常見的動詞有以下幾種
want
My dad wanted me to get home before 10 p.m. 我爸要我在10點前回家。
need
I need you to get everything ready before the guests arrive. 我需要你在客人抵達之前把一切都準備好。
ask
Kevin asked Jenny to take care of his cat when he's on vacation. Kevin要求Jenny在他度假時照顧他的貓。
teach
John taught his kids to take responsibility for their own decision. John教導他的孩子對自己的選擇負責。
tell
The lady told me to wait here. 那位女士告訴我在這裡等候。
force
His girlfriend forced him to give away his comic books. 他女朋友強迫他把漫畫書送人。
這類動詞比較少,相關例子有
keep
They kept us waiting for an hour. 他們讓我們等了一個小時。
而其餘比較常見的情況是在該動名詞前加上所有格,代表該所有格的動作,例如
mind
Do you mind opening the window? 你介意開窗嗎?
Do you mind my smoking here? 你介意我在這裡吸菸嗎?
另外感官動詞也常用動名詞做受詞補語,請參考感官動詞。