Verbs Followed by Gerunds and Infinitives

Verbos de sentimiento
Verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives Verbs followed by gerunds

I can’t bear waiting in long lines.
I can’t stand to wait in long lines. I dislike driving long distances.
I hate driving long distances.
I like to walk in the park.
walking
I love to walk in the park. I enjoy walking in the park.
walking
I prefer to drive to work. I can’t help worrying about it.
I prefer driving to walking to work. I couldn’t resist eating the dessert.
I miss being with my family.
I regret telling him my secret. I appreciated hearing from them.
I regret to tell you that you failed.
I resent her interfering in my business.
I tried changing the light bulb, but the lamp still didn’t The school won’t tolerate girls wearing miniskirts.
work. (try something/make an experiment)
Have you tried using butter instead of oil?
I am trying to learn English.
Verbos para echar un cuento o contar sobre una actividad

begin: I began doing my homework yesterday.
to do
start: I started doing my homework yesterday.
to do
I continued doing my homework today in the afternoon. I kept doing my homework today in the afternoon.
to do
I finished doing my homework tonight.
I finally completed writing my paper last week.
I postponed leaving until tomorrow.
I quit trying to solve the problem.
I gave up smoking.
The bus stopped to pick up the children. (the reason She stopped going to classes when she got sick.
why it stopped)
He delayed leaving for school. (demorarse)
Verbos de recordar y olvidar

I can remember meeting him when I was a child. (past) I don’t recall meeting him before. (past)
Please remember to lock the door. (a plan) I don’t recollect meeting him before. (past)
I will never forget visiting the Eiffel tower when I went
to Paris. (past)
I forgot to mail the letter. (a plan I had)
Verbos de recomendar/aconsejar

advise: She advised waiting until tomorrow. I recommend calling a plumber rather than trying to
She advised me to wait until tomorrow. fix it yourself.
We suggest including the topic of gender in
discussions of this issue.
You can also recommend someone to do something.
Although they have eight children, they do not recommend other couples to have families of this size.
Some people consider this use to be incorrect, and say that you should say 'Although they have eight children,
they do not recommend that other couples should have families of this size'.
Be Careful!
Don't say that you 'recommend someone' a particular action. Don't say, for example, 'I recommend you a visit to
Paris'. Say 'I recommend a visit to Paris', 'I recommend visiting Paris', or 'I recommend that you visit Paris'.
suggest / insist / demand / recommend
Suggest is one of those verbs of advice that cannot be followed by the more usual pattern of object +
infinitive but has to be followed by a that-clause with should + infinitive or with past, present or
subjunctive form verbs.
Insist, demand and recommend (among others) also follow this pattern, but other verbs that suggest
that something is desirable or necessary or important follow the object + infinitive pattern. Compare the
following:
 I asked him / told him to stop phoning me.

I implored him / begged him to stop phoning me.
I insisted / demanded that he should stop phoning me.
I insisted / demanded that he stopped phoning me.
I insisted / demanded that he stop phoning me.
He had demanded money from her.

 Everyone urged her to continue with her education for a further three years.
Everyone advised her to continue with her education for a further three years.
Everybody recommended that she should continue with her education for 3 more years.
Everybody recommended that she continued with her education for 3 more years.
Everybody recommended that she continue with her education for 3 more years.
Even her granny recommends that she continues with her education for 3 more years.
Otros verbos que sólo tienen gerundio

Based on English Verb Hand book, Berlitz ( 0-5210607296-2), page 50, Avoid is always followed by a gerund.
The other verbs which are in this group:
Admit ( confess), appreciate ( being grateful ), avoid ( refuse), complete ( finish sth ), consider, delay, deny
ignore),discuss, dislike, enjoy, escape, finish, image, mind= dislike, practice, recall, recommend, suggest, understand.
admit: She admitted cheating in the exam.
deny: She denied cheating in the exam.
anticipate: She anticipated having a good time on vacation.
avoid: He avoided answering the phone.
consider: The boss is considering changing the strategy.
discuss: They discussed opening a new business.
mention: She mentioned going to a movie.
mind: I don’t mind helping you.
practice: The athlete practiced throwing the ball.
risk: you risk losing all of your money if you bet.
understand: I didn’t understand his leaving school.
Use most to refer to a quantity of an unspecific group. We use most when we are speaking in general and do not
have a specific group of people or things in mind.
Most students ask questions.
Most students ask questions.

All students want A's.
Many students want less homework. (A lot of / Several)
A few students stayed for a review session. (some)
Few students had to stay for a review session. (not many)
Use most of the X to refer to a quantity of a specific group. Note the expression includes a modifer that defines
or limits the number to a specific group. The modifier could be an adjective, a prepositional phrase or a clause.
Most of the AP students ask questions.
most — specific to those in AP (Advanced Placement) classes

Most of the students in my English class ask questions.
most — specific to those who are in my English class

All of the students with college in mind want A's.
all — specific to those who are in my class

Many of the students taking a full load of classes want less homework.
many — specific to those who are in my school

A few of the students who have low grades stayed for a review.
a few (some) — specific to those who have low grades)

Few of the students who have low grades stayed for a review.
few (not many) — specific to those who have low grades)

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Verbos de sentimiento

Verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives Verbs followed by gerunds

Verbos para echar un cuento o contar sobre una actividad

Verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives Verbs followed by gerunds

Verbos de recordar y olvidar

Verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives Verbs followed by gerunds

Verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives Verbs followed by gerunds

You can also recommend someone to do something.

suggest / insist / demand / recommend

 I asked him / told him to stop phoning me.

He had demanded money from her.

Otros verbos que sólo tienen gerundio

Most students ask questions.

most — specific to those in AP (Advanced Placement) classes

most — specific to those who are in my English class

all — specific to those who are in my class

many — specific to those who are in my school

a few (some) — specific to those who have low grades)

few (not many) — specific to those who have low grades)

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