Verbs without -ing

In English there is a group of verbs which are NOT used with ending -ing. Here is the list:

  • Verbs
  • adore
  • agree
  • appear
  • apply
  • astonish
  • be
  • believe
  • belong to
  • concern
  • consist of
  • contain
  • cost
  • depend on
  • deserve
  • desire
  • detest
  • dislike
  • doubt
  • equal
  • feel
  • fit
  • forget
  • forgive
  • guess
  • hate
  • have
  • hear
  • hope
  • imagine
  • impress
  • include
  • intend
  • involve
  • know
  • lack
  • like
  • love
  • matter
  • mean
  • measure
  • mind
  • need
  • notice
  • owe
  • own
  • perceive
  • please
  • possess
  • prefer
  • presuppose
  • realize
  • recall
  • recognize
  • regard
  • remain
  • remember
  • require
  • resemble
  • satisfy
  • see
  • seem
  • smell
  • sound
  • suffice
  • suit
  • suppose
  • surprise
  • taste
  • tend
  • think
  • understand
  • value
  • want
  • weigh
  • wish