IES Alfonso X el Sabio, Marta López Erades
ING- GERUNDIOS
1. Al comienzo de la frase cuando tienen la función de sujeto: Fumar mata, Bostezar es de
mala educación…
2. Detrás de todas las preposiciones y de algunas expresiones como:
Can’t help look forward to
Can’t stand, get used to /be used to
can’t resist feel like
it’s not use to/ there is no point in
to burst out crying / laughing
to go swimming / shopping/cycling/running/jogging
to spend / waste time / money doing something
3. Detrás de algunos verbos como los siguientes (hay muchos, mirar una lista más completa)
Admit
Avoid fancy delay
deny
enjoy
Finish
Imagine
Keep on
imagine
mind
miss
appreciate
Risk
Escape
postpone
practise give up
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SUGGEST: -ING: EL Sujeto está incluido en la sugerencia.
-that +(una frase con should) la sugerencia/consejo no incluye al sujeto.
Marta suggested going to the canteen for a coffee (Marta also went for the coffee)
Marta suggested that we should study more.(it is an advice)
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VERBOS QUE VAN CON INFINITIVO SIN TO
Hay ciertos verbos que van seguidos de un infinitivo pero SIN TO delante:
a) los modales : I can play , You might win the contest…
b) Let, Make seguidos de un objeto:
Let’s go to the park. Let me help you. The teacher made me copy the word 100 times.
c) see, hear, feel seguidos de un objeto.
I heard her say that she was fed up.
Did you feel the earth move?
When these verbs are used in the passive, they are followed by the to-infinitive.
He was made to pay back the money. / She was heard to say that she disagreed
