The document compares and contrasts the use of gerunds and infinitives in English. It provides examples of how gerunds are used as subjects of sentences or after prepositions. Infinitives are used after verbs like promise or refuse. Certain verbs like begin, intend, and propose can take both gerunds and infinitives. The meanings conveyed by verbs like regret, remember, forget, and stop differ depending on whether they are used with a gerund or infinitive.
The document compares and contrasts the use of gerunds and infinitives in English. It provides examples of how gerunds are used as subjects of sentences or after prepositions. Infinitives are used after verbs like promise or refuse. Certain verbs like begin, intend, and propose can take both gerunds and infinitives. The meanings conveyed by verbs like regret, remember, forget, and stop differ depending on whether they are used with a gerund or infinitive.
The document compares and contrasts the use of gerunds and infinitives in English. It provides examples of how gerunds are used as subjects of sentences or after prepositions. Infinitives are used after verbs like promise or refuse. Certain verbs like begin, intend, and propose can take both gerunds and infinitives. The meanings conveyed by verbs like regret, remember, forget, and stop differ depending on whether they are used with a gerund or infinitive.
The document compares and contrasts the use of gerunds and infinitives in English. It provides examples of how gerunds are used as subjects of sentences or after prepositions. Infinitives are used after verbs like promise or refuse. Certain verbs like begin, intend, and propose can take both gerunds and infinitives. The meanings conveyed by verbs like regret, remember, forget, and stop differ depending on whether they are used with a gerund or infinitive.
Running helps you keep fit. Agree/appear/seem/choose/decide/expect/hope/ (Correr ayuda a mantenerse en forma). learn/plan/promise/refuse/want/wish/manage… Being a sports star is not easy. (Ser una estrella del deporte no es fácil). He promised to help her. He refused to talk about his private life.
After prepositions: at, by, through, etc… After some adjectives (hard, busy, happy, You can get some information by surfing the net. ready, tired, willing,…) and adverbs We talked about changing our lifestyle. (quickly, slowly, fast, low,…)
love/finish/ miss/prefer/recommend/suggest… Ben told me to go home. (Ben me dijo que me fuera a casa). I hate watching TV/ I continue working there. *Let/make/help + IO+ Infinitive (without “to”). Let me open the door.
After some verbal forms:
Be used to (estar acostumbrado a)/ Get used to
(acostumbrarse)/Can’t help (no puedo evitar)/can’t stand (no puedo soportar)/feel like (apetecer)/ don’t mind (no importa)/it’s no use (es inútil)/look forward to (estar deseando/spend (time) (pasar el tiempo)…
She feels like going to the cinema tonight.
He’s used to living alone. I’m getting used to working at night. VERBS GERUND INFINITIVE Begin, forbid (prohibir), intend I started acting two years ago. I started to act two years ago. (planear),propose, start can be used with gerund and infinitive. We are talking about things in We are talking about a certain Love, like, general. situation/time. prefer,hate… I love watching TV. I hate to tell you this, but I haven’t got tickets for the show.
REGRET He regrets saying that. I regret to tell you that the concert (Lamentar/ (Él lamenta haber dicho eso). has been cancelled. arrepentirse de…) (Lamento decirte que el concierto *Meaning: past action. se ha cancelado).
*Meaning: present action (bad
news). REMEMBER She remembers watching the Mr. Bean’s Remember to phone the dentist series. (Ella recuerda haber visto la serie de Mr. this afternoon. Bean). (Acuérdate de llamar al dentista esta tarde). *Meaning: past action *Meaning: Future action FORGET Amy will never forget seeing her Don’t forget to invite Jenny to the party. favourite actor. (No olvides invitar a Jenny a la fiesta). (Amy nunca olvidará haber visto a su actor favorito). *Meaning: future action (It’s used *Meaning: past action (It’s used in negative sentences). in negative sentences). STOP Stop laughing! It isn’t funny. They stopped to go for lunch. (Deja de reírte. No tiene gracia). (Pararon para ir a comer).
