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Usos Ejemplos Problemas / Notas

Pon el gerundio:

1. Despus de las

preposiciones.

She leftwithout

kissingme. Were

thinkingof goingto Italy.

Los verbos ms frecuentes que solemos

encontrar con el gerundio son:

like, love, hate, enjoy, miss, feel like, mind,

finish, risk, practise, put off, stop, suggest,

cant help, fancy, admit, deny, give up,

imagine, keep (on), put off (postpone), spend

time, cant stand, delay, regret, avoid,

consider, involve, go on (=continue)

2. Despus de

algunos verbos.

Ienjoy eatingout.

Do you mind

givingme your

address?

3. Como el sujeto de

una frase.

Smokingis bad for

ou. Skiingis

expensive

Pon 'to' + Infinitivo:

1. Para dar unarespuesta a la

pregunta Why

(por que?)

Why did you stopworking? - To

spendmore time

with my children.

for spendfor to spend

Observa los ejemplos con el negativo not to:

We hope not to bein the same flat next year.

She decided not to getmarried.

Los verbos ms frecuentes que solemos

encontrar con 'to' + infinitivo son:

would like, want, need, decide, hope, arrange,expect, plan, forget, seem, appear, wish,

promise, offer, refuse, learn, manage, afford,

agree, fail, tend, happen, mean, prepare,

pretend, threaten, attempt.

2. Despus de los

adjetivos

Its noteasy to

finda good man.

3. Despus de

algunos verbos

Iforgot to phone

the bank. She

needs to seeyouurgently.

GERUNDIO E INFINITIVO CUANDO LOS DOS SON POSIBLES

Existen verbos con los que se puede poner el gerundio (-ing) o el infinitivo con to.

En algunos, el significado de la combinacin de los dos verbos cambiar al poner

infinitivo o gerundio.

Lee los siguientes ejemplos y su explicacin en espaol.

STOP-I stopped to have a beer.

Se interrumpe la actividad que se est haciendo para beber una cerveza.

-I have stopped drinking beer.

Se interrumpe la actividad (en este caso de beber cerveza).

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TRY- I tried to lift the box but it was too heavy.

Se intenta algo difcil que requiere esfuerzo.

- Why dont you try closing the window if the traffic is too noisy?

Se intenta un experimento, test o prueba para ver si funciona.

LIKE- I like to get up at 6am.

Me gusta el resultado de la actividad porque me da tiempo a desayunar y hacer otras

cosas

tranquilmente.

- I like getting up at 6am.

Realmente me gusta realizar la actividad.

NEED

- I need to work harder.Tengo la obligacin de hacer algo.

- This room needs painting.

Hay necesidad hacerlo (en voz pasiva)

REMEMBER Y FORGET1.Remember to buy milk on your way home.

2.I remember kissing my first girlfriend.

1.I forgot to phone Dad on his birthday.

2.Ill never forget seeing my wife for the first time. She looked beautiful.

1. Se refiere a recordar u olvidar cosas que tienes o tenas que hacer.

2. Se refiere a recordar u olvidar cosas que ocurrieron en el pasado.

REGRET- We regret to inform you that your application for a loan of 5000 Euros has not been

accepted.

Normalmente se utiliza para comunicar malas noticias.

- Do you regret leaving school early and not going to university?

Lamentas cosas que ocurrieron en el pasado.

GO ON- After winning the Kings Cup, Valencia went on to win the Champions League.

Expresa un cambio de actividad.

- They went on complaining about their holiday all evening.

Expresa que se continua realizando la misma actividad.

. Completa los espacios de las frases siguientes con la forma correcta del verbo (-

ing o infinitivo con to). Sigue el ejemplo.

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Ej.) Tonight I fancygoing out

to an expensive restaurant and then to a jazz club.(go

out)

1.I dont enjoy computers. (use)

2. The bank manager absolutely refused me any money. (lend)

3. Luis has decided his Porsche and a Ferrari. (sell / buy)

4.Dont forget me when you get to the hotel. (phone)

5. I love in Spain now, but I really miss fish and chips out of English

newspaper. (live / eat)

6. I gave up and alcohol last year. I dont feel any healthier, just

depressed. (smoke / drink)

7. Would you like out for a drink with me next Saturday night? (go)

8. I regret that job in Nigeria. (not take)

9. Angeles hates in the city. (drive)

10. Why do you keep on at me like that? (look)

11. If you happen Ruben, tell him Id like with him. (see / speak)

12. I feel like shopping and all my husbands money! (go / spend)