VERB + ING
Imagine, mind, don't mind, avoid, fancy, stand, can't stand, recommend, prefer, enjoy, hate, like, dislike, adore, detest, consider, dread, finish, keep, miss, spend, waste time, delay, describe, practise, resent, resist, risk.
VERB + TO INFINITIVE
afford, can't afford, want, aim, arrange, claim, attempt, claim, decide, deserve, hope, intend, learn, long, manage, offer, plan, prepare, pretend, refuse, seem, tend, try, vote, wish.
VERB + OBJECT + TO INFINITIVE
Recommend, advice, urge, encourage, persuade warn, tell, order, force, forbid, allow, teach, challenge, dare, enable, inspire, invite, remind, train, trust.
VERB + (OBJECT) + TO INFINITVE
Choose, expect, help, need, pay, would like, prefer
VERB + PREPOSITION + ING
Think of, accuse someone of, approve of, consist of, dream about/of, dream about/of, object to, look forward to, apologise for, blame someone forgive someone for, believe in, concentrate on, congratulate someone on, insist on, rely on, prevent someone from, specialise in, worry about.