Infinitivos y Gerundios

TO + VBO (INFINITIVO)
- Para expresar propósito (para)
- después de algunos adjetivos
- Used to (solía)
- WOULD + LIKE, LOVE, HATE, PREFER + TO
- Después de WHAT o HOW
- Con los siguientes verbos: VBO + TO + VBO-INF

afford agree aim appear arrange

attempt choose claim decide demand
deserve expect fail help hesitate hope
intend learn manage mean offer
plan prepare pretend promise refuse
seem tend want wish

- Con los siguientes verbos: VBO + OBJETO + TO + VBO-INF

advise allow ask beg enable

encourage forbid force invite order
permit persuade remind request teach
tell wait warn

VBO. - ING
- Cuando es el sujeto de la frase
- después de preposición
- después de las siguientes expresiones:

be worth can’t help can’t stand can't face feel like it’s no
use be used to get used to would mind look forward to

- Con los siguientes verbos: VBO + VBO. - ING

admit avoid consider delay deny

detest discuss dislike enjoy fancy
finish imagine involve keep mention
mind miss postpone practise recommend
resist risk spend suggest

VERB + TO + VB-INF = VERB + VB-ING

- Con los siguientes verbos: VBO + VBO –ING

begin continue forbid hate intend

like love prefer propose start

VERB + VB-INF = VERB + VB-ING

- Con los siguientes verbos: VBO + VBO –ING

feel hear notice see watch

VERB + TO + VB-INF - VERB + VB-ING
+ VB-ING
He'll never forget meeting his favourite singer.
(olvidar algo de pasado)
FORGET
+ TO + VB-INF
Don't forget to spend money on the tickets.
(olvidar algo de futuro)
+ VB-ING
I remember switching off the lights last night.
(recordar algo de pasado)
REMEMBER
+ TO + VB-INF
Remember to switch off the lights when you leave.
(recordar algo de futuro)
+ VB-ING
I regret being late for school.
(arrepentirse)
REGRET
+ TO + VB-INF
We regret to inform that your flight has been delayed
(lamentar comunicar algo)
+ VB-ING
I stopped smoking last year.
(dejar de hacer algo para siempre)
STOP
+ TO + VB-INF
I stopped to smoke.
(dejar de hacer algo para hacer otra cosa)
+ VB-ING
That means phoning your mother.
(implicar, significar)
MEAN
+ TO + VB-INF
I meant to phone you, but my mobile didn't work.
(tener la intención de)
+ VB-ING
Go on reading the text.
(continuar haciendo los mismo)
GO ON
+ TO + VB-INF
Go on to read the text.
(cambiar de actividad)
+ VB-ING
I tried taking an aspirin but it didn't help.
(intentar, probar)
TRY
+ TO + VB-INF
Try to be quiet when you come home late.
(hacer un esfuerzo)

VERB + VB - INF
- Modales
- MAKE + OBJ + VB – INF (obligan a alguien a hacer algo)
- LET + OBJ + VB-INF (permitir a alguien hacer algo)
- WOULD RATHER (preferir, es mejor que)
- HAD BETTER (sería mejor que)