Verbs Followed by -ing

What you’ll learn

Use -ing forms after common verbs and prepositions.

ប្រើ -ing ក្រោយកិរិយាសព្ទ និងធ្នាក់ដែលត្រូវការ។

Meaning and use

Some verbs, including enjoy, avoid, and finish, take an -ing complement. After a preposition, an action normally also uses an -ing form. Learn the pattern with the verb or phrase; the meaning alone does not always predict it. To in look forward to is a preposition.

ក្រោយ enjoy, avoid និង finish ប្រើកិរិយាសព្ទទម្រង់ -ing។ ក្រោយធ្នាក់ ក៏ប្រើ -ing ពេលនិយាយពីសកម្មភាព។ To ក្នុង look forward to ជាធ្នាក់។

Grammar patterns

Pattern	Example or form
Verb pattern	enjoy / avoid / finish + verb-ing
After a preposition	interested in learning / look forward to meeting

Examples

1. I enjoy reading short stories.

   ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តអានរឿងខ្លី។

2. She avoided driving at night.

   នាងបានជៀសវាងបើកបរពេលយប់។

3. Thank you for helping me.

   អរគុណដែលបានជួយខ្ញុំ។

4. We look forward to meeting you.

   យើងទន្ទឹងរង់ចាំជួបអ្នក។

Everyday conversation

Dara: What do you enjoy doing at weekends?

Maly: I enjoy cooking and visiting my family.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
I enjoy to swim.	I enjoy swimming.	Enjoy takes an -ing complement.
Thank you for help me.	Thank you for helping me.	Use -ing after the preposition for.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Complete: They finished ___ (paint) the room.
2. Correct: I am interested in learn Khmer.
3. Complete: I look forward to ___ (hear) from you.

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. painting

   Finish takes an -ing complement.

2. I am interested in learning Khmer.

   The verb after in uses -ing.

3. hearing

   To is a preposition in this phrase.

Quick recap

• Verb pattern: enjoy / avoid / finish + verb-ing
• After a preposition: interested in learning / look forward to meeting