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Verbs followed by infinitive (with or without to) or gerund

Advise: (aconsejar) My friends advised me to accept the offer / I wouldnt advise taking the car(-ing cuando no se dice a quin se le aconseja).Afford: (permitirse) I cant afford to go on holiday.

Agree: (estar de acuerdo, acordar) We agreed to start early.Allow: (dejar, permitir) My parents allowed me to go to the party / We dont allow smoking inthis room (-ingcuando no se dice a quin se le permite).Appear: (aparecer, parecer) You appear to have made a mistake.Arrange: (quedar en, asegurarse de que alguien haga algo, organizar que alguien haga algo):We arranged to meet at four / He arranged for his son to meet me.Ask: (pedir) I didnt ask you to pay for the meal.Attempt: (intentar) The murderer attempted to kill another man.Avoid: (evitar) They avoided mixing with the other boys.Be used/accustomed to: (estar acostumbrado a) I was used to getting up early when I lived inEngland.Bear /stand: (soportar) He

cant bear being laughed at (casi siempre en forma negativa con

cant). (bear-bore-borne), (stand-stood-stood).Beg: (pedir, suplicar) He begged the doctor to visit her husband.Begin: (empezar) He began learning / to learn English (no hay diferencia). (begin-began-begun).Believe: (creer) People believed him to be a millionaire =People believed he was a millionaire.La misma estructura con think, consider, know, find, imagine, supposeandfeel.Cause: (hacer que, causar) The earthquake caused the house to collapse.Choose: (elegir, decidir) I only chose to do it because of you. (choose-chose-chosen).Command: (ordenar) The officer commanded his men to fire.Compel(obligar) My father compelled me to go with him.Consent: (acceder, consentir) She has consented to marry him.

Continue: (continuar, seguir haciendo algo) She continued to dance / dancing all night (sindiferencia).Dare: (atreverse a) I darent look. I didnt dare (to) askyou.Decide: (decidir) They decided to go on holiday.Deny: (negar algo previo, por ejemplo, haber hecho algo)) He denied knowing anything about

it. He denied stealing the bag. (no confundir con refuse)Determine: (decidirse a hacer algo) He determined to fight for her love.Encourage: (animar) My friends encouraged me to enter the competition.Expect: (esperar, suponer) You cant expect (me) to learn a foreign language in a week.Fail: (no conseguir hacer algo) He failed to break the record = He didntbreak the record.Feel: (sentir) Did you feel the earth move? But Was the earth felt to move? (en activa vaseguido de infinitivo sin toy en pasiva con to). (feel-felt-felt).

Forbid: (prohibir, impedir) Discretion forbids me to repeat it. (forbid-forbade-forbidden).Force: (forzar, obligar) The bully forced the little boy to give him his money.Forget: (olvidar) He forgot to pay me / He forgot paying me (he forgot that he had paid me)(con infinitivo, olvidarse de hacer algo, con gerundio, olvidarse de haber hecho algo). (forget-forgot-forgotten).Get: (persuadir, convencer) Get her to stay for dinner if you can. (get-got-got).Get/become used to: (acostumbrarse a) I got used to going out every evening when I went tolive in Spain. (get-got-got), (become-became-become).Go on: (continuar) How long do you intend to go on playing the same song? (lo mismo). Hewelcomed the students and then went on to explain the college regulations (algo nuevo). (go-

went-gone).Happen: (si por casualidad) If you happen to go into town, would you please let me know?

Hate: (odiar, lamentar) People hate to work / working in the early morning (no hay diferencia) /I would hate you to think I didnt care(cuando va con would, tiene que ir seguido de infinitive).

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Hear: (or) I heard her say that she was fed up butShe was heard to say... (en activa va seguido

de infinitivo sin toy en pasiva con to). (hear-heard-heard).Help: (ayudar; evitar) Could you help (me) (to) unload the car? (cuando significa ayudar, con

infinitivo con too sin to) / I cant help fallingasleep (cuando significa evitar, va seguido degerundio)..Hesitate: (dudar) Dont hesitate to contact me if you need help.Hope: (esperar) I hope to see you soon.Instruct: (dar instrucciones) Ive instructed them to keepthe room locked.Intend: (tener la intencin de) I intend you to take over (hacerse cargo) = I intend that you shalltake over.Invite: (invitar) They invited me to attend the meeting.Learn: (aprender) Hes learning (how) to swim. (learn-learnt-learnt. Tambin puede serregular).Leave: (en el sentido de dejar hacer algo sin interferir) Ill leave him to find that out forhimself. (leave-left-left).Let: (dejar, permitir) She lets her children stay up very late. (let-let-let).Like: (gustarle a uno algo) I like to play / playing football (no hay diferencia). I like to have

