VERB +GERUND /INFINITIVE

VERB +GERUND /INFINITIVE 


Using Gerunds or infinitives

Uso de Gerundios o infinitivos

One of the difficulties of the English language is to know whether to use a gerund  
(ex : doing) or an infinitive (ex : to do).
Generally speaking we can use the following rules:

 Una de las dificultades del idioma inglés es saber si se usa un gerundio (por ejemplo, hacer) o un infinitivo (por ejemplo, para hacer). En términos generales, podemos usar las siguientes reglas:

Examples
Rules
Explanations
Verb + gerund
1. I enjoy playing
2. I denied stealing
Often we use the gerund for an action that happens before or at the same time as the action of the main verb.
1. I enjoy myself at the time of playing.
2. I deny having stolen anything before.
Verb + infinitive
1. I decided to visit my uncle
2. I want to go out
Often we use the infinitive for actions that follow the action of the main verb.
1. Visiting my uncle was an action of my decision. It comes after.
2. What I want (now) is to go out (after/later)
 Verbs commonly followed by a gerund

After verbs that express likes/dislikes :
Example:
" I like playing soccer but I hate boxing."
Note "like/love/hate..." can be also followed by an infinitive:
Examples:
I like to watch TV in the evening.
After adjectives:
Examples:
"I'm glad to know that you passed the exam."
"I'm pleased to meet you."
"I'm disappointed to hear that you flunked maths."


Comentarios

Publicar un comentario

Entradas más populares de este blog

Was/were going to and was/were supposed to

Imagen
Was/were going to and was/were supposed  to Function:           1. We use going to in the past to talk about plans and intentions that didn’t happened.            2 . We use supposed to in the past to talk about things we were expected to do that we didn’t do.  Form: Was/were going to + base form Was going to pay for them. I was going to see what they looked like in daylight. was/were supposed to base form You were supposed to for them before you left the store. Examples: ü   I was going to call you. We weren’t going to come but we changed our minds. ü   You were supposed to copy Valerie in on all the emails. ü   Wasn't going to go to the party(but I guess I will) ü   I wasn't supposed to go by myself (but I'll have to). ü   I wasn't going to go to the party(but I guess I would) ü   I wasn't supposed to go by myself (but I would have to) They are future in the
Leer más

SEPARABLE AND NON-SEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS

Imagen
Form: With separable phrasal verbs, you can put a noun between the verb and the participle. With non-separable phrasal verbs, you can`t. With separable phrasal verbs, we always separate the verb and the participle   when the object is a pronoun (you, it, them, etc.). Form Estructure Example Separable phrasal verbs Verb + participle + noun Verb + noun / pronoun + participle I don`t have to write down the information. I don`t have to write the information down. Non-separable phrasal verbs Verb + participle (+ preposition) + noun / pronoun I didn`t get along with my colleagues. Non-separable phrasal verbs Run into This phrasal verb means to meet someone by chance when you were not expecting to. The object (who we met) must always come at the end! Examples: Ø   This is such a big city! I'm always amazed when I run in
Leer más

SENSE, SENSITIVE AND SENSIBLE

Imagen
Function Sense Any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive estimulity originating from outside or inside the body: a)     My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready. b)    Their operation or function; Sensation c)     A feeling or perception produced through the organs of touch, taste, etc., or resulting from a particular condition of some part of the body: to have a sense of cold. d)    A faculty or function of the mind analogous to sensation: the moral sense. e)    Any special capacity for perception, estimation, appreciation, etc.: a sense of humor. Sensitive Is physical or emotional. If your emotions are easily swayed, you are sensitive. If your sense of touch is very good, you are sensitive. Sensible Is mental. If you do things that make sense, you are sensible.          
Leer más