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Verbs + -ING 

Here are some common verbs in English that are followed by -ing. 

avoid You should avoid eating after 10 PM. 你应该避免在晚上10点以后吃东西。

enjoy I enjoy skiing, surfing, and playing tennis. 我喜欢滑雪、冲浪和打网球。

finish ：Have you finished reading the newspaper yet? 你看完报纸了吗?

can’t stand ：I can’t stand going to parties where I don’t know anyone. 我不能忍受参加一个人都不认识的聚会。

don’t mind :I don’t mind working overtime. 我不介意加班。

look forward to :I look forward to seeing you next week. 我期待着下周见到你。

practice :I need to practice speaking English more often. 我需要更经常地练习说英语。

spend (time) :My roommate spends hours watching TV. 我的室友花几个小时看电视。

stop :He stopped smoking ten years ago. （quit）他十年前就戒烟了。

Suggest:I suggest taking some time off. 我建议休息一段时间。

Special Case #1: REMEMBER / FORGETWe use remember + -ing and forget + -ing to talk about the past, 

to talk about a memory: 

I remember having dinner with my grandparents every Sunday when I was a child. 我记得当我还是个孩子的时候，每个星期天都和我的祖父母一起吃晚饭。

I’ll never forget eating lobster for the first time – it was delicious! 我永远不会忘记第一次吃龙虾的情景——味道好极了!

Special Case #2: START / LIKE / LOVE / HATE

Start, like, love, and hate can be used with the infinitive or -ing. Both are correct! 

The baby started to cry.= The baby started crying. 婴儿开始哭了。

I like to run.= I like running.我喜欢跑步。

I hate doing laundry. (this form is probably more common) = I hate to do laundry. 我讨厌洗衣服。

We love reading.= We love to read.我们喜欢阅读。