| Grupo | Verbos | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|
| solo «-ing» | enjoy, avoid, imagine, keep, mind, miss, practise, suggest, finish, admit, deny, appreciate, risk, consider | She avoided answering my question. |
| solo «to» más infinitivo | decide, want, hope, promise, refuse, manage, afford, agree, arrange, learn, offer, seem, expect, fail | They agreed to meet on Friday. |
| los dos, sin cambio real | like, love, hate, prefer, begin, start, continue | It started raining. It started to rain. |
| los dos, con CAMBIO de significado | stop, remember, forget, try, regret, mean, go on | He stopped smoking. He stopped to smoke. |
| detrás de preposición, siempre «-ing» | after leaving, without saying, interested in moving, good at explaining | She left without saying goodbye. |
Listen to one clear example from each group. I really enjoy working with this team. We decided to move to another city. She started learning Japanese two years ago. He stopped drinking coffee after lunch. They left the meeting without saying anything.
| Con «-ing» significa | Con «to» significa | La diferencia en una línea |
|---|---|---|
| stop doing: he stopped smoking | stop to do: he stopped to smoke | dejar el hábito frente a detenerse para hacerlo |
| remember doing: I remember locking the door | remember to do: remember to lock the door | recordar lo ya hecho frente a acordarse de hacerlo |
| forget doing: I will never forget seeing it | forget to do: I forgot to call her | el recuerdo frente al olvido de la tarea |
| try doing: try turning it off and on | try to do: I tried to open the window | probar a ver qué pasa frente a esforzarse |
| regret telling him the truth | we regret to inform you | arrepentirse frente a la fórmula formal de mala noticia |
| mean doing: it means working weekends | mean to do: I meant to call you | implicar frente a tener la intención |
Now listen to the pairs that change meaning. He stopped smoking last year. He stopped to smoke outside the building. I remember locking the door this morning. Please remember to lock the door tonight. She tried opening the other window. She tried to open the window for ten minutes.
Elija la forma correcta. En dos casos las dos son gramaticales, pero solo una encaja con el contexto.
- I really must remember ___ my landlord before Friday. (calling · to call)
- She avoided ___ me directly for the whole meeting. (answering · to answer)
- The printer is broken again. Try ___ it off and on. (turning · to turn)
- We cannot afford ___ another year in this flat. (spending · to spend)
- He walked out of the room without ___ a single word. (saying · to say)
- I will never forget ___ my first salary in my hand. (holding · to hold)
Ver soluciones
- to call
- answering
- turning
- to spend
- saying
- holding
Reescriba la idea española con el patrón inglés. Ninguna admite «that» más verbo conjugado.
- Quiero que te quedes una semana más.
- Le pedí que me ayudara con la carta.
- Esperamos que ella acepte el puesto.
- No me importa esperar veinte minutos.
- Sugirió que empezáramos otra vez.
- Antes de irse, apagó todas las luces.
Ver soluciones
- I want you to stay one more week
- I asked him to help me with the letter
- We expect her to accept the job
- I do not mind waiting twenty minutes
- He suggested starting again
- Before leaving, he turned off all the lights