{"id":15415,"date":"2022-07-07T01:49:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T01:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/?p=15415"},"modified":"2023-07-05T19:44:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T19:44:50","slug":"clase-digital-4-desastres-naturales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/clase-digital-4-desastres-naturales\/","title":{"rendered":"Clase digital 4. Desastres naturales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:284px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-16582\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/tanya-grypachevskaya-80x3QULJDN4-unsplash.jpg\" style=\"object-position:46% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"46% 100%\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-16582\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/tanya-grypachevskaya-80x3QULJDN4-unsplash.jpg\" style=\"object-position:46% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"46% 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/tanya-grypachevskaya-80x3QULJDN4-unsplash.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/tanya-grypachevskaya-80x3QULJDN4-unsplash-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/tanya-grypachevskaya-80x3QULJDN4-unsplash-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/tanya-grypachevskaya-80x3QULJDN4-unsplash-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/tanya-grypachevskaya-80x3QULJDN4-unsplash-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/noscript><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-3-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Desastres naturales<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"introduccion\">Introducci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you know what are gerunds and infinitives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this class we are going to talk about verbs in infinitive and verbs with -ing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a Little introduction to topic check the following video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gerunds &amp; Infinitives \u2013 English Grammar Lessons\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-s1gu725tA4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What are Gerunds?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the term might sound foreign, the gerund is a common part of speech that most of us use every day, whether we know it or not. Here, we\u2019ll take an in-depth look at gerunds and provide you with several examples of gerunds so you\u2019ll feel comfortable using them in your writing, and so that you will be able to recognize them when you see them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gerunds are words that are formed with verbs but act as nouns. They\u2019re very easy to spot, since every gerund is a verb with \u201cing\u201d tacked to its tail. There are no exceptions to this rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like all thing\u2019s grammar, gerunds do take a tiny bit of detective work to spot. The problem here is that present participles also end with the letters \u201cing\u201d. Besides being able to spot gerunds, you should be able to tell the difference between a gerund and a present participle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s go back to the definition of a gerund for a moment. Remember that gerunds are words that are formed with verbs but act as nouns. Present participles do not act as nouns. Instead, they act as modifiers or complete progressive verbs. To find gerunds in sentences, just look for a verb + ing that is used as a noun. It\u2019s that simple.On the other hand, <strong>What is an infinitive?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well\u2026an infinitive is a non-personal form of the verb consisting of the word \u201cto\u201d plus a verb (in its simplest \u00abstem\u00bb form) and functioning as a noun, adjective, or adverb.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The term&nbsp;<em>verbal<\/em>&nbsp;indicates that an infinitive is based on a verb and therefore expresses action or a state of being. However, the infinitive may function as a subject, direct object, subject complement, adjective, or adverb in a sentence. Although an infinitive is easy to locate because of the&nbsp;<em>to<\/em>&nbsp;+ verb form, deciding what function it has in a sentence can sometimes be confusing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>To wait<\/em>\u00a0seemed foolish when decisive action was required. (subject)<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Everyone wanted\u00a0<em>to go<\/em>. (direct object)<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\">His ambition is\u00a0<em>to fly<\/em>. (subject complement)<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\">He lacked the strength\u00a0<em>to resist<\/em>. (adjective)<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\">We must study\u00a0<em>to learn<\/em>. (adverb)<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, in this class we will go over the confusion and explain in detail both so we can distinguish clearly between the two, also using some vocabulary about Natural Disasters to improve our listening skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you ready?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"desarrollo-del-tema\">Desarrollo del tema <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since a gerund functions as a noun, it occupies some positions in a sentence that a noun ordinarily would, for example: subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of preposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u00b4s first check the following video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is a GERUND? \ud83d\ude23 Confusing English Grammar\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZWhtHcKaNNg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gerund as subject:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences. (Traveling is the gerund.)<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Studying abroad might satisfy your desire for new experiences. (The gerund has been removed.)<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gerund as direct object:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\">They do not appreciate my singing.<\/mark> (The gerund is singing.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\">They do not appreciate my assistance.<\/mark> (The gerund has been removed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gerund as subject complement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\">My cat&#8217;s favorite activity is sleeping. <\/mark>(The gerund is sleeping.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\">My cat&#8217;s favorite food is salmon. <\/mark>(The gerund has been removed.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gerund as object of preposition:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The police arrested him for speeding.<\/mark> (The gerund is speeding.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b70404\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The police arrested him for criminal activity.<\/mark> (The gerund has been removed.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.21.54.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16584\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.21.54.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.21.54.png 791w, https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.21.54-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.21.54-768x852.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Imagen 1<\/strong>. El gerundio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A gerund phrase is a group of words consisting of a gerund and the modifier(s) and\/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the direct object(s), indirect object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the gerund, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-284\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"284\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"The gerund\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>verbs that need to be followed by a gerund:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">appreciate, avoid, be busy, be worth, be no use, be no good, be used to, can\u2019t bear, can\u2019t stand, can\u2019t help delay, consider, detest, deserve, enjoy, fancy, feel like, give up, insist on, involve, keep on, look forward to, mind, miss, postpone, practice, put off, recommend, resist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>minute 2.05 songs with gerunds.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gerund &amp; Infinitive song\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sGbHSzTpeHc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Hollywood English-gerund<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"- ING Clauses. Verbs followed by -ing clauses | Hollywood English\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kJWbn1vkYhY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is good at___________ (dance).&nbsp;<br>He is crazy about ___________ (sing).<br>I don&#8217;t like (play) ___________&nbsp; cards.<br>They are afraid of (swim) ___________&nbsp; in the sea.<br>You should give up (smoke) ___________.<br>Sam dreams of (be) ___________&nbsp; a popstar.<br>He is interested in (make) ___________&nbsp; friends.<br>My uncle is afraid of (go) ___________ &nbsp; by plane.<br>We insist on (cook) ___________ &nbsp; the dinner ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>But, What is the infinitive?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>infinitive&nbsp;<\/strong>is a form of the verb that hasn\u2019t had any endings added to it and doesn\u2019t relate to any particular tense. In English, the infinitive is being made up of two words: \u201c<em>to\u201d + base form of the verb: <mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#c40909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">to speak.<\/mark>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you look up a verb in <strong>the dictionary<\/strong>, you will find that information is usually listed under the infinitive form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We can use the infinitive to explain why we do something, and to express purpose<\/strong>&nbsp;(to answer&nbsp;<em>why?<\/em>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Why are you washing the car? <\/mark><\/em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>To help<\/em><\/mark><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&nbsp;my parents.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be sure not to confuse an infinitive\u2014a verbal consisting of \u201cto\u201d plus a verb\u2014with a prepositional phrase beginning with to, