VERBOS SEGUIDOS EN INFINITIVO

agree
They agreed to give him a try.
(Aceptaron darle una prueba.)
appear
He appeared to know everything.
(Pareca saber todo.)
arrange
I have arranged to meet him on Monday.
(He arreglado para verlo el lunes.)
ask
She asked to see her doctor.
(Pidi ver a su mdico.)
care
He doesn't care to answer.
(Prefiere no responder.)
choose
We chose to ignore it.
(Escogimos ignorarlo.)
claim
He claims to be an expert.
(Asegura que es un experto.)
decide
She decided not to go to the party.
(Decidi no ir a la fiesta.)
demand
I demand to see the person in charge!
(Exijo ver a la persona que est a cargo!)
deserve
He deserves to win the contest.
(Merece ganar la competicin.)
expect
He expected to be home sooner.
(Esperaba estar en casa antes.)
fail
They failed to follow the instructions.
(No siguieron las instrucciones.)
get
It's not fair that she gets to see him
before the others.
(No es justo que ella pueda verlo antes

que los dems.)

happen
I happened to pass by, so we had a chat.
(Pas por casualidad, entonces charlamos
un rato.)
hesitate
Don't hesitate to call.
(No dudes en llamar.)
hope
I hope to see you soon.
(Espero verte pronto.)
intend
She didn't intend to hurt you.
(No era su intencin lastimarte.)
know how
He knows how to run a business.
(l sabe cmo manejar un negocio.)
learn
He learned to speak Spanish very quickly.
(Aprendi a hablar el espaol muy
rpido.)
manage
We managed to finish everything on time.
(Pudimos terminar todo a tiempo.)
offer
He offered to go for a walk.
(Ofreci ir a dar un paseo.)
plan
You planned to meet us here.
(Planeaste vernos aqu.)
prepare
We were preparing to leave when the
phone rang.
(Estbamos preparndonos para salir
cuando son el telfono.)
pretend
He pretended not to hear a word.
(Fingi no haber escuchado una palabra.)
promise
She promised to take us with her next
time.

(Prometi llevarnos con ella la prxima

vez.)
refuse
I refuse to cooperate.
(Me niego a cooperar.)
seem
It seems to be broken.
(Parece estar roto.)
swear
He swore to take revenge.
(Jur tomar venganza.)
tend
These plants tend to grow slowly.
(Estas plantas tienden a crecer
lentamente.)
threaten
He has threatened to hurt us.
(Ha amenazado con hacernos dao.)
undertake
She undertook to design the new
collection.
(Asumi la tarea de disear la nueva
coleccin.)
wait
The runners were waiting to start.
(Los corredores estaban esperando para
empezar.)
want
I want to speak with you in private.
(Quiero hablar contigo en privado.)
wish
I wish to change my address.
(Deseo cambiar mi direccin.)
would like
I would like to add something before we
continue.
(Me gustara agregar algo antes de que
sigamos.)
yearn
She yearns to go free.
(Anhela estar en libertad.)

VERBOS SESGUIDOS EN GERUNDIO

anticipate
We didn't anticipate winning this match.
(No anticipamos ganar este partido.)
appreciate
I really appreciate you coming.
(Realmente agradezco que hayas
venido.)
avoid
Let's avoid being late.
(Evitemos llegar tarde.)
can't help
I can't help counting those calories.
(No puedo evitar contar esas caloras.)
complete
He completed baking the apple pie.
(Complet la preparacin de la torta de
manzana.)
consider
She never considered moving to
England.
(Nunca consider mudarse a
Inglaterra.)
delay
We delayed moving to the new house
until the spring.
(Postergamos mudarnos a la nueva
casa hasta la primavera.)
deny
He will deny stealing that car.
(Negar haber robado ese coche.)
despise
She despises asking for favors.
(Odia pedir favores.)
discuss
We discussed buying a bigger
apartment.
(Hablamos de comprar un piso ms
grande.)
dislike
She dislikes cooking and baking.
(No le gusta cocinar ni hornear.)

don't mind
I don't mind waiting.
(No me molesta esperar.)
enjoy
She enjoys reading.
(Disfruta leer.)
forgive
Can you forgive me for not fixing the
car?
(Puedes perdonarme por no haber
arreglado el coche?)
imagine
Can you imagine living on the moon?
(Te puedes imaginar viviendo en la
luna?)
involve
The new project involves writing and
rewriting many reports.
(Este nuevo proyecto involucra escribir
y reescribir muchos informes.)
keep
She keeps coming late!
(Sigue llegando tarde!)
mention
I never mentioned meeting him.
(Nunca mencion haberlo conocido.)
mind
Will he mind switching rooms?
(Le molestar cambiar de habitacin?)
miss
I miss chatting with you.
(Extrao charlar contigo.)
postpone
Let's postpone going out of town.
(Posterguemos irnos de viaje.)
practice
He practices playing the guitar daily.
(Practica tocar la guitarra diario.)
recall
Can you recall ordering this product?
(Recuerdas haber pedido este
producto?)

recommend
The doctor recommends resting in bed.
(El mdico recomienda descansar en
cama.)
report
They reported seeing him leave with a
stranger.
(Reportaron haberlo visto irse con un
desconocido.)
resent
He resents doing it all by himself.
(Resiente haberlo hecho completamente
solo.)
resist
I can't resist liking him.
(No puedo resistir su encanto. Me cae
bien.)
resume
They resumed talking after the teacher
left.
(Volvieron a hablar despus de que
sali el profesor.)
risk
Would you risk losing everything?
(Te arriesgaras a perderlo todo?)
suggest
I suggest not taking him too seriously.
(Sugiero no tomarlo muy en serio.)

tolerate
We can't tolerate being screamed at.
(No podemos tolerar que nos griten.)
understand
He couldn't understand her leaving so
suddenly.
(No pudo entender que ella se hubiera
ido tan de repente.)