When to use GERUND (ing) and TO infinitive (to) 😎

English with Linguivers
2 Jul 202014:52

Summary

TLDREn este video tutorial, Lara de Linguist aborda un tema complicado para estudiantes de inglés en todos los niveles: los patrones verbales cuando dos verbos aparecen juntos en una oración. Se discuten dos patrones principales: los verbos seguidos de gerundio y los verbos seguidos de infinitivo. Lara explica cuándo se debe transformar el segundo verbo y cómo determinar si se debe usar gerundio o infinitivo, utilizando verbos como 'enjoy', 'need', 'want' y 'regret'. Además, se practica con verbos que pueden ser seguidos por ambos, sin cambio de significado, y aquellos que cambian completamente de significado. El objetivo es familiarizarse con estos patrones y mejorar la comprensión y el uso del inglés.

Takeaways

  • 😀 En la lección de hoy, Lara de Linguist se enfoca en los patrones de verbos cuando dos verbos aparecen juntos en una oración.
  • 😉 Las oraciones 'I enjoy travel' y 'I need study' son incorrectas y se deben transformar a 'I enjoy traveling' y 'I need to study'.
  • 🤔 Para saber si el segundo verbo necesita un gerundio o un infinitivo, es importante prestar atención al primer verbo, que actúa como 'el capitán' y guía la elección del segundo verbo.
  • 📚 Algunos verbos siempre se siguen de un gerundio, como 'enjoy', 'avoid', 'consider', 'imagine' y 'fancy'.
  • 📚 Otros verbos siempre se siguen de un infinitivo con 'to', como 'need', 'want', 'deserve' y 'learn'.
  • 🌟 Algunos verbos pueden ser seguidos tanto por gerundio como por infinitivo sin cambiar de significado, como 'love', 'hate', 'like' y 'dislike'.
  • 🌟 Al usar gerundios, se enfatiza la acción en general, mientras que al usar infinitivos, se enfatizan preferencias específicas sobre la acción.
  • 🚫 Verbos como 'stop', 'remember', 'forget' y 'regret' pueden ser seguidos tanto por gerundio como por infinitivo, pero con un cambio total de significado.
  • 🚫 'Stop' con gerundio significa dejar de hacer algo, mientras que con infinitivo significa pausar una acción para hacer otra y luego continuar.
  • 🚫 'Remember' y 'forget' con gerundio se refieren a recordar situaciones pasadas, mientras que con infinitivo se refieren a recordar tareas que se deben hacer.
  • 🚫 'Regret' con gerundio significa sentirse arrepentido de algo que sucedió en el pasado, mientras que con infinitivo se usa para dar malas noticias.

Q & A

  • ¿Qué es lo que se discute en la lección de hoy?

    -En la lección de hoy se discute y practica el uso de patrones verbales cuando dos verbos aparecen juntos en una oración.

  • ¿Cuál es la oración incorrecta que se menciona en la lección y por qué?

    -Las oraciones incorrectas mencionadas son 'I enjoy travel' y 'I need study'. Son incorrectas porque en inglés, cuando dos verbos aparecen juntos, el segundo verbo debe transformarse en gerundio o infinitivo.

  • ¿Qué es un gerundio en inglés?

    -Un gerundio en inglés es una forma verbal que termina en -ing y funciona como sustantivo, adjetivo o adverbio en una oración.

  • ¿Qué es un infinitivo en inglés?

    -Un infinitivo en inglés es una forma verbal que comienza con 'to' y describe una acción que se puede realizar o que se debe realizar.

  • ¿Cuándo se debe usar un gerundio después de un verbo?

    -Se debe usar un gerundio después de ciertos verbos que lo requieren, como 'enjoy', 'avoid', 'consider', 'imagine' y 'fancy'.

  • ¿Cuándo se debe usar un infinitivo después de un verbo?

    -Se debe usar un infinitivo después de ciertos verbos que lo requieren, como 'need', 'want', 'deserve' y 'learn'.

