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Prepositional verbs followed by the gerund

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Prepositional verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis.s consist of a verb and a preposition (or sometimes more than one). As prepositions are followed by nounA part of speech that names a person, place or thing. E.g.: The koala is a marsupial. ("koala", "marsupial") phrases, so are prepositional verbs. Therefore the verbs listed below are all followed by gerunds.

They accuse Tim of being a traitor.
After being stopped by the police, George admitted to having consumed two pints of beer.
She apologised for not having introduced herself sooner.
I am still not used to getting up this early.
Could you get used to not being treated equally at school?
Over time you will become accustomed to speaking in public.
He is always boasting about having met the President.
He complained about being made to wear a collar and tie to work.
The suspect never confessed to killing his wife.
They should have insisted on our keeping to the rules.
I just laughed about having to go back to the shop again.
Paul might object to my calling him a computer geek.
I am thinking of having my hair died.
Do you ever think about getting married?

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