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Siempre que un verbo en inglés va seguido de otro verbo, la forma verbal que adquiere este último será el gerundio o el infinitivo. Aprender a distinguir la forma verbal correcta no es fácil porque no existe una regla gramatical que nos lo indique, sólo lo conseguiremos según vayamos evolucionando en nuestros cursos de inglés y lo integremos en nuestro lenguaje. Hoy veremos algunos ejemplos.
In English, when we want to follow a verb immediately with another verb, the second verb must take the form of either a gerund or an infinitive. The tricky part is discovering which verb is followed by what form. There is no rule that will help you to decide which is correct. You just have to discover each one as you go along and try to remember them. Once you discover the pattern, the wrong form will sound strange to you when you use it.
A. LET’S TRY SOME VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS.
AVOID
We should avoid eating fatty foods.
You had to avoid hitting the car with his bike.
DISLIKE
I dislike watching boring movies.
A boxer dislikes losing a fight.
MENTION
The teacher mentioned seeing me on the weekend
POSTPONE
I postponed meeting him for lunch.
RESIST
I had to resist looking up spoilers for the new Star Wars movie.
To resist eating chocolate, you must have a lot of will power.
FINISH
I have to finish eating my dinner first.
DENY
I denied knowing about the surprise birthday party.
QUIT
It is very difficult to quit smoking.
B. OK, NOW FOR SOME VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVES.
AGREE
He agreed to meet with me in the afternoon.
I agreed to try the soup he had made.
ATTEMPT
I attempted to learn Chinese.
One should always attempt to better themselves every day.
CARE
I take care to watch for cars when crossing the road.
Would you care to have an orange juice?
DECIDE
I decided to learn Spanish.
I decided to eat pizza for dinner last night.
INTEND
I intended to come to the party last night, but I was sick.
I intended to eat my dinner before leaving but I lost track of time.
HESITATE
I hesitated to criticise her cooking.
NEGLECT
My mother neglected to tell me that she had thrown away my bike.
SHOOT
Soldiers are taught to shoot to kill.
C. THERE ARE ALSO A GROUP OF WORDS WHICH CAN BE FOLLOWED BY BOTH A GERUND OR AN INFINITIVE. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES.
CONTINUE
I want to continue learning as many languages as possible.
I continued to talk to her while she made dinner.
HATE
I hated eating vegetables when I was a child.
People usually hate to tell lies to people they love.
REGRET
I regret going to the game without my friends.
I regret to inform you that your dog has died.
START
I like to start eating dinner at about eight o’clock.
I started to leave before my friend stopped me.
TRY
As a child I tried learning as much as I could.
I am trying to visit as many countries in Europe as I can.
ADVISE
I would advise learning some English before going to Australia.
I would advise you to eat fruit to have a healthy life.
LIKE
I like learning different languages.
I like to visit different countries.
PREFER
I prefer drinking Pepsi rather than Coke.
I prefer to eat hamburgers rather than vegetables.
As you can see, it is quite easy to see and hear which is the right form to take after certain verbs but it is difficult to learn all of them as a person learning the language. It takes a lot of practice and you will get it wrong from time to time, but if you can have English speaking friends who can correct you when you use the wrong form, it will slowly start to make more sense to you and will make it easier to understand which is which.
Seguro que ahora tenemos más clara la diferencia que hacen en inglés entre ‘on time’ y ‘in time’, y cómo podemos utilizar cada uno de ellos en nuestro entorno diario.
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K. Charles
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, senior staff member Kym has been teaching at Callan Barcelona since September 2013. Previously, he studied his TEFL course in Prague (Czech Republic). Kym is a very well-seasoned traveller and has been to over 30 countries worldwide, including 22 in Europe.
An avid hiker, he has been all over the Iberian peninsula from Pamplona to Granada, and did the Camino de Santiago in 2018. He also enjoys writing and playing the guitar.
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