Verb + -ing
enjoy doing / stop doing / give up doing — Complete Guide
Verbe + -ing
enjoy doing / stop doing / give up doing — Guide Complet
Master verbs always followed by -ing: enjoy, mind, suggest, stop, finish, avoid, consider, deny, admit — plus key phrasal verbs: give up / put off / go on / keep on
Maîtrisez les verbes toujours suivis du -ing : enjoy, mind, suggest, stop, finish, avoid, consider, deny, admit — et les verbes à particule clés
Some verbs in English are always followed by the -ing form (gerund), never by to + infinitive. The most common are enjoy, mind and suggest. This unit covers all of them, plus important phrasal verbs and special structures.
Certains verbes anglais sont toujours suivis de la forme en -ing (gérondif), jamais du to + infinitif. Les plus courants sont enjoy, mind et suggest. Cette unité couvre tous ces verbes, les verbes à particule importants et les structures spéciales.
Core Verbs Followed by -ing (not to …)
Verbes principaux suivis du -ing (pas to …)
After these verbs, always use -ing, never to + infinitive:
Après ces verbes, utilisez toujours le -ing, jamais to + infinitif :
Would you mind closing the door? (not: mind to close) ✓
Chris suggested going to the cinema. (not: suggested to go) ✓
Everybody stopped talking. There was silence.
He tried to avoid answering my question.
I don’t fancy going out this evening.
The negative form is not -ing:
La forme négative est not -ing :
Phrasal Verbs + -ing: give up / put off / go on / keep on
Verbes à Particule + -ing
Verb + Somebody + -ing
Verbe + Quelqu’un + -ing
Having Done — Finished Actions
Having Done — Actions passées finies
To refer to a finished past action, use having done — but the simple -ing form is equally correct and more common:
Pour une action passée finie, on peut utiliser having done — mais la forme -ing simple est aussi correcte et plus courante :
I now regret having said that. = I now regret saying that.
Other Structures: admit / deny / suggest / recommend + that-clause
Autres structures : that-clause possible
Complete using -ing (from the situation clues)
Complétez avec le -ing (indices de situation)
Write the correct -ing phrase for each situation.
Écrivez la bonne phrase en -ing pour chaque situation.
Complete with the correct -ing verb from the box
Complétez avec le bon verbe en -ing
answer · apply · forget · interrupt · listen · live · lose · make · pay · read · travel · try
answer · apply · forget · interrupt · listen · live · lose · make · pay · read · travel · try
Put the words in the right order
Remettez les mots dans le bon ordre
Complete with your own ideas using -ing
Complétez avec vos propres idées
Any grammatically correct -ing phrase is accepted.
Toute phrase -ing grammaticalement correcte est acceptée.
Frequently Asked Questions — Verb + -ing
Questions fréquentes — Verbe + -ing
Enjoy is one of a set of verbs always followed by the -ing form, not the infinitive. You need to learn the list: enjoy, mind, suggest, stop, finish, avoid, consider, admit, deny, risk, imagine, fancy.
Enjoy fait partie des verbes toujours suivis du -ing, pas de l’infinitif. Il faut apprendre la liste par cœur.
Stop doing = stop an activity: She stopped smoking. (She no longer smokes.) Stop to do = pause in order to do something: She stopped to smoke. (She paused to have a cigarette.) The meaning is completely different!
Stop doing = arrêter une activité. Stop to do = s’arrêter pour faire quelque chose. Le sens est totalement différent !
Give up implies a permanent decision, often involving sacrifice: She gave up smoking. Stop can be temporary: Stop talking! Give up also suggests failure after trying: I’ve given up trying to explain it.
Give up implique une décision permanente, souvent un sacrifice. Stop peut être temporaire.
Yes — suggest, admit, deny and recommend can use either -ing or a that-clause: Chris suggested going. = Chris suggested (that) we go.
Oui — suggest, admit, deny et recommend admettent soit le -ing soit une proposition en that.
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