GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES !!

A GERUND is often used in actions that We use a GERUND after…

happen before or at the same time as the
1. Certain verbs.
action of the main verb. Example:
2. Prepositions
3. As a subject of a sentence
I remember visiting my great-grandma the 4. As a complement
last week (recuerdo haber visitado a mi 5. After some expressions
bisabuela el fin de semana pasado)
I love going out with my girlfriend to eat
in new restaurants.
GERUNDS .. !!
Admit – Advise – Anticipate - Appreciate – Avoid -
Can´t help - Can´t stand - Complete - Consider –
Delay – Deny – Detest – Discuss - Dislike – Enjoy -
Escape – Excuse – Fancy - Finish – Forbid – Get
through – Have – Imagine – Involve - Keep –
Mention - Mind – Miss - Permit – Postpone -
Practice – Quit – Recall – Recommend – Report -
Resent – Resist – Resume – Risk – Spend(time) -
Suggest – Tolerate – Understand - Waste.
GERUNDS .. !!
Before – Of – About – For – On – Without – After –
By – In – At – In spite of.

(Verbs with preposiotion..)

Admit to – Approve of – Argue about – Believe in –
Care about – Complain about – Concentrate on –
Confess to – Depend on – Disapprove of –
Discourage from – Dream about – Feel like –
Forget about – Insist on – Object to – Plan on –
Prevent from – Refrain from - succeed in – Talk about
Think about - Worry about.
GERUNDS .. !! 5. We use a GERUND after
these expessions:
Be used to…
It´s not good …
There´s no point in …
I can´t help/stand …
Be fond of …
Would mind/I don´t mind …
Feel like …
Be feed up with …
Give up …
Get used to …
Be keen on …
It´s not use …
Look forward to …
Be worth …
 INFINITIVES .. !!
We use an INFINITIVE for actions that We use an INFINITIVE after…
follow the action of the main verb.
1. Certain verbs.
Example:
2. After verb+object combination
3. Adjectives
She meant to tell us the story 4. To show purpose
(ella quiso contarnos una historia) 5. Some expressions
He stopped to smoke 6. Special uses.
We decided to stay at home.
INFINITIVES .. !!
Agree – Aim – Appear – Arrange – Ask – Attempt –
Be able – Beg – Begin – Care – Choose – Claim -
Condescend – Consent – Continue – Dare – Decide
Demand - Deserve – Deteste – Dislike – Expect –
Fail – Forget - Get – Happen – Have – Hesitate –
Hope - hurry – Intend – Leap – Learn - Leave -
like – Long - love – Manage - Mean – Neglect –
Offer – Ought – Plan – Prefer – Prepare – Proceed –
Promise – Propuse – Refuse – Remember – Say –
Seem - Shoot – Start – Stop – Strive – Swear –
Tend - Threaten – Try – Use – Wait – Want - Wish.
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Advise(you) – Allow – Ask – Beg – Bring – Build
Buy – Challenge – Choose – Command – Dare –
Direct – Encourage – Expect – Forbid – Force –
Have – Hire – Instruct – Invite – Lead – Leave –
Let - Like - love - Motivate – Order – Pay –
Permit – Persuade – Prepare – Promise – Remind
Require – Send – Teach – Tell – Urge – Want –
Warn.
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Difficult, Easy, Be determined, Be happy,
Be disappointed, Be glad, Be pleasent.

5. It uses an Infinitive with these expressions:

Can afford – Would hate – Would love – Would like – Would prefer.
Without “TO”… Had better – Would rather – Why not.
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6. We use INFINITIVES without “TO” after ….
Modal verbs.
Verbs of perception (see, watch, hear, notice, feel, sense)
Let, Make, Help, Do.

We use an INFINITIVES or a GERUND with these verbs ….

Forget – Regret – Stop – Remember – Try – Start – Begin – Continue – Hate - Intend
– Like – Love – Prefer – Go on.
LET´S PRACTICE …!!