Lección 11ª: Verbos seguidos
de infinitivo / gerundio
Cuando un verbo va
acompañado por otro,
este segundo puede ir en:
Infinitivo (Ejemplo: Last
summer we decided to
go to the beach)
Los siguientes verbos, si van acompañados por otro, este segundo va en infinitivo:
Agree / Appear / Arrange / Ask / Choose / Claim / Decide / Decline / Demand / Fail /
Forget / Happen / Hesitate / Hope / Learn / Manage / Offer / Plan / Prepare / Pretend /
Promise / Refuse / Remember / Seem / Swear / Threaten Ejemplos: He agreed to
help me with my homework She promised to phone her mother My brother decided
to sell his car
Algunos de los verbos anteriores si va precedido del auxiliar "would"
pide entonces un infinitivo: Would like to… Would love to… Would
hate to… Would prefer to … I would like to visit Paris I would love to
go out for dinner tonight! I would hate to spend the summer in Seville
I would prefer to go to the cinema than go to the gym
Infinitivo (sin "to") --
Ejemplo: We can
speak English fluently
Gerundio (Ejemplo: I
hate driving at night)
Verbos: Admit / Appreciate / Avoid / Consider / Delay / Deny /
Detest / Excuse / Finish / Forgive / Imagine / Keep
(=continue) / Miss / Postpone / Practise / Prevent /
Propose(=suggest) / Regret / Resist / Risk / Stop / Suggest /
Understand ----Ejemplos: When I lost my job I
postponed buying a new house After the heart attack my
father stopped smoking My boss told me that he is
considering promoting me for the new post If you drive when
you are drunk you risk losing your driving licence The
detainee admitted doing business with the mafia
los verbos: Like / Dislike / Hate / Love / Enjoy / Mind
Ejemplos: I like travelling with my girlfriend I hate tidying my
bedroom I enjoy dancing I don´t mind going to English classes
Infinitivo
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Gerundio
El verbo "like"
to like + infinitivo: querer hacer algo porque
considero que es positivo ( I like to do my
homework on Saturday mornings)
to like + gerundio: disfrutar ( I like playing tennis)