GERUND

TheSubjectofasentence:
LivinginLondonisveryexpensive
Smokingisprohibited

Afterapreposition:
Giveupsmoking
Carryonreading
Howaboutgoingtothebeach?
Beforesayinganything
Withoutaskinganybody
Ifeellikegoinghome
Imfedupwithlivinghere
TheresnopointinaskingTom

Themostcommonverbsfollowedbytheingformare:

admit,appreciate,avoid,canthelp,cantstand,carryon,consider,delay,deny,detest,dislike,enjoy,
fancy,finish,giveup,imagine,involve,mention,mind,miss,postpone,practise,resist,risk,suggest.

Verb+object+ingquealguienhaga/hicieraalgo

IinsistedonJohnattendingthemeeting
ThepolicepreventedmefromparkingonMainStreet
IcongratulatedAnneonpassingtheexam
Theyaccusedmeofstealingthemoney
Ithankedhimforhelpingme

Expressionsto+ing

tolookforwardto
plusing
toobjectto
tobeusedto

Notetheuseoftheingformafter:

1 AswellasworkingforMicrosoft,heworksforCocaCola
Besides

2 InspiteoflivinginJerez,Idontlikesherry
Despite

3 Insteadofplayingfootball,Iplayedtennis

BUT
Iwouldliketoplay
4 Ilike/love/hateplayinggolf

5 WhataboutgoingtothebeachonSaturday?
Howabout

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Remember/Forget/Stop/Goon(Keepon)/Regret

Withtheseverbsthedifferenceisconnectedwithtime.Theingformreferstothingsthathappenearlier
(beforetheremembering,forgetting,etctakesplace);theinfinitivereferstothingsthathappenafterthe
remembering,etc.

A)REMEMBER+ing=rememberwhatonehasdone,orwhathashappened(haberhecho)

Ishallalwaysremembermeetingyouforthefirsttime.
REMEMBER+to=rememberwhatonehastodo

Remembertogotothepostoffice,wontyou?

B)FORGET+ing=forgetwhatonehasdone,orwhathashappened

IshallneverforgetseeingtheQueen
FORGET+to=forgetwhatonehastodo

Shesalwaysforgettingtogivememyletters

C)STOP+ing=stopwhatoneisdoing,ordoes

Ireallymuststopsmoking(dejarde..)
STOP+to=makeabreakinordertodosomething

EveryhalfhourIstopworktosmokeacigarette

D)REGRET+ing=besorryforwhathashappened(lamentarhaber..)

IdontregrettellingherwhatIthought
REGRET+to=besorryforwhatoneisgoingtodo

Iregrettoinformyouthatyourrequesthasbeendenied

E)TOBEINTERESTED:

With interested, the ing form refers to what will (or may) happen, and the infinitive refers to what has
happened:

Tobeinterestedin+ing=interestedbytheideaofdoingsomething

IminterestedinworkinginSwitzerland
Tobeinterested+to=interestedbywhatonelearnsorexperiences
Iwasinterestedtoreadinthepaperthatanewschoolisbeingbuilt

F)
LIKE+ing=enjoy

Ilikeplayingfootball

LIKE+to=chooseto;thinkright;beinthehabitof

Iliketovisitthedentisteverysixmonths

LIKE,LOVE&HATEintheconditionalarealwaysfollowedbytheinfinitive:

Iwouldliketobuyanewcar

G)
PREFER

Weusetheingformafterprefertotalkaboutgeneralpreferences:

Doyoulikeswimming?Yes,butIprefersailing

Theinfinitiveisusedtotalkaboutpreferencesonaparticularoccasion

CanIgiveyoualift?Nothanks,Iprefertowalk

NOTE:Wepreferoneactivitytoanother:

Iprefersailingtoswimming

H)ALLOW,ADVISE,FORBID&PERMITarefollowedbytheingformwhenthereisnopersonalobject.

Sorry,wedontallowsmokinginhere
Wedontallowpeopletosmoke.

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GERUNDORINFINITIVE

1
Theywontallowus(park)thecarhere.

2
Theydontallow(smoke)inthecinema.

3
Wouldyouchildrenmind(keep)quietforawhile?

4
After(spend)aweekintheofficehedecidedhedidntenjoy(work)abroad

5
Whatabout(have)apicnic?Nottoday,Iprefer(go)tothebeach

6
Whenwouldyoulike(visit)youraunt?

7
Weregret(inform)youthatweareunabletoofferyouadiscount

8
IthinkMaryregrets(get)marriedtoJohn

9
Doyoufeellike(eat)outorwouldyourather(have)dinnerhere?

10
Idontremember(see)Adamattheparty,Ihopeshedidntforget(invite)him.

11
Iwasinterested(read)thattheTownCouncilisgoingtobuildanewcarpark

TRANSLATE:

1Noestoyacostumbradoalevantarmetantemprano

2Deberasdejardebebertanto

3Meapetecequedarmeenlacama

4Piensocomprarmeuncochenuevo

5 Ademsdebebervino,fumapuros
6

Nomeacuerdohabertevistoenlafiesta

Elpolicaimpidiqueyaaparcaradelantedelatienda

Eldirectorinsistienqueyoasistieraalareunin

Mitrabajoimplicapasarhorasdelantedelordenador

10 Agradezcoquehayascontestadotanpronto

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