Verbos en inglés seguidos de infinitivo o gerundio: reglas, diferencias y ejemplos prácticos

Verbos seguidos de infinitivo (VERB + TO + INF)

afford, agree, arrange, attempt, claim, decide, demand, deserve, expect, fail, guarantee, hesitate, hope, refuse, learn, manage, offer, plan, prepare, promise, seem, tend, would like

Verbos seguidos de gerundio (VERB + ING)

avoid, consider, delay, dislike, enjoy, finish, involve, justify, miss, postpone, practice, risk, suggest, recommend, keep

Verbos seguidos de gerundio o infinitivo sin cambio de significado

begin, continue, like, love, prefer, start, hate, intend

Verbos seguidos de gerundio o infinitivo con cambio de significado

Forget

Forget + ing: algo que hiciste pero que ya no recuerdas.
Forget + to: no te has acordado de algo que tenías que hacer.

Remember

Remember + ing: recordar algo del pasado.
Remember + to: tener la responsabilidad de hacer algo ahora.

Go on

Go on + ing: continuar haciendo lo mismo.
Go on + to: pasar a hacer algo más adelante.

Stop

Stop + ing: dejar de hacer algo.
Stop + to: detenerse en ese momento para hacer otra cosa.

Try

Try + ing: probar a hacer algo como experimento.
Try + to: intentar hacer algo (esforzarse por lograrlo).

Vocabulario clave

• Support: financiar / apoyar
• Research: investigación
• Successful: exitoso
• Social butterfly: persona sociable
• Well-being: bienestar
• Get along: llevarse bien
• Find out: descubrir
• Vulnerability loop: conexión al compartir tus puntos débiles
• Joiner: persona a la que le gusta estar en grupos
• Feel out: sentirse apagado
• Acquaintances: conocidos
• Weak ties: lazos débiles
• Performance: rendimiento
• Breakthrough: avance
• Belong to: pertenecer
• Onboarding process: proceso de incorporación
• Deadline: fecha límite
• Sick leave: baja por enfermedad
• Kick off: comenzar
• Execution: ejecución
• Schedule: horario
• Budget: presupuesto
• Sales: ventas
• Feedback: retroalimentación
• Phase: fase
• Scope: alcance
• Endeavour: esfuerzo
• Life cycle: ciclo de vida
• Deliverable: entregable
• Milestone: hito
• Stakeholder: interesado
• Risk: riesgo
• Launch: lanzar

Modelos de presentación

Formal

Dear colleagues,

I would like to introduce myself as the new _ in your department. Before joining this company, I was working in a similar position. However, I am looking to work for a larger company, so I am excited to be working here.

Please feel free to contact me by email or phone if you have any questions. I very much look forward to meeting you all in person.

Kind regards,
[Your name]

Informal

Hi everyone,

I'm _ and I want to introduce myself. I've just started work here as the new _. I finished studying at _, and I'm very excited to be working here. It's a bit scary as it's my first job, but I'm sure I'll soon fit in.

I'm looking forward to working with you all. Bye for now!