Gerund

to avoid

He avoided meeting her in private.

vermeiden

to dislike

Peter dislikes dancing when he is tired.

nicht mögen

to enjoy

He enjoys going for long walks with his girlfriend.

Freude haben an

to finish

Shortly after midnight he finished reading the book.

etwas beendigen, fertig werden mit

to mind

Would you mind closing the window?

etwas dagegen haben

to practise

He practised playing the piano all day.

üben

to risk

Anne risked taking the car despite all the snow.

wagen

(can) not avoid

She couldn't avoid meeting her ex-boyfriend.

nicht umhin können

to keep on

Just keep on being silly. It'll get you nowhere.

weiter machen, fortfahren mit

to begin/

to start

She began doing (to do) her homework.

anfangen mit

to continue

Frank continued annoying (to annoy) her.

fortfahren mit

to intend

I intend visiting (to visit) my aunt after school.

beabsichtigen, vorhaben

to hate

I hate getting up so late.

I hate to get up so late.

nicht mögen, hassen

to like

She likes reading books.

She likes to read this book.

mögen

to apologize for

Val apologised for being late again.

sich entschuldigen

to excuse

Val also excused her friend for being late.

jemanden entschuldigen

to insist on

He insisted on coming together with his friend.

daruf bestehen

to look forward to

We are really looking forward to seeing them again in the summer.

sich darauf freuen

to prevent from

I will definitely prevent you from going to the concert.

abhalten von

to succeed in

They actually succeeded in winning the match.

schaffen, gelingen

to thank for

The teacher thanked her for having helped John.

danken

to accuse of

He was accused of having committed murder.

anklagen (wegen)

to believe in

He believed in his sister being able to get the job done in time.

glauben an

to depend on

Why do you think pupils depend on teachers being fair?

sich verlassen auf, abhängen von

to keep from

Don't ever keep me from seeing my friend!

abhalten von

to worry about

She really worried about them going out in the car with all that snow.

sorgen um, beunruhigt sein wegen

to rely on

Peter relies on his dad taking him to school.

sich verlassen auf

to be tired of

I 'm tired of saying it over and over again.

genug haben von, satt haben

to be fond of

He is really fond of going round to her house.

gern (tun)

to be incapable of

She was incapable of doing any better in the exam.

unfähig

to be responsible for

Sara was responsible for him coming an hour early. She told him the wrong time.

verantwortlich für

to have the pleasure of

I have the pleasure of introducing my wife to you.

Freude haben

to be in danger of

They were in danger of losing the title as world champions.

Gefahr laufen

to be in the habit of

They are always in the habit of turning up when we are about to leave.

gewohnt sein, gewöhnlich

to be on the point of

I was on the point of giving up.

kurz davor sein, kurz bevorstehen

to have no objection to

We had no objection to them staying a bit longer.

nichts dagegen haben

to be angry (at)

She was angry at him asking her stupid questions.

verärgert sein über

to take an interest in

They took an interest in studying English.

sich interessieren für

to be capable (of)

He is capable of doing the job.

He is capable to do the job.

fähig sein zu

to be proud (of)

John was proud of having reached his aims.

John was proud to have reached his aims.

stolz sein auf

to be accustomed (to)

They were accustomed to speaking in English.

They were accustomed to speak in English.

gewöhnt sein an

there is no

There is no denying the fact that you are lazy.

man kann nicht

it is no good/use

It is no good / use talking to her. She never listens.

es hat keinen Zweck

it is worth (while)

It is worth while collecting money for charity.

es lohnt sich