INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS GERUNDIOS Usos q Sujeto de

INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS

GERUNDIOS. Usos: q Sujeto de una oración (cuando hablamos en general) e. g. Running is very good to keep you fit. q Detrás de algunos verbos: Enjoy, admit, deny, mind, avoid, risk, miss, suggest, imagine, fancy, stop, finish, continue, recommend, postpone, consider. e. g. She enjoys visiting her grandparents every weekend q Detrás de preposición: e. g. Thank you for giving me another opportunity Detrás de algunas expresiones: give up, put off, go on/carry on, keep/keep on, can’t help, can’t stand, feel like, it’s no use, be/get used to, look forward to, spend e. g. You should give up smoking, it’s very bad for your health. q q ojo con la negativa!! When I’m on holiday, I enjoy not having to get up early.

INFINITIVOS. Usos: q Sujeto de una oración (cuando hablamos de un momento concreto) e. g. To leave now would be a mistake. q Detrás de algunos verbos: Offer, agree, refuse, decide, plan, pretend, arrange, hope, manage, fail, deserve, claim, afford, forget, promise, threaten, learn, appear/ seem, choose, expect, want/ wish, tend. e. g. She decided to go to the cinema yesterday. q Detrás de algunos adjetivos: e. g. I’m very happy to see you again. q Para expresar proposito. e. g. : I go to the university to learn English. q ojo con la negativa!! We decided not to go out because of the weather. q Los verbos let, make, hear, feel, see van seguidos de infinitivo sin to: He makes me feel happy

VERBOS SEGUIDOS DE INFINITIO O GERUNDIO: q Algunos verbos pueden ir seguidos de infinitivo o gerundio sin que afecte a su significado: begin, continue, forbid, start, like, prefer, propose, bother, intend, love, hate. e. g. It has started raining / It has started to rain ¡! Pero no usamos gerundio despues de ing. e. g. It’s starting to rain

VERBOS SEGUIDOS DE INFINITIO O GERUNDIO: Otros verbos pueden ir seguidos de infinitivo o gerundio pero con diferencia de significado: Stop - Can you stop crying, please? (parar de llorar) - She stopped to have a rest. (parar de hacer algo para descansar) Remember - I remember locking the door (past) - Please remember to post the letter (future) Regret -I now regret saying what I said (arrepentirse) - I regret to inform you that we cannot offer you the job (sentir) Forget - They forgot doing that composition (la hicieron, pero se les olvido que la habian hecho) -They forgot to do that composition (no la hicieron, se les olvido hacerla) Go on - The president paused for a moment and then went on talking (same ) - After discussing the economy, the president then went on to talk about foreign policy (different) Try - I was very tired. I tried to keep my eyes open (make an effort) - The photocopier doesn’t seem to be working. – Try pressing the green button (as an experiment or test) Need - I need to take more exercise (es necesario para mi) - The batteries in the radio need changing ( necesita ser hecho) Help -Everybody helped (to) clean the house (ayudar a algo) -I can’t help loving you (no poder evitar) q