ELENA SUSANA ZARATE PILES: GERUNDS & INFINITIVES

Gerunds and Infinitives

CUADO U VERBO TIEE FUCI DE SUJETO >
IFIITIVO CO TOO GERUDIO
Playing basketball takes up too much of her time.
To play basketball for UConn is her favourite fantasy.
CUADO U VERBO TIEE FUCI DE OBJETO>
IFIITIVO CO TOO GERUDIO

Her favorite fantasy is to play basketball for UConn.
Her favorite fantasy is playing basketball for UConn.

DETRS DE U SUSTATIVO
> IFIITIVO CO TO

Her desire to play basketball for UConn became an obsession.
I could never understand her desire to play basketball for UConn.
Ejemplos de sustantivos
advice
appeal
command
decision
desire
fact
instruction
motivation
opportunity
order
permission
plan
possibility
preparation
proposal
recommendation
refusal
reminder
request
requirement
suggestion
tendency
wish


ELENA SUSANA ZARATE PILES: GERUNDS & INFINITIVES

DETRS DE U ADJETIVO >
IFIITIVO CO TO
She was hesitant to tell the coach of her plan.
She was reluctant to tell her parents, also.
But she would not have been content to play high school ball forever.
Ejemplos de adjetivos
ahead
amazed
anxious
apt
ashamed
bound
careful
certain
content
delighted
determined
disappointed
eager
eligible
fortunate
glad
happy
hesitant
liable
likely
lucky
pleased
proud
ready
reluctant
sad
shocked
sorry
surprised
upset
DETRS DE UA PREPOSICI
> + GERUDIO
a. She wrote a newspaper article about dealing with college recruiters.
b. She thanked her coach for helping her to deal with the pressure.
Two prepositions, except and but, will sometimes take an infinitive.
a. The committee had no choice except to elect Frogbellow chairperson.
b. What is left for us but to pack up our belongings and leave?






ELENA SUSANA ZARATE PILES: GERUNDS & INFINITIVES
CUADO TIEE FUCI DE OBJETO DIRECTO >
GERUDIO, IFIITIVO CO TOO IFIITIVO SI TO,
SEG GRUPO

GRUPO 1 : VERBOS SEGUIDOS DE IFIITIVOCO TO
Emotion
care
desire
hate
hate
like
loathe
love
regret
yearn
Choice or Intent
agree
choose
decide
decide
expect
hope
intend
need
plan
prefer
prepare
propose
refuse
want
wish
Initiation, Completion, Incompletion >
begin
cease
commence
fail
get
hesitate
manage
neglect
start
try
undertake
Mental Process
forget
know how
learn remember
Request and Promise
demand
offer
promise
swear
threaten
vow
Intransitives
appear
happen
Seem tend
Miscellaneous ( = otros)
afford
arrange
claim
continue
pretend
wait

ELENA SUSANA ZARATE PILES: GERUNDS & INFINITIVES

GRUPO II : VERBOS SEGUIDOS DE PROOMBRE + IFIITIVO CO TO
Example : I begged him to let me the flan.
Communication
advise
ask*
beg*
challenge
command
convince
forbid
invite
order
permit
persuade
promise*
remind
require
tell
warn
urge
Instruction
encourage
help
instruct
teach
train
Causing
allow
cause
choose
force
get
hire
need*
would like*
Miscellaneous
dare*
expect*
trust
prepare*
want*

GRUPO III: VERBOS + GERUDIO
Initiation, Completion and Incompletion
anticipate
avoid
begin
cease
complete
delay
finish
get through
give up
postpone
quit
risk
start
stop
try
Communication
admit
advise
deny
discuss
encourage
mention
recommend
report
suggest
urge

ELENA SUSANA ZARATE PILES: GERUNDS & INFINITIVES
Continuing Action
continue
can't help
practice
involve
keep
keep on
Emotion
appreciate
dislike
enjoy
hate
like
love
mind
don't mind
miss
prefer
regret
can't stand
resent
resist
tolerate
Mental Process
anticipate
consider
forget
imagine
recall
remember
see
can't see
understand
GRUPO IV : VERBOS SEGUIDOS DE GERUDIO O IFIITIVO SI TO
(CASI DIFERECIA DE SETIDO)
attempt
begin
continue
hate
like
love
neglect
prefer

can't stand
stand
start
GRUPO V : VERBOS SEGUIDOS DE GERUDIO O IFIITIVO CO TO
(CO DIFERECIA DE SETIDO)
Forget



Remember


Stop

Try




Regret


Mean
I forgot to lock the door
I forgot locking the door


I remembered to invite him
I remembered inviting him

I stopped to talk to him
I stopped talking to him

I tried to do it but I couldnt
I tried doing it just in case.


I regret to tell you that
I regret telling you that

I didnt mean to hurt you
Se me olvid cerrar la puerta
Se me olvido que haba cerrado la puerta

Record invitarle
Record que le haba invitado


Me par para hablar con l
Par de hablarle

Lo intent pero no lo consegu (proeza)
Lo intent por si a caso (experiencia)


Lamento decirte que.
Lamento haberte dicho que..

No fue mi intencin herirte.
ELENA SUSANA ZARATE PILES: GERUNDS & INFINITIVES
It meant working a lot Eso supona mucho trabajo


GRUPO VI : VERBOS SEGUIDOS DE PROOMBRE + GERUDIO (accin en
curso)
Example: I felt him coming towards me ( sent como vena hacia m)
Verbs Involving Senses
feel
hear
listen to
look at
notice
observe
overhear
see
watch

GRUPO VII : VERBOS SEGUIDOS DE PROOMBRE + IFIITIVO SI
TO(accin terminada)
a. We watched him clear the table. (v como quito la mesa)
b. They heard the thief go through the door. (oyern como entr el ladrn)
c. We helped her finish the homework. ( la ayudamos a terminar el trabajo)
GRUPO VII: PASSIVE MEAIGS : IFIITIVE CO TO O GERUDIO
SEG LOS VERBOS
a. Children are made to work hard in Japan ( obligan a los nios a trabajar
duro en Japn)
b. You are not allowed to smoke in here (no te est permitido fumar aqu)
c. He is believed to be the criminal ( se cree que l es el criminal)
d. Your car needs cleaning ( Tienes que limpiar el coche)
e. I am not used/accustomed to cleaning ( no estoy acostumbrado a limpiar)

GRUPO VIII: CO ALGUAS EXPRESIOES IDIOMTICAS

a. There is no point in going there . ( no sirve de nada ir all?
b. Its worth working hard (merece la pena trabajar duro)


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GRUPO IX : EXPRESIOES + IFIITIVO SI TO

a. Id better go, its getting late. (mejor sera que me vaya, se est haciendo
tarde)
b. Id rather do it myself (prefiero hacerlo yo)
c. Let me tell you ( dejame que te diga)
d. Do they make you wear a uniform to school? (Tienes que llevar uniforme
en el colegio)
e. I have a decorator paint my flat ( Me pinta el piso un decorador)
f. I got my hair cut ( Me he cortado el pelo)