Gerunds vs infinitives
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GERUNDS & INFINITIVES
Translate the following sentence:
● El proyecto implica trabajar horas extras, pero nos las arreglaremos para terminarlo a tiempo.
Translate the following sentences
● El proyecto implica trabajar horas extras, pero nos las arreglaremos para terminarlo a tiempo.
● The project involves WORKING extra hours, but we'll manage TO FINISH it in time.
Translate the following sentence:
● Acordamos ver una peli el viernes, así que decidí comprar palomitas. Planeamos ver una de ciencia-ficción.
Translate the following sentence:
● Acordamos ver una peli el viernes, así que decidí comprar palomitas. Estamos planeando ver una de ciencia-ficción.
● We agreed TO WATCH a film next Friday, so I decided TO BUY some popcorn. We're planning TO SEE a science-fiction one.
Ay qué relaxing!
Translate the following sentence:
● Los meteorólogos esperan acertar. Dicen que lloverá mañana, pero me niego a coger el paraguas. No me importa mojarme. No puedo soportar llevarlo a cuestas por ahí todo el día.
Translate the following sentence:
● Los meteorólogos esperan acertar. Dicen que lloverá mañana, pero me niego a coger el paraguas. No me importa mojarme. No puedo soportar llevarlo a cuestas por ahí todo el día.
● The weather forecasters expect TO BE right. They say it will rain tomorrow, but I refuse TO TAKE my umbrella. I don't mind GETTING WET. I can't stand CARRYING it around all day long.
VERBS followed by -ING or TO infinitive
Compare the meaning:
● FORGET:
Don't forget to do your homework for tomorrow!
She forgot to feed the dog this morning.
Politicians forget to keep their promises.
Compare the meaning:
● FORGET:
She forgot bringing her coat to the laundry, so she spent hours looking for it.
I'll never forget visiting Paris.
My sons met Pau Gasol after the match. They'll never forget meeting their idol.
Compare the meaning:
● STOP:
On her way back home she stopped to buy some sweets.
My car was making strange noises, so I stopped to look at the engine.
Compare the meaning:
● STOP:
She never stops complaining! She's so rude!
They stopped drinking so much coffee because it made them nervous.
Compare the meaning:
● REMEMBER:
Please, remember to bring your passport tomorrow, or you won't be able to go on board.
She didn't remember to feed the cats this morning.
Compare the meaning:
● REMEMBER:
He thought he had lost his glasses, but then he remembered putting them in the drawer.
He remembered bringing his keys but he couldn't find them in his pocket. They had fallen on the floor.
