1.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY “TO “ INFINITIVE

Can’t afford (no Care (neg)(no me Determine(determinar, Learn Pretend
permitirse el lujo de) preocupa) definir)
Long (desear) Proceed
Agree Choose Expect
Manage (arreglarselas Refuse
Aim (aspirar a) Claim(reclamar) Fail para)
Seem
Appear Condescend Forget Mean (expresa una
(dignarse) intención o plan)e.g I didn’t Swear(jurar)
mean to insult you
Arrange(organizar, Help
disponer)
Consent Tend
Neglect(descuidar)
Happen
Ask Decide Undertake (llevar a cabo
Offer
Hesitate una acción)
Attempt(intentar, tratar Decline (rehusar, declinar)
Plan(planificar, planear) Volunteer(ofrecerse
de) Hope
Demand (reclamar, voluntario)
Bother(molestar) exigir) Promise
Prepare

2. VERB + OI + TO INFINITIVE CORRESPONDE A LA ESTRUCTURA

NOT TO INFINITIVE. CASTELLANA “QUE+ SUBJUNTIVO”
expect
Advise command order wish
encourage
ask (animar) forbid want would like
would prefer
tell(order)
3. THE BARE INFINITIVE
 With modal verbs : can, must, may,
 Let
 Make, but in the passive takes the to infinitive
 Would rather/ would sooner = preferiría
 Had better= harías mejor en
 Rather than/ sooner than =mejor que/ antes que
 Help: may be followed by full or bare infinitive
 Si dos infinitivos van unidos por and, el to del segundo infinitivo desaparece
 But and except + do+ anything/ nothing/everything van seguidos de bare infinitive: He
does nothing but complain (but: except, sino)
4. VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND:
Admit Deny(negar) fancy (apetecer) keep (continuar) miss (echar de menos)
Avoid Detest finish loathe postpone
(aborrecer, detester)
Appreciate Dread (odiar) forgive prevent
mind
Consider Enjoy imagine recollect
mean (involve,el
Defer(aplazar Escape involve resultado d la acción tendrá resist
lugar) e.g If you take that job
postergar) (comprender o
in London, it will mean
excuse abarcar) risk (arriesgar)
travelling two hours every
Delay day) significar
understand
suggest
save
LAS EXPRESIONES ( +ing)
Feel like =apetecer It´s no use
Look forward to = desear con mucha impaciencia It´s no good no vale la pena
Can´t stand = no poder soportar It´s no worth
Can´t help = no poder evitar
Después de preposición el verbo va en gerundio

5. INFINITIVE/ GERUND CONSTRUCTIONS (gerund is the earlier action)

REMEMBER:
I remember going to the school when I was a child
I must remember to tell him about the school

REGRET:
I regret to tell you about the accident
I regret spending so much money

FORGET:
I forgot to buy the present for my sister
I'll never forget meeting her for the first time. (I'll never forget when I met her for the first time.)

GO ON + TO + INF se refiere a un cambio de acción es decir pasar a hacer algo diferente

i.e. After cooking he went on to do the washing up
GO ON + GERUNDIO significa continuar
i.e. Go on reading, please
STOP:
STOP + TO INFINITIVO = parar para
STOP + Ing = dejar de
I stopped to eat
I stopped eating
TRY
TRY + TO INF = intentar, esforzarse.i.e I tried to do all my homework.
TRY + ING = probar, hacer el experimento. i.e If you have a headache, try taking an aspirin!

LAS EXPRESIONES
USED TO= solía +infinitive (a past habit) i.e I used to swim in summer.
BE USED TO= estar acostumbrado a+ing i.e I am used to living here
GET USED TO= acostumbarse a+ing
BE SORRY FOR (gerund) apologize, regret. i.e I’m sorry for making such noise last night
BE SORRY (to infinitive) regret sadness. i.e I’m sorry to hear that you’ve been ill.
BE ASHAMED OF (gerund) = it refers to a previous action. i.e You should be ashamed of lying to him
BE ASHAMED (to infinitive)= it refers to a subsequent action. i.e I’m ashamed to tell you what it costs.

6.-VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS

Ask for/about Dream of/about Rely on (confiar en) Wish for (desear algo)
Believe in Fight with somebody for Remind somebody of Quarrel with somebody
Charge so with (acusar a Insist on Succeed in about something
alguien de algo) Long for (anhelar desear) Think of/about
Consist of Object to (objetar a) Wait for
Depend on Refer to Warn somebody of/about
See somebody do and see somebody doing
I saw him do something= he did something (past simple) and I saw this. I saw
the complete action from the beginning to end
Eg. He fell off the wall. I saw this. = I saw him fall off the wall

I saw him doing something= he was doing something (past continuous) and I
saw this. I saw him when he was in the middle of doing it. This does not mean
that I saw the complete action.
Eg. He was walking along the street= I saw him walking along the street
Yesterday you saw Kate. She was waiting for the bus. You can say: I saw Kate
waiting for a bus

We use this structure with see and hear

TO-infinitive or gerund: CONSIDER, IMAGINE

Consider and imagine can be followed by either a gerund, or a noun phrase or
pronoun + to-infinitive but with different meanings:
I am considering working abroad. (I am thinking of working abroad.)
Everybody considers him to be the best person for the job. (Everybody thinks
that he is the best person for the job.)
Imagine living at 2,000 metres above sea level! (Imagine what it would be like to
live at 2,000 metres above sea level.)
I imagined him to be much taller. (I expected that he would be much taller.)