decide Try Hope Expect
Offer
Forget
Need
Promise
Refuse
Learn
Choose
Manage
Help
Would like
Would love
Would hate
Would prefer
to go
to work

7. Verb + sb. + TO +infinitive
Ask
Tell
Advise
Expect
Persuade
Teach
Remind
Force
Order
Warn
somebody
to do

8. Verb + sb. + infinitive without TO
Let
Make
See
Hear
Help
somebody do

9. Modal auxiliary verbs
Can
Could
Shall
Should
Will
Would
May
Might do