En esta publicación vas a encontrar todo lo que necesitas saber sobre los verbos seguidos de gerundio.
Hay verbos en Inglés que obligan al verbo posterior a tener “ing”. Veamos el siguiente ejemplo:
| I enjoy going to the movies | correct |
| I enjoy to go to the movies | Incorrect |
Los verbos seguidos de gerundios en Inglés deben ser memorizados o recordados por medio de prácticas que los refuercen.
Verbos Seguidos de Gerundio en Inglés
Esta es una lista de verbos seguidos de gerundio en Inglés
| admit | anticipate | appreciate |
| avoid | complete | consider |
| defend | delay | despise |
| detest | discuss | dislike |
| enjoy | escape | excuse |
| finish | get | through |
| give up | imagine | involve |
| keep (on) | mention | (not) mind |
| miss | postpone | practice |
| put off | recall | recollect |
| recommend | report | resent |
| resume | risk | understand |
| suggest | take up | tolerate |
Esta es una lista de verbos seguidos de gerundios con sus ejemplos respectivos para facilitar el entendimiento y aprendizaje de los mismos.
| Verb | Example |
| admit | He admitted cheating on the test. |
| Acknowledge | She acknowledged receiving assistance. |
| advise | The doctor generally advised doing exercises |
| allow | Ireland doesn’t allow smoking in bars. |
| anticipate | I didn’t anticipate having to do the cooking myself |
| appreciate | I appreciated her helping me. |
| avoid | She always avoid going to the dentist |
| begin | I began learning English when I was 16 |
| can’t bear | He can’t bear talking to his old classmates |
| can’t help | He can’t help bringing that topic again and again |
| can’t see | I can’t see paying so much money for a car. |
| can’t stand | He can’t stand her smoking in the office. |
| cease | The government ceased providing free healthcare. |
| complete | He completed renovating those two buildings |
| consider | She considered moving to an European country |
| continue | He continued watching Netflix shows for hours |
| defend | The lawyer defended her making such statements. |
| delay | He delayed doing my exercises routines |
| defer | She deferred writing my thesis. |
| deny | He denied committing crimes in Colombia |
| despise | She despises waking up early. |
| discuss | We discussed working at the company. |
| dislike | She dislikes working in those big companies. |
| don’t mind | I don’t mind helping you. |
| dread | She dreads getting up at 5 AM. |
| encourage | He encourages eating healthy foods. |
| enjoy | We enjoy hiking and camping in the mountains |
| finish | He finished playing video games around midnight |
| forget | I forgot giving you the money for the rent |
| hate | I hate cleaning windows and toilets |
| imagine | I can’t imagine living in a haunted house |
| involve | This procedure involves testing each sample twice. |
| intend | I hear they intend marrying. |
| keep | They keep interrupting our conversation |
| like | She likes cooking and writing recipes |
| love | I love jogging and running in the mountain |
| mention | He mentioned going to a private university |
| mind | Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes. |
| miss | She misses living near the coast |
| need | The house needs cleaning. |
| neglect | She neglected doing her homework. |
| permit | Costa Rica does not permit smoking in restaurants. |
| postpone | He postponed returning to Paris. |
| practice | She practiced singing all Coldplay songs |
| prefer | He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater. |
| propose | I proposed having lunch at the beach. |
| quit | She quit worrying about her misbehaved son |
| recall | Tom recalled using his credit card at the store. |
| recollect | She recollected living and studying in Netherlands |
| recommend | Mike recommended taking the train to Boston |
| regret | She regretted being friends with that kind of people |
| remember | She remembered visiting her old school friends |
| report | He reported her stealing the money. |
| require | The certificate requires completing two courses. |
| resent | I resent having to do their military service. |
| resist | He resisted asking for money and help |
| risk | He risked being caught when he was in Honduras |
| start | He started studying harder for his tests |
| stop | She stopped attending church in 2016 |
| suggest | She suggested staying in the Bates Motel |
| support | Five things that you can do to support recycling |
| tolerate | We don’t tolerate smoking in the library |
| try | Sam tried opening the lock with a paperclip. |
| understand | I understand his joking |
| urge | They urge recycling plastic in all of its forms |
Ahora analicemos algunas preguntas con verbos seguido de gerundio
Preguntas con Verbos Seguidos de Gerundio
Toma algo de tiempo recordarlos todos pero espero que te sean de utilidad en tus esfuerzos de aprender Inglés
- Do you suggest studying more than one major?
- Do you remember playing pranks on kids in school?
- Do you prefer buying old cars?
- Do you consider moving into your own apartment?
- Will you ever stop attending church?
- Did she deny taking the cellphone?
- Do you allow drinking here?
- When did you begin learning English?
- Do you like swearing?
- Did you finish repairing the bike?
