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after prepositions.

After leaving school, I went to university.
The firemen rescued the lady by breaking down the door.
Is anyone here good at sewing?
She was accused of killing her husband.

Examples of prepositions frequently followed by the gerund are:

before after without by about at to of

after certain verbs.

I enjoy staying in hotels.
I avoid working at the weekend.

Some of the most common verbs which are followed by the gerund are:

admit avoid deny enjoy finish

as the subject or object of a sentence.

Swimming is my favourite sport.
Smoking is bad for your health.
I find working in the garden very relaxing.

after certain idiomatic expressions.

It's no use talking to him. He doesn't know anything.
This is an excellent book. It's worth buying.

Other idiomatic expressions are:

There's no point in (waiting all day).
It's no good (pretending that you understand).

after certain verbs which are followed by the preposition to.

I'm looking forward to visiting you in July.

The infinitive

The infinitive is used:

after certain verbs.

I can't afford to pay all my bills.
I hope to see you again soon.

Some of the most common verbs that are followed by the infinitive are:

agree appear attempt choose dare decide expect help learn manage need offer promise refuse seem

You should consult a good dictionary, for example the Oxford Advanced
Learner's Dictionary of Current English, to see which structures are possible after a particular verb.

after certain verbs followed by an object.

He advised me to listen carefully.
They invited her to have lunch with them.

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