Archivo del autor: Fernando Santamaría Lozano

[A] I began working./I began to work; He continued living/to live above the shop. I am beginning to understand/see/realize why she acted as she did; It ceased to matter whether or not he sold his work; She never ceased complaining/to complain about prices. [B]I can’t bear waiting/to wait. I couldn’t bear to tell him, (soSigue leyendo «Verbos que toman infinitivo o gerundio sin cambio de significado»

«advise,» «agree,» «allow,» «begin,» «can/could bear,» «cease,» «continue,» «forget,» «hate,» «intend,» «like,» «love,» «mean,» «need,» «permit,» «prefer,» «propose,» «recommend,» «regret,» «remember,» «require,» «start,» «stop,» «try,» «used to,» «want». Notar también «be ashamed (of)»/»afraid (of)»/»sorry (for)»; «care (for)»; «go on».

He was punished by being sent to bed without any supper; I remember being taken to Paris as a small child. The safe showed no signs of having being touched. [Presente: being written; Pasado: having being written.]

[A] He was accused of deserting his ship, o bien: He was accused of having deserted his ship. He denied having been there. [El gerundio perfecto puede usarse en lugar de la forma presente del gerundio (working, speaking etc.) cuando nos estamos refiriendo a una acción pasada. El gerundio perfecto es muy corriente después deSigue leyendo «El gerundio perfecto (having worked, having spoken, etc.)»

[A] Would you mind waiting a moment?; I don’t mind walking. [El verbo mind se emplea principalmente en la interrogativa y la negativa.] [B]I don’t mind living here, (I live here and I don’t object to it); I don’t mind his/him leaving here (He lives here and I don’t object to this. / I don’tSigue leyendo «El verbo «mind»»

[A] Tom insisted on reading the letter. (Tom la leyó); He insisted on my/me reading it, (Tuve que leerla). He disliked working late.He disliked me/my working late.I object to paying twice for the same thing. I object to his/him making private calls on this phone.He resented being passed over for promotion. He resented being passedSigue leyendo «Verbos + adjetivo posesivo/pronombre objeto + gerundio»

[A] He admitted taking the money; Avoid over-eating; Would you consider selling the property?; He detests writing letters; She dreads getting old; Do you enjoy teaching?; He narrowly escaped being run over; Fancy meeting you! ; Putting in a new window will involve cutting away part of the roof; He kept on complaining; He didn’tSigue leyendo «Verbos seguidos de gerundio»

Esta palabra a menudo da lugar a confusión porque puede ser (A) parte de un infinitivo, o (B) una preposición. [A] Did you buy cheese? – No, I meant to (buy some) but the shop was shut. [to colocada después de los verbos auxiliares be, have, ought, used y después de going (en expresiones comoSigue leyendo «La palabra «to»»

[A] What can you do besides typing? ; I have no objection to hearing your story again; I have no objection to hearing your story again; Touch your toes without bending your knees! ; He is good at driving. She is fond of climbing; I’m not keen on gambling. I’m too afraid of losing; HeSigue leyendo «Gerundios después de preposiciones»

It is easier to read French than to speak it; Reading French is easier than speaking it. He found that parking was difficult; He found parking difficult; He found difficult to park. No smoking; No waiting; No fishing. Do not touch these wires; Do not feed the lions. «Seeing is believing.» [Como ya se haSigue leyendo «El gerundio como sujeto»