Usos del Gerundio en ingls

GENERALIDADES
Usos

Ejemplos

Problemas / Notas

Pon el gerundio:
1. Despus de las
preposiciones.

She left without

kissing me. Were
Los verbos ms frecuentes que solemos
thinking of going to encontrar con el gerundio son:
Italy.

2. Despus de
algunos verbos.

I enjoy eating out.

Do youmind
giving me your
address?

3. Como el sujeto
de una frase.

Smoking is bad for

you.Skiing is
expensive

like, love, hate, enjoy, miss, feel like, mind,

finish, risk, practise, put off, stop, suggest, cant
help, fancy, admit, deny, give up, imagine, keep
(on), put off (postpone), spend time, cant
stand, delay, regret, avoid, consider, involve, go
on (=continue)

Pon 'to' + Infinitivo:

1. Para dar una
respuesta a la
pregunta Why
(por que?)

Why did you stop

working? -To
spend more time
with my children.

2. Despus de los
adjetivos

Its not easy to

find a good man.

3. Despus de
algunos verbos

I forgot to
phone the bank.
She needs to
see you urgently.

for spend
for to spend
Observa los ejemplos con el negativo not to:
We hope not to be in the same flat next year.
She decided not to get married.
Los verbos ms frecuentes que solemos
encontrar con 'to' + infinitivo son:
would like, want, need, decide, hope, arrange,
expect, plan, forget, seem, appear, wish,
promise, offer, refuse, learn, manage, afford,
agree, fail, tend, happen, mean, prepare,
pretend, threaten, attempt.

GERUNDIO E INFINITIVO CUANDO LOS DOS SON POSIBLES

Existen verbos con los que se puede poner el gerundio (-ing) o el infinitivo con to.
En algunos, el significado de la combinacin de los dos verbos cambiar al poner infinitivo o
gerundio.
Lee los siguientes ejemplos y su explicacin en espaol.

STOP

- I stopped to have a beer.

Se interrumpe la actividad que se est haciendo para beber una cerveza.
- I have stopped drinking beer.
Se interrumpe la actividad (en este caso de beber cerveza).
TRY
- I tried to lift the box but it was too heavy.
Se intenta algo difcil que requiere esfuerzo.
- Why dont you try closing the window if the traffic is too noisy?
Se intenta un experimento, test o prueba para ver si funciona.
LIKE
- I like to get up at 6am.
Me gusta el resultado de la actividad porque me da tiempo a desayunar y hacer otras
cosas
tranquilmente.
- I like getting up at 6am.
Realmente me gusta realizar la actividad.
NEED
- I need to work harder.
Tengo la obligacin de hacer algo.
- This room needs painting.
Hay necesidad hacerlo (en voz pasiva)
REMEMBER Y FORGET
1. Remember to buy milk on your way home.
2. I remember kissing my first girlfriend.
1. I forgot to phone Dad on his birthday.
2. Ill never forget seeing my wife for the first time. She looked beautiful.
1. Se refiere a recordar u olvidar cosas que tienes o tenas que hacer.
2. Se refiere a recordar u olvidar cosas que ocurrieron en el pasado.
REGRET
- We regret to inform you that your application for a loan of 5000 Euros has not been
accepted.
Normalmente se utiliza para comunicar malas noticias.
- Do you regret leaving school early and not going to university?
Lamentas cosas que ocurrieron en el pasado.
GO ON
- After winning the Kings Cup, Valencia went on to win the Champions League.
Expresa un cambio de actividad.
- They went on complaining about their holiday all evening.
Expresa que se continua realizando la misma actividad.