Verbos con gerundio o infinitivo

admitir

He admitted taking the money.

aconsejar

The doctor advised me to rest.

Sin objeto, + -ing: He advised resting.

permitirse

We can't afford to buy a new car.

aceptar, acceder

He agreed to help us.

permitir, dejar

My parents allowed me to go.

let significa lo mismo pero va sin to: They let me go.

organizar, quedar en

We've arranged to meet at six.

pedir

She asked me to wait.

evitar

Try to avoid eating late at night.

estar acostumbrado a

She is used to working at night.

to es preposición. No lo confundas con used to + infinitivo.

empezar

It began to rain at noon.

También began raining. Si begin va en continuo, se usa to: It's beginning to rain.

no poder evitar

I can't help worrying about her.

no soportar

I can't stand waiting in queues.

plantearse

We're considering moving to the coast.

continuar

She continued working after the baby was born.

También continued to work.

decidir

They decided to stay at home.

negar

She denied knowing anything about it.

merecer

You deserve to win.

no gustar

Many people dislike speaking in public.

animar

My teacher encouraged me to apply.

disfrutar

I really enjoy cooking for friends.

Nunca enjoy to.

esperar (que ocurra)

I expect to finish by Friday.

También + objeto + to: I expect you to be on time.

no conseguir

The plan failed to work.

apetecer

I don't feel like going out tonight.

terminar

Have you finished writing your essay?

obligar

The storm forced us to turn back.

make significa lo mismo pero va sin to: It made us turn back.

+ to: olvidarse de hacer algo; + -ing: olvidar algo que ya pasó

Don't forget to lock the door.

+ -ing casi siempre en negativa: I'll never forget meeting her.

dejar de (un hábito)

He gave up smoking last year.

+ -ing: seguir con lo mismo; + to: pasar a otra cosa

After the break, she went on talking for an hour.

He went on to become a doctor = después llegó a ser médico.

odiar

I hate getting up early.

También hate to get up. Con would solo va to: I'd hate to miss it.

esperar (con deseo)

I hope to see you soon.

imaginar

I can't imagine living without a phone.

invitar

They invited us to stay for dinner.

implicar, conllevar

The job involves travelling a lot.

seguir, no parar de

She kept talking during the film.

aprender

She learnt to swim when she was five.

gustar

I like reading in bed.

like + to suele indicar costumbre o lo que te parece bien: I like to arrive early. Con would solo va to.

tener ganas de

I'm looking forward to seeing you.

to es preposición: nunca look forward to see.

encantar

She loves dancing.

También loves to dance. Con would solo va to.

conseguir

We managed to finish on time.

+ to: tener intención; + -ing: suponer, implicar

I meant to call you, but I forgot.

The new job means moving to London.

importar

Would you mind closing the window?

echar de menos

I miss living by the sea.

+ to: tener que hacer algo; + -ing: necesitar que se haga (sentido pasivo)

The car needs washing.

I need to wash the car = soy yo quien tiene que lavarlo.

ofrecerse

He offered to drive me home.

convencer

I persuaded him to come.

planear

They're planning to travel in June.

practicar

You should practise speaking every day.

En inglés británico el verbo es practise y el sustantivo, practice.

preferir

I prefer walking to driving.

prefer + -ing + to + -ing; también prefer to walk. Con would solo va to.

fingir

He pretended to be asleep.

No significa «pretender».

prometer

She promised to call me.

aplazar

Stop putting off doing your homework.

negarse

He refused to answer the question.

+ -ing: arrepentirse de algo pasado; + to: lamentar dar una noticia

I regret leaving school so early.

We regret to inform you... es formal: lamentamos comunicarle.

+ to: acordarse de hacer algo; + -ing: recordar algo que ya pasó

I remember meeting her at a party.

Remember to buy bread = no te olvides de comprarlo.

recordar a alguien

Remind me to call the bank.

arriesgarse a

If you leave now, you risk missing the start.

parecer

She seems to know everyone here.

empezar

He started playing the guitar at ten.

También started to play.

+ -ing: dejar de hacer algo; + to: pararse para hacer otra cosa

We stopped to buy some water.

We stopped buying water = ya no la compramos.

proponer

She suggested taking a taxi.

Nunca suggest somebody to. También suggest that we take.

enseñar

My father taught me to drive.

decir que haga algo

She told us to sit down.

Negativo: told us not to sit.

tender a, soler

Prices tend to rise in summer.

+ to: intentar; + -ing: probar algo para ver si funciona

Try turning it off and on again.

I tried to open the window = intenté abrirla, con esfuerzo.

querer

I want you to listen.

Nunca want that you listen.

advertir

They warned us not to swim there.

querer, gustar (en concreto)

I would like to visit Scotland.

También + objeto + to: I'd like you to come.