Verbs + gerund / infinitive Unit 6 2BTO

 

Verbs + gerund / infinitive.

El gerundio: Es la forma verbal terminada en –ing, que funciona como sustantivo en los siguientes casos:

-          Como el sujeto de la oración cuando se habla de acciones o hechos en general.

Visiting London was an amazing experience .

-          Como complemento directo de algunos verbos: finish, enjoy, avoid, miss, recommend, suggest, imagine,  regret, keep, mind. She enjoys eating food from different countries. 

-          Detrás de las preposiciones: He is thinking about learning German.

-          Detrás de algunas expresiones: can’t stand, feel like, don’t mind, it`s no use, look forward to

I don’ t mind walking to work.

El infinitivo: es la forma verbal precedida de to y se emplea en estos casos:

-          Detrás de los verbos decide, want, promise, hope, pretend, refuse, offer, agree, seem, appear, choose, expect, learn, plan, visit, allow.

          Paul has promised to take his dog to the vet.

               They decided not to take part in the experiment.

-          Detrás de los adjetivos easy, happy, sad, lucky, hard, nice.

I’m happy to volunteer in the Red Cross.

Verbos seguidos de gerundio e infinitivo.

Los verbos like, love, hate, prefer, begin, start, continue pueden ir seguidos de gerundio o de infinitivo sin que su significado varíe.  They like going / to go to summer camps.

En cambio, otros no significan lo mismo si llevan detrás un gerundio o un infinitivo:

-          Remember + gerundio significa recordar haber hecho algo en el pasado

I remember eating at that restaurant when I was in Paris.

-          Remember + infinitivo significa acordarse de hacer algo:

She remembered to buy the ingredients for the cake.

-          Forget + gerundio se emplea en frases negativas  para indicar la imposibilidad de olvidar algo ocurrido en el pasado: Tim will never forget meetig his favourite singer.

-          Forget + infinitivo significa olvidarse de hacer algo: I forgot to buy the tickets for the concert.

Stop + gerundio significa dejar de hacer algo, un hábito: She stopped smoking a year ago.

-          Stop + infinitivo significa parar una acción para hacer otra cosa:

They didn’t stop to have lunch on their way home

Try + gerundio significa "experimentar": I tried eating chocolate ants and it was disgusting.

Try + infinitivo significa "hacer un esfuerzo": Try to run half a kilometre more.

EXERCISES:

A) Rephrasing on the gerund

1. Robert didn't want to taste Kate's cake. Robert didn't feel like .............. Kate's cake.

2. Amy didn't listen to music. She watched TV. Instead of ..........................................

3. Lisa doesn't like to wear dresses. She usually wears jeans. Lisa prefers......... jeans, not dresses.

4. It's not a good idea to drink coffee at night.  ............coffee at night is not a good idea.

B) Complete the sentences with one of these infinitives: call, learn, wear, clean, find.

1. It isn't confortable ................. my hearing aid all the time.

2. Olivia hopes ............... sign language soon.

3. I promise ......... you tomorrow.

4. Was it easy .......... the street? Did you get lost?

5. We are planning ................. the house tomorrow.

C) Verbs followed by gerund and infinitive with different meaning: Match the sentences in each pair to their correct meanings.

1. Amy didn't remember to download the app.

2. Amy didn't remember downloading the app.

a. Amy didn't download the app.

b. It was possible that Amy downloaded the app -- she wasn't sure.

3. Mike stopped taking his medicine.

4. Mike stopped to take his medicine.

a. Mike took his medicine.

b. Mike no longer takes his medicine.

5. I will never forget watching the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

6. I won't forget to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

a. I saw the opening ceremony.

b. I haven't seen the opening ceremony yet.