  • ¿Qué verbos se mencionan que siempre se siguen de gerundio?

    -Algunos verbos que siempre se siguen de gerundio mencionados en la lección son 'enjoy', 'avoid', 'consider', 'imagine' y 'fancy'.

  • ¿Qué verbos se mencionan que siempre se siguen de infinitivo?

    -Algunos verbos que siempre se siguen de infinitivo mencionados en la lección son 'need', 'want', 'deserve' y 'learn'.

  • ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre 'stop drinking coffee' y 'stop to drink coffee'?

    -'Stop drinking coffee' significa dejar de hacer algo (en este caso, dejar de beber café), mientras que 'stop to drink coffee' significa pausar una acción para hacer otra (en este caso, pausar algo para beber café).

  • ¿Qué verbos se mencionan que pueden ser seguidos por tanto gerundio como infinitivo sin cambiar de significado?

    -Algunos verbos que pueden ser seguidos por tanto gerundio como infinitivo sin cambiar de significado mencionados en la lección son 'love', 'hate', 'like' y 'dislike'.

  • ¿Cómo se utiliza el verbo 'regret' y cómo cambia de significado según su complemento?

    -'Regret' se utiliza para expresar arrepentimiento por algo que ya sucedió. 'Regret' seguido de gerundio significa sentirse arrepentido por algo que se hizo, mientras que 'regret' seguido de infinitivo se utiliza para dar malas noticias o informar sobre algo negativo.

Outlines

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😀 Verbos con gerundios y infinitivos

En el primer párrafo, Lara de Linguist presenta un tema complicado para los estudiantes de inglés: los patrones de verbos cuando dos verbos aparecen juntos en una oración. Explica que algunas frases como 'I enjoy travel' y 'I need study' no son correctas y deben transformarse a 'I enjoy traveling' y 'I need to study'. Se enfatiza la importancia de transformar el segundo verbo en función del primer verbo. Lara también menciona que algunos verbos siempre están seguidos de gerundio y otros siempre de infinitivo, y que es esencial aprender cuáles son cuáles para usarlos correctamente en el inglés.

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😄 Verbos que aceptan gerundios y infinitivos sin cambiar de significado

El segundo párrafo se enfoca en los verbos que pueden ser seguidos tanto por gerundios como por infinitivos sin que esto cambie el significado de la oración. Ejemplos de estos verbos incluyen 'love', 'hate', 'like', 'dislike', y 'prefer'. Lara explica que, aunque ambos opciones son gramaticalmente correctos, el uso del gerundio puede enfatizar la acción en general, mientras que el infinitivo puede enfocarse en una preferencia específica. Además, se proporciona una breve explicación sobre cómo elegir entre los dos en contextos naturales.

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😉 Verbos que cambian de significado con gerundios e infinitivos

En el tercer párrafo, Lara aborda los verbos que pueden ser seguidos tanto por gerundios como por infinitivos, pero con un cambio total de significado. Verbos como 'stop', 'remember', 'forget' y 'regret' son discutidos en detalle. Por ejemplo, 'stop drinking coffee' implica dejar de hacer algo, mientras que 'stop to drink coffee' significa pausar una acción para hacer otra y luego continuar. 'Remember to wash your hands' es una tarea pendiente, mientras que 'remember washing your hands' recuerda una acción pasada. Los verbos 'forget' y 'regret' funcionan de manera similar. Lara invita a los estudiantes a practicar estos verbos y a revisar una lista de los más comunes en la caja de descripción del video.

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Keywords

💡Verbos

Los verbos son palabras que expresan acción, estado o sensación. En el video, se centra en los patrones de verbos, especialmente cuando aparecen dos verbos juntos en una oración, y cómo deben transformarse para ser gramaticalmente correctos. Por ejemplo, 'I enjoy traveling' utiliza el gerundio 'traveling' después del verbo 'enjoy'.