breakfast in bed / I like to clean the bathroom in the morning (cuando se dice que gusta o seprefiere hacer algo de una manera concreta, se prefiere el infinitivo). I would like (her) to passthe test (would likeva seguido de infinitivo).Look forward to: (esperar con ansiedad o con muchas ganas algo) Im looking forward toseeing you.Love: (encantarle a uno algo) I love lying/ to lie on my back (no hay diferencia)./ I would loveto come / Wed love you to cometo dinner (would loveva seguido de infinitivo).Make: (hacer=obligar) I made them give me the money back butHe was made to pay back themoney (en activa va seguido de infinitivo sin toy en pasiva con to). (make-made-made).Manage: (arreglrselas para) Although he wasnt a mechanic, he managed to repair the car.Mean: (pretender, tener intenciones de) I really meant to do it but I forgot. (mean-meant-

meant).

Need: (necesitar) I need (you) to do something.Neglect: (omitir hacer algo; descuidar) You neglected to mention that he was jailed in 1985.Oblige: (obligar) He obliged me to accept the deal.Offer: (ofrecer) They offered to help.Order: (ordenar) He ordered me to attack the enemyPersuade: (convencer) he persuaded me to help him.Prefer: (preferir) I prefer to work / working in the morning (sin diferencia); I would prefer towork in the morning (would prefer va seguido de infinitivo). Prefer (doing) something to(doing) something else. Prefer to do something rather than (do) something else.Prepare: (prepararse) He prepared to receive his guests.Press: (presionar) The police pressed the man to tell the truth.Pretend: (fingir) I pretended to be asleep.

Prevent: (impedir, evitar) The police prevented the hooligans (from) going into the stadium.Promise: (prometer) The match promises to be very close.Propose: (proponer) What do you propose to do about it.Recommend: (recomendar) I recommended him to visit the doctor.Request: (pedir, como ask, pero ms formal) The headmaster requested the teachers to becareful with the little children).Refuse: (negarse a) He refused to speak to me.Regret: (lamentar) I regret to say that you are wrong but I dont regret tellingher what I thought(con infinitivo, lamentar hacer algo. con gerundio, lamentar haberlo hecho).Remember: (recordar) Remember to go to the post office, wont you?ButIll always remembermeeting you for the first time (con infinitivo, acordarse de hacer algo. con gerundio, acordarse

de haberlo hecho).Remind: (recordarle a alguien algo) Remind me to telephone him.

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See: (ver) I didnt see you come in butyou werent seen to come in. (en activa va seguido de

infinitivo sin toy en pasiva con to). / I saw Mary crossing the road (only part of the action).Seem: (parecer) They seem to know what they are doing.Start: He started learning / to learn English (sin diferencia).Stop(dejar de, parar) I stopped working and went home butI stopped (working) to talk to him(seguido de gerundio,parar, dejar de hacer algo, seguido de infinitive,parar para hacer algo).Swear: (jurar) I swore to keep the secret. (swear-swore-sworn).Teach: (ensear) He taught me to drive a car. (teach-taught-taught).Tell: (decir a alguien que haga algo) The teacher told the children to be quiet. (tell-told-told).Think: (pensar, creer) I thought him to be an excellent choice= I thought he was... La mismaconstruccin con believe, consider, know, find, imagine, supposeandfeel .(tell-told-told).Try: (intentar, probar) I tried to get there in time but I couldnt. I even tried going by taxi(seguido de infinitivo, intentar hacer algo, con gerundio, probar a conseguir algo de esaforma).Used to: (hbitos y estados del pasado que ya no son as): I used to do my homework before I

went to bed when I was a little boy.Wait: (esperar) He was waiting for the bus (to arrive).

Want: (querer) I wanted to go out but my parents wanted meto stay at home.Warn: (avisar) I warned him to be careful with the car.Watch: (obsevar, mirar) I watched her cross the road. I watched her crossing the road (solo

parte de la accin).Wish: (desear, querer) She wishes (me) to be alone.Would rather+ infinitivo sin to: (preferira) I would rather (not) stay here. I would rather youstayed (o didnt stay) here (seguido de infinitivo sin to si uno preferira hacer algo: Seguido deun pasado simple si uno preferira que otra persona hiciera algo).