Representing thinking, perceiving, liking and desiring

Using verb patterns to represent likes and dislikes

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Verb followed by an object and the -ing form

The verbs in this category are typically followed by an object followed by the -ing form, which represents the activity or situation which is resented, liked, appreciated, etc:

I hate you doing this. (Bank of English)

Note that the object is typically an object pronoun, as above; however, the object can occasionally be a possessive pronoun:

I hate your doing this.

The following verbs can be followed by an object and the -ing form:

appreciate  dread  hate  resent  cannot bear put up with will not have not begrudge favour like dislike fear not mind

Note that while both forms are possible, these verbs are more likely to be followed by an object pronoun than a possessive pronoun, which tends to be reserved for more formal contexts.

Introduction
Participants associated with attitude verbs
Grammatical patterns associated with the phenomenon
Verb followed by a noun form
Verb followed by the -ing group
Verb followed by the to-infinitive
Verb followed by an object and the -ing form
Verb followed by an object and the to-infinitive
Verb followed by a that clause
Ellipsis with attitude verbs
Present simple v present continuous tense
A note on the order of participants