INFINITIVE+ GERUND

INFINITIVOGERUNDIO ¿O AMBOS?

INFINITIVO

• PARA EXPRESAR UN PROPÓSITO

(es decir, cuando queremos indicar PARA QUÉ estamos haciendo algo): I’m learning English to get a better job Do you need to go to the bank? There’s one there. I’d really like to visit Andalucia.

• DESPUÉS DE UN ADJETIVO

It can be difficult to understand why people behave the way they do It’s lovely to be by the sea in summer

INFINITIVO

• LISTA DE VERBOS QUE VAN EN INFINITIVO

DECIDE WANT PROMISE PLAN FORGET HOPE OFFER FAIL AGREE MANAGE LEARN AFFORD ARRANGE ASK EXPECT WOULD LIKE PLAN INVITE (MEJOR ES PRACTICARLOS, LEER, ....)

GERUNDIO

1) COMO FORMA DE TIEMPO VERBAL (LOS VERBOS QUE TERMINAN EN "-ING") tiempos contínuos I'm doing it / She's eating/ They're arguing all time/ We're cooking2) COMO SUJETO DE UNA FRASE Eating too much sugar makes you fat. / Living in Madrid is expensive

GERUNDIO

3) DENTRO DE UN PATRÓN VERBAL (lo exige la gramática...tenemos que saberlos) Son experiencias reales, con los verbos like, love, hate y enjoy. I like living in Madrid. She loves cooking pero también pueden ir en infinitivo con sgdo distinto He hates going to the dentist They enjoy doing yoga. 4) DESPUÉS DE PREPOSICIONES y PHRASAL VERBS He’s good at listening. / I always read before going to bed. / You can’t leave without saying goodbye// Bob took up running and now he is training for a marathon

5) DESPUES DE EXPRESIONES FRASALES AVOID BE WORTH (valer) - That movie is not worth seeing.CANT'T HELP (no poder evitar) - I can’t help falling in love. ENJOY FEEL LIKE (Apetecer) FINISH IMAGINE Imagine not having pizza! I eat it all the time. LOOK FORWARD TO (ansiar) - We’re really looking forward to seeing you. MIND (importar) - MISS (Perder) STOP It didn't stop raining all day yesterday.

VERBOS QUE ACEPTAN AMBAS FORMAS

REMEMBER + INFINITIVEto not forget something that needs to be doneRemember to take a jacket. Meaning: Don’t forget you need to take a jacket.REMEMBER + GERUNDto have a memory of something you have done Meaning: She has a memory of taking her jacket (i.e. she remembers the action of picking it up and putting it on).

VERBOS QUE ACEPTAN AMBAS FORMAS

STOP + INFINITIVEstop for a reason or a purposeHe stopped to talk to me. Meaning: The reason he stopped was because he wanted to talk to meSTOP + GERUNDto stop an action in general or to stop an action at a moment in timeHe stopped talking to me. Meaning: He doesn’t talk to me anymore. / He stopped his conversation with me.

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