VERBOS SEGUIDOS DE OTROS VERBOS EN INGLÉS (-ING ó INFINITIVE)

Los principales verbos que van seguidos por la forma de INFINITIVO son:

VERB MEANING EXAMPLE

WANT querer I want to be rich.

DECIDE decidir We decided to travel tomorrow.
PROMISE prometer He promised to finish his homework.
PLAN planear They plan to sell the house soon.
FORGET olvidar Please, don’t forget to take your umbrella.
HOPE esperar, tener esperanza I know you were hoping to see her again.
OFFER ofrecer The girls offered to help me with the cake.
AGREE estar de acuerdo Last night, we agreed to go to the supermarket together.
LEARN aprender The kids will learn to make their beds.
NEED necesitar That family needs to spend more time together.
HAVE tener You have to go to school.
ASK pedir, preguntar The officer asked them to stay calm.
ARRANGE organizar The mothers arranged to have a play date for their kids.
REFUSE rechazar The workers refuse to stay after-hours.
DEMAND exigir The group demands to talk to the manager.

Los principales verbos que van seguidos por la terminación -ING.

VERBS MEANING EXAMPLE

ENJOY disfrutar They enjoy spending time out.

Last year, she didn’t mind staying home for her
MIND tener inconveniente
birthday.
IMAGINE imaginar Can you imagine having to work on Sundays?
AVOID evitar She avoided travelling during pregnancy.
FINISH terminar When I finish cleaning, I’ll call it a day.
LOOK FORWARD TO esperar con ansia We look forward to hearing from you.
perder, echar de
MISS They miss staying up all night.
menos
RISK arriesgar He would never risk losing his job.
SUGGEST The advisor suggested studying one hour a day.
sugerir/recomendar
RECOMMEND The advisor recommended studying…
KEEP mantener She keeps trying.
STOP detener Stop saying that!
 Los verbos que aceptan ambas variaciones: –ING & INFINITIVO

VERBS MEANING EXAMPLES with ING EXAMPLES with TO

LOVE amar He loves travelling. I love to go for a walk in the morning.

My neighbor likes to stay home after
LIKE gustar We like dancing.
dinner.
My friend hated to drive that night, it
HATE odiar She hates ironing.
was dark.
PREFE Our family prefers going out for The students prefer to read books
preferir
R dinner. about adventures rather than classics.
The group started singing in The group started to sing in the middle
START comenzar
the middle of the street. of the street.
He finally began writing a
BEGIN iniciar He finally began to write a proposal.
proposal.

Answer the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in parenthesis

1. I hope __________________ (finish) my studies this year.

2. She promised __________________ (write) me.

3. I learned __________________ (speak) English at school.

4. I dislike __________________ (get) up early, especially on Monday.

5. The police pretended __________________ (arrest) the terrorist at the border.

6. After my injury I missed __________________ (play) tennis a lot.

7. I imagine __________________ (have) a sailing boat and travelling around the world.

8. She decided __________________ (spend) her holidays in Italy.

9. When the teacher entered the classroom, the students stopped ________ (make) noise.

10. He risks __________________ (have) an accident driving so fast.

11. My sister agrees __________________ (lend) me money for my new house.

12. Every morning my dad likes __________________ (read) the newspaper during his
breakfast.
13. I hate __________________ (wash) the dishes every evening after dinner.

14. I enjoy __________________ (play) pool when I go out with my friends.

15. I forgot __________________ (phone) my brother today.