Cuando un verbo va acompaado por otro, este segundo puede ir

en:
Infinitivo
Infinitivo (sin "to")
Gerundio
Ejemplos:
Last summer we decided to go to the beach
We can speak English fluently
I hate driving at night
Hay una serie de verbos que cuando van acompaados por
otro este segundo va en gerundio:
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
Veamos algunos 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
Tambin suelen ir seguidos de gerundios los siguientes verbos:
Like / Dislike / Hate / Love / Enjoy / Mind
Ejemplos:
I like travelling with my girlfriend
I hate tidying my bedroom
I enjoy dancing
I dont mind going to English classes
El verbo "like" puede tambin ir seguido por un infinitivo pero
el significado es diferente:
to like + gerundio: disfrutar
to like + infinitivo: querer hacer algo porque considero que es positivo
I like playing tennis
I like to do my homework on Saturday mornings
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
Los siguientes verbos, si van acompaados por otro, este segundo
va eninfinitivo:
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
El verbo "try" puede ir seguido de infinitivo o gerundio pero
con distinto significado:
+ infinitivo: hacer un esfuerzo
+ gerundio: probar algo en plan experimento
I will try to wash my car before lunch
I tried calling my girlfriend with this mobile but it didn't work
La expression "I am afraid" puede ir seguida de:
Infinitivo: no quiero hacer algo porque creo que es peligroso
"of + gerundio": existe la posibilidad de que algo malo me
ocurra
I am afraid to climb up the tree
When I drive through the centre of town I am afraid of having an accident