IMAGINE + gerund – English Grammar Profiler

This post relates to a B2 range of gerunds.

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imagin* _VVG

1 IMAGINE GOING 3285 2 IMAGINE TRYING 3183 3 IMAGINE LIVING 2565 4 IMAGINE GETTING 2190 5 IMAGINE USING 1728 6 IMAGINE TAKING 1476 7 IMAGINE WALKING 1368 8 IMAGINE WORKING 1117 9 IMAGINE SEEING 1033 10 IMAGINE SITTING 1026 11 IMAGINE SPENDING 947 12 IMAGINE PLAYING 941 13 IMAGINE WAKING 934 14 IMAGINE MAKING 811 15 IMAGINE PUTTING 754 16 IMAGINE RUNNING 665 17 IMAGINE WATCHING 584 18 IMAGINE COMING 553 19 IMAGINE LOOKING 548 20 IMAGINE GIVING 523 21 IMAGINE FINDING 508 22 IMAGINE LOSING 499 23 IMAGINE WEARING 493 24 IMAGINE STANDING 487 25 IMAGINE DRIVING 473 26 IMAGINE LEAVING 442 27 IMAGINE EATING 440 28 IMAGINE PAYING 434 29 IMAGINE BUYING 428 30 IMAGINE LEARNING 399 31 IMAGINE WANTING 367 32 IMAGINE WRITING 361 33 IMAGINE TELLING 354 34 IMAGINE ADDING 344 35 IMAGINE FEELING 338 36 IMAGINE CREATING 336 37 IMAGINE STARTING 335 38 IMAGINE SAYING 334 39 IMAGINE MOVING 326 40 IMAGING USING 318 41 IMAGINE READING 311 42 IMAGINE HOLDING 305 43 IMAGINE BUILDING 303 44 IMAGINE TURNING 281 45 IMAGINE HEARING 276 46 IMAGINE SENDING 268 47 IMAGINE OWNING 267 48 IMAGINE RIDING 253 49 IMAGINE NEEDING 248 50 IMAGINE PULLING 248 51 IMAGINATION GOING 244 52 IMAGINE OPENING 236 53 IMAGINE ASKING 234 54 IMAGINE KNOWING 224 55 IMAGINE ENJOYING 213 56 IMAGINE FLYING 208 57 IMAGINE THROWING 207 58 IMAGINE TRAVELING 197 59 IMAGINE RECEIVING 191 60 IMAGINE STEPPING 191 61 IMAGINE GROWING 181 62 IMAGINE STAYING 181 63 IMAGINE CARRYING 170 64 IMAGINE KEEPING 168 65 IMAGINE SETTING 165 66 IMAGINE CUTTING 163 67 IMAGINE DEALING 162 68 IMAGINE PICKING 162 69 IMAGINE MEETING 161 70 IMAGINE BRINGING 156 71 IMAGINATION RUNNING 153 72 IMAGINE CALLING 153 73 IMAGINE LETTING 150 74 IMAGINE DRAWING 140 75 IMAGINE TALKING 138 76 IMAGINE WAITING 138 77 IMAGINE TEACHING 135 78 IMAGINE LISTENING 132 79 IMAGINE RELAXING 131 80 IMAGINE DRINKING 129

81 IMAGINE PLACING 128

For example, you could imagine placing each bothersome thought into a large box and closing the heavy lid.

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82 IMAGINE SHOWING 128 83 IMAGINE HITTING 126 84 IMAGINE SHARING 124 85 IMAGINE APPLYING 123 86 IMAGINE CHANGING 123 87 IMAGINE EXPERIENCING 123 88 IMAGINE BECOMING 120 89 IMAGINE SHOOTING 120 90 IMAGINE VISITING 117

91 IMAGINE COMBINING 116

Now imagine combining the best of each.

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92 IMAGINE COOKING 112 93 IMAGINE PUSHING 111 94 IMAGINE SELLING 111 95 IMAGINE DROPPING 110 96 IMAGINE FILLING 108 97 IMAGINE SLEEPING 108 98 IMAGINE REPLACING 100 99 IMAGINE HAPPENING 98

100 IMAGINE WINNING 98

B2: combining, placing