💡Gerundio

El gerundio es una forma verbal que termina en '-ing' en inglés y actúa como sustantivo, adjetivo o adverbio. En el video, se explica que ciertos verbos, como 'enjoy', siempre se siguen de un gerundio, como en 'I enjoy traveling'.

💡Infinitivo

El infinitivo es la forma básica de un verbo, generalmente precedida de la preposición 'to' en inglés. Se utiliza para expresar una acción que se realizará en el futuro o una orden. En el video, se menciona que algunos verbos, como 'need', se siguen de un infinitivo, como en 'I need to study'.

💡Patrones de verbos

Los patrones de verbos son las estructuras gramaticales en las que se utilizan los verbos en conjunto con otras palabras. El video enseña a los estudiantes cómo identificar y utilizar correctamente los patrones de verbos que incluyen gerundios y infinitivos.

💡Transformación

La transformación en el contexto del video se refiere al cambio de forma que debe sufrir el segundo verbo en una secuencia de dos verbos para que la oración sea gramaticalmente correcta. Por ejemplo, 'I need study' debe transformarse en 'I need to study'.

💡Capitán del verbo

El 'capitán del verbo' es un concepto presentado en el video para ayudar a los estudiantes a recordar qué verbo en una secuencia determina si el segundo debe ser un gerundio o un infinitivo. El primer verbo 'manda' y el segundo debe 'obedecer', es decir, adoptar la forma correcta.

💡Verbos siempre seguidos por gerundio

En el video, se enumeran verbos que de manera invariable se siguen de un gerundio, como 'enjoy', 'avoid', 'consider', 'imagine' y 'fancy'. Estos verbos son clave para entender los patrones que se enseñan.

💡Verbos siempre seguidos por infinitivo

Se mencionan verbos que siempre se siguen de un infinitivo, como 'need', 'want', 'deserve' y 'learn'. Comprender estos verbos es fundamental para aplicar correctamente los patrones de verbos en oraciones.

💡Verbos que aceptan ambos

Algunos verbos pueden ser seguidos tanto por gerundio como por infinitivo sin cambios en el significado, como 'love', 'hate', 'like' y 'dislike'. El video muestra cómo estos verbos se pueden usar indistintamente en ciertas situaciones.

💡Cambio de significado

Cuando un verbo puede ser seguido tanto por un gerundio como por un infinitivo pero con un cambio total en el significado, como 'stop', 'remember', 'forget' y 'regret', esto afecta la comprensión de la oración. El video ilustra cómo diferentes son las acciones o el contexto cuando se utiliza cada forma.

💡Ejemplos

A lo largo del video, se proporcionan ejemplos para ilustrar cómo se deben usar los verbos en oraciones. Estos ejemplos son cruciales para comprender y aplicar los conceptos enseñados, como 'I enjoy traveling' y 'I need to study'.

Highlights

Introduction to verb patterns with two verbs in a sentence.

Explanation of incorrect sentence structures with two verbs.

The concept of transforming the second verb in English.

Subscription and notification activation call for the channel.

Identification of the correct transformation of verbs in sentences.

Focus on the first verb to determine the form of the second verb.

List of verbs always followed by a gerund.

Examples of sentences using gerunds with enjoy, avoid, consider, imagine, and fancy.

List of verbs always followed by an infinitive.

Examples of sentences using infinitives with need, want, deserve, and learn.

Verbs that can be followed by both gerund and infinitive without changing meaning.

Examples of sentences using love, hate, like, and dislike with gerunds and infinitives.

Explanation of choosing gerunds for general actions and infinitives for specific preferences.

Verbs that can be followed by both gerund and infinitive with a change in meaning.

Examples of sentences using stop, remember, forget, and regret with different meanings.

The importance of learning verbs that are only followed by gerund or infinitive.

Availability of a list of common verbs in the description box for practice.

Encouragement to support the channel for more educational content.

Invitation to follow on Instagram for additional learning resources.

Transcripts

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hi everyone I'm Lara from linguist and

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in today's lesson we're going to see and

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practice something that is quite tricky

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for learners in general of any level

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verb patterns when two verbs appear

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together in a sentence look at these two

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sentences can you help me identify the

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two verbs that appeared together

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sentence a I enjoy travel enjoy the

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number one travel verb number two I

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enjoy travel is this sentence correct no

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it's not

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sentence B

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I need study I need the number one study

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there number two I need study is this

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correct unfortunately it's not but Lara

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what should i do then when two verbs

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appear together well you should

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transform the second verb English is

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weird and that's exactly what this

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lesson today will be all about will

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focus on the transformation of those

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verbs appearing in the second position

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to do so we'll see two main verb

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patterns verbs followed by gerund and

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verbs followed by two infinitive

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you'll be able to practice everything

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you've learned in this lesson

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and now let's go back to our previous

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sentences I enjoy travel I need study we

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said before that the second verb had to

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be transformed right okay the right

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option would be I enjoy traveling and I

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need to study and Laura how can I know

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when the second verb needs a gerund or

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to infinitive to know

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which of the two options gerund or

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infinitive is correct

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you need to focus on the one imagined

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verb one is the ship's captain and verb

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two has to obey the captain

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so you're telling me that I have to

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focus on verb 1 and I'll know what I

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have to do with verb to correct now we

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said before the verb number one gives

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you information about bird number two

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right well some verbs are always

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followed by gerund and some verbs are

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always followed by to infinitive now

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we're going to practice using both and

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getting familiar with which verbs those

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are so some verbs are always followed by

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gerund the means every time you see one

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of these verbs in position one that too

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will be a gerund this is the case of the

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verb enjoy when you continue it with an

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adverb it needs to be a gerund I enjoy

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traveling my mom enjoys cooking my

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friends enjoy dancing a few more verbs

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that are always followed by gerund are

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avoid consider imagine and fancy let's

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put them now in context celebrities

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avoid answering personal questions have

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you ever considered changing your

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hairstyle nope

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can you imagine being rich and living

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the highlife

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on cold and rainy days I fancy reading

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mystery books some verbs are always

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followed by to infinitive so every time

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you see one of these verbs in the first

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position the second verb needs to be a

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to infinitive this is the case of the

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verb I need I need to study my mom needs

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to relax and my friends need to work

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busy people

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a few more verbs that are always

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followed by to infinitive are want this

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site deserve and learn I want to break

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free I decided to give some money away

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for charity you are a very good person

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you deserve to be happy I'm learning to

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do my makeup right I think I've done a

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good job we've seen a few verbs that can

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be only followed by gerund and only

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followed by to infinitive in our group

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now we're going to see a few lives that

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can be followed by both gerund or

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infinitive without change in meaning

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this is the case of love I love

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travelling I love to travel hate I hate

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studying I hate to study like I like

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sleeping I like to slip or dislike I

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dislike cleaning I just like to clean

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these verbs can use gerund or infinitive

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and build a perfectly fine now when we

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use them naturally we do something we

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normally choose the gerund option to

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emphasize the action in

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and we use the to-infinitive option to

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emphasize particular preferences about

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that action look at my examples I love

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traveling and I love to travel in winter

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I love traveling uses the gerund because

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I love the action of traveling in

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general I love to travel

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uses to infinitive in winter it's a

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specific maybe the rest of the year I

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don't like it

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I hate studying and I hate to study the

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day before the exam

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I hate studying with gerund means I hate

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it any time studying what I hate to

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study the day before the exam with to

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infinitive refers to a very specific

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situation maybe I'm okay studying is

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good for me

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but not the day before the exam I hate

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to study the day before the exam I have

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no time I know nothing I'm so stressed

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oh I like sleeping and I like to sleep

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in the afternoon I like sleeping with

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gerund is a general action sleeping

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gives my pleasure I like to sleep in the

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afternoon is a specific in the afternoon

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I'm okay but the rest of the day not

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really

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this is not the case of sleepy

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and finally I just like cleaning and I

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just like to clean on beautiful summer

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days I just like cleaning with gerund is

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the general action cleaning I just like

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to clean a beautiful summer days

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to-infinitive is more specific only on

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those days I just like to clean their

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ass I'm okay and our last group for

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today is those verbs that can be

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followed by both gerund and infinitive

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but with the total change meaning this

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is the case of verbs such as stop

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remember forget and regret let's put

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these verbs now in context to see better

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how they work stop stop drinking coffee

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stop to drink coffee both are correct

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but what is the difference huh stop

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drinking stop plus gerund means to

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create an action not to do that anymore

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need to stop drinking coffee too much

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caffeine because we are talking about

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not doing something anymore this

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structure is commonly used to refer to

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addictions and bad habits for example I

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should stop going to bed so late

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I'm really tired the next morning and

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I'm very little productive

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you must stop eating so much junk food

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it's really unhealthy do you have any

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habits that you should stop doing write

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a sentence in the comments below and

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share it with us remember stop + gerund

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stop + - infinitive stop - drink means

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to pause an action to do something else

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after having the pause you'll continue

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doing the same action you were doing

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before

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in this case you'll continue working

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more examples on my way home I need to

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stop to buy some milk let's imagine I'm

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drivin my car I will have to stop my

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driving go to the shop get some milk and

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then continue driving or when I go

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running I always stop to breathe for a

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few minutes I'm running I stop my

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running I recover and then I continue

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remember remember plus gerund means to

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have the memory of a past situation for

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example I remember teaching for the

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first time I had two other students and

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he was hot I was feeling so nervous or I

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remember playing with my friends as a

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child we would go to the park jump run

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those were the days what do you remember

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doing as a child write it in the

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comments below remember + - infinitive

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is used to refer to a task something you

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have to do for example remember to wash

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your hands before eating to wash your

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hands is something you master you don't

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want them dirty or the place when you

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live remember to close the window the

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way the forecast said is going to be a

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storm - close the window is something

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you must do and you have to remember to

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do it

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forget forget follow the same pattern as

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remember forget plus gerund means to

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have the memory of a past situation for

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example I'll never forget traveling

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abroad for the first time I was so

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excited and Ireland is a fantastic

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flights or did you forget meeting your

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best friend for the first time where

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were you what were you doing what was

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the first impression right your memory

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is about meeting your best friend in the

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comments below

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forget plus the infinitive is used again

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to refer to a task something you have to

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do for example don't forget to take your

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passport - take your passport is a

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you can't forget otherwise you'll miss

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your plane or before the exam starts

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don't forget to switch your telephone

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off to switch your telephone off is

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something you must do

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sorry sorry

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and our last verb is regret regret plus

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gerund means to feel sorry about

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something that happened in the past and

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you wish you could go back in time and

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change for example I regret saying what

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I said I was really furious and I said

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stupid things or I regret eating so much

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I ate a lot and I think it was not a

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good idea

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write a sentence in the comments below

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about something you did in the past and

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you regret having done regret +2

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infinitive is used to give bad news if a

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sentence starts with I regret to be

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ready for example after a job interview

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I regret to say that you don't seem to

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be the person we are looking for bad or

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at the airport we regret to inform you

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that your flight has been delayed may I

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have your attention please

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we regret to inform you that your flight

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has been delayed sorry and that's all

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for today we've seen that some verbs are

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always followed by gerund some verbs are

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always followed by to infinitive some

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verbs can be followed by both gerund and

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to infinitive with no change in meaning

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and sub verbs can be followed by both

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gerund and infinitive with a total

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change in meaning the first group of

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verbs those can be only followed by

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jaren or only followed by to infinitive

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are the hardest to learn that's why I've

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prepared a list for you with the most

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common

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only follow the gerund and the most

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common verbs only followed by to

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