The gerund is used after certain verbs.

Example :
miss : I miss living in England.

The most important of these verbs are shown below.
Those marked * can also be followed by a that-clause

Example:

VERB GERUND

She admitted...

breaking the window

THAT-CLAUSE

 

She admitted...

that she had broken the window.

Note:
Appreciate is followed by a possessive adjective and the gerund when the gerund does not refer to the subject.

Compare :

Excuse, forgive, pardon can be followed by an object and the gerund or for + object and the gerund (both common in spoken English), or a possessive adjective + gerund (more formal and less likely to be said):

Suggest can be used in a number of ways, but BE CAREFUL .

It is important not to confuse these patterns:
suggest/suggested (+ possessive adjective) + gerund:

suggest/suggested + that-clause (where both that and should may be omitted):

suggest/suggested + question word + infinitive:

Propose is followed by the gerund when it means ' suggest':

Stop can be followed by a gerund or infinitive, but there is a change of meaning.
Dread is followed by the infinitive when used with 'think' , in the expression 'I dread to think':

OR by an object + from + gerund:

Example: