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Los verbos ms frecuentes que solemos Were thinking of encontrar con el gerundio son: going to Italy. I enjoy eating out. Do you mind giving me your address? like, love, hate, enjoy, miss, feel like, mind, finish, risk, practise, put off, stop, suggest, cant help, fancy, admit, deny, give up, imagine, keep (on), put off (postpone), Smoking is bad spend time, cant stand, delay, regret, for you. Skiing is avoid, consider, involve, go on (=continue) expensive Why did you stop for spend working? - To for to spend spend more time with my children. Observa los ejemplos con el negativo not Its not easy to to: find a good man. We hope not to be in the same flat next year. She decided not to get married. Ejemplos Problemas / Notas
2. Despus de algunos verbos. 3. Como el sujeto de una frase. 1. Para dar una respuesta a la pregunta Why (por que?) 2. Despus de los adjetivos
Los verbos ms frecuentes que solemos I forgot to phone the bank. encontrar con 'to' + infinitivo son: She needs to see you urgently. would like, want, need, decide, hope, arrange, expect, plan, forget, seem, appear, wish, promise, offer, refuse, learn, manage, afford, agree, fail, tend, happen, mean, prepare, pretend, threaten, attempt.
GERUNDIO E INFINITIVO CUANDO LOS DOS SON POSIBLES Existen verbos con los que se puede poner el gerundio (-ing) o el infinitivo con to. En algunos, el significado de la combinacin de los dos verbos cambiar al poner infinitivo o gerundio. Lee los siguientes ejemplos y su explicacin en espaol. STOP - I stopped to have a beer. Se interrumpe la actividad que se est haciendo para beber una cerveza. - I have stopped drinking beer. Se interrumpe la actividad (en este caso de beber cerveza). TRY - I tried to lift the box but it was too heavy. Se intenta algo difcil que requiere esfuerzo. - Why dont you try closing the window if the traffic is too noisy? Se intenta un experimento, test o prueba para ver si funciona.
LIKE - I like to get up at 6am. Me gusta el resultado de la actividad porque me da tiempo a desayunar y hacer otras cosas tranquilmente. - I like getting up at 6am. Realmente me gusta realizar la actividad. NEED - I need to work harder. Tengo la obligacin de hacer algo. - This room needs painting. Hay necesidad hacerlo (en voz pasiva) REMEMBER Y FORGET 1. Remember to buy milk on your way home. 2. I remember kissing my first girlfriend. 1. I forgot to phone Dad on his birthday. 2. Ill never forget seeing my wife for the first time. She looked beautiful. 1. Se refiere a recordar u olvidar cosas que tienes o tenas que hacer. 2. Se refiere a recordar u olvidar cosas que ocurrieron en el pasado. REGRET - We regret to inform you that your application for a loan of 5000 Euros has not been accepted. Normalmente se utiliza para comunicar malas noticias. - Do you regret leaving school early and not going to university? Lamentas cosas que ocurrieron en el pasado. GO ON - After winning the Kings Cup, Valencia went on to win the Champions League. Expresa un cambio de actividad. - They went on complaining about their holiday all evening. Expresa que se continua realizando la misma actividad.