GERUND OR INFINITIVE

1. GERUND

Usamos el verbo en gerundio:

1. Cuando el verbo actúa como sujeto u objeto de la frase:

“Practising sports regularly is very benefitial for your health.”

“Ana considers learning languages essential for her formation.”

2. Después de preposiciones:

“You bought me the dress without asking me first”

“I am very good at drawing”

3. Seguido de verbos que expresan “feelings” (love, hate, like, enjoy, prefer…)

“I hate buying at 12pm because it is always very busy”

4. Seguido de ciertos verbos (* ver la tabla del final)

2. TO INFINITIVE

Usamos el verbo en infinitivo:

1. Seguido de adjetivos:

“It is important to follow the rules.”

2. Cuando expresamos propósito:

“I signed in the course to learn how to cook healthier meals.”

3. Seguido de ciertos verbos (*ver la tabla del final)

 3. VERBOS QUE PUEDEN IR SEGUIDOS DE GERUNDIO Y DE INFINITIVO

1. STOP

1. Stop + gerundio: Cuando pretendemos decir que hemos dejado de hacer algo.

“I decided to stop buying in this shop because it is really expensive”

2. Stop + infinitivo: Cuando expresamos que hemos parado de hacer una actividad para hacer
otra.

“On my way home I stopped to buy some fruit”

2. TRY

1. Try + gerundio: Cuando queremos expresar que vamos a probar a hacer algo

“Try pushing a bit harder to see if you can open the can”

2. Try + infinitivo: cuando intentamos hacer algo (normalmente en el pasado)

“I tried to sign in pilates lessons but everything was full”

3. REGRET

1. Regret + gerundio: Cuando expresamos que nos arrepentimos de algo

“I regret buying that trainers, they are not good value for money.”

2. Regret + infinitivo: “Lamento comunicarte que…”

“I regret to tell you that I couldn’t fix your laptop”

4. REMEMBER

1. Remember + gerundio: Nos referimos a que recordamos algo del pasado

“I remember playing in that garden when I was younger”

2. Remember + to infinitive: cuando tenemos que acordarnos de hacer algo

“Remember to buy some bread, please, we don’t have any left.”

5. FORGET

1. Forget + gerundio: hace referencia al pasado

“I forgot turning off the lights this morning”

2. Forget + infinitive: cuando no podemos olvidar de hacer algo

“Don’t forget to buy bread when you come.

GERUND INFINITIVE

Admit Advise

Avoid Afford

Can’t stand Agree

Consider Appear

Deny Arrange

Don’t mind Ask

Enjoy Choose

Fancy Decide

Feel like Deserve

Finish Expect

Give up Fail

Keep Help

Imagine Hope

Miss Invite

Practice Learn

Recommend Hope

Suggest Invite

Tend Learn

Manage

Mean

Plan

Pretend

Promise

Refuse

Seem

Try

Wait

Want

Would like