16 янв. 2011 г. · Now, there is a very similar in construction to refuse to <verb>, namely can't help <verb-ing>. The problem is that in your example, we end up ... she refused to go / she refused going - WordReference Forums refuse (to empty / emptying) their bowels Другие результаты с сайта forum.wordreference.com

24 сент. 2021 г. · In this case we would use the INFINITIVE: He always refuses to obey rules. We use "to obey" rather than "obeying" because of the verb REFUSE.

21 июл. 2020 г. · "refuse" in this context means to express a determination not to (do something). Therefore the structure refuse to + infinitive is needed.

14 окт. 2022 г. · “You refused to go to school" sounds better and more natural than “You refused going to school" but the second one is not entirely wrong.

6 дней назад · to say that you will not do or accept something: He asked me to give him another loan, but I refused. He's in trouble but he's refused all (my offers of) help.

Verbs followed by -ing. -ing but not to-infinitive. Some verbs are normally followed by the -ing form, not the to-infinitive: admit. deny. finish. mind. avoid.

A verb can be followed by another verb. The second one usually needs to change into the -ing form or the to + infinitive form.

15 апр. 2015 г. · Refusing a noun means you decline to accept it and there aren't many situations where you are offered gerunds.