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B1 Gramática

B1Construcciones con verbos15 min

Verbo + -ing o to + infinitivo

Verb + -ing or to + infinitive

Aprende qué verbos van seguidos de una forma -ing y cuáles van seguidos de to + infinitivo.

Cuando un verbo sigue a otro, el segundo verbo es una -ing form (I enjoy cooking) o to + infinitive (I want to cook). La elección depende del primer verbo, así que conviene aprender los verbos por grupos.

EstructuraVerbos comunesEjemplo
verb + -ingenjoy, finish, mind, avoid, suggest, keep, practise, consider, missJamal enjoys running in the morning.
verb + to + infinitivewant, hope, decide, plan, agree, refuse, learn, offer, promise, needWe decided to stay at home.
both, with little change in meaninglike, love, hate, prefer, start, begin, continueIt started raining. / It started to rain.

Después de preposiciones y como sujeto

Después de una preposición como about, of, at, in, for, without, before o after, usa siempre la forma -ing. También usamos la forma -ing cuando una actividad es el sujeto de la oración.

  • Lena is good at drawing.
  • Thanks for helping me.
  • Swimming is my favourite way to relax.
  • Ravi left without saying goodbye.
  • Would you mind opening the window?
  • Sofia hopes to study medicine next year.

Un verbo que cambia de significado

Con stop, la estructura cambia el significado. Stop + -ing significa que ya no haces algo: She stopped eating meat last year. Stop + to + infinitive significa que interrumpes una actividad para hacer otra: We stopped to buy some water on the way.

Ejercicio 1 de 2

Elige la forma correcta

Elige la opción correcta para completar cada oración.

  1. Mina enjoys _____ old films at the weekend.

  2. We've decided _____ a new car.

  3. Would you mind _____ the door, please?

  4. Jamal is interested in _____ Japanese.

  5. The children promised _____ quiet during the film.

  6. Have you finished _____ your report?

  7. On the way home, we stopped _____ some bread.

  8. _____ every day is good for your health.

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Ejercicio 2 de 2

Escribe el verbo

Escribe la forma -ing o to + infinitivo del verbo entre paréntesis.

  1. I hope (see) you again soon.

  2. Kofi suggested (go) to the beach.

  3. She is very good at (fix) bicycles.

  4. They refused (pay) for the broken chair.

  5. Please keep (try). You're nearly there!

  6. Aiko learned (swim) when she was six.

  7. It started (snow) just after midnight.

  8. Do you feel like (eat) out tonight?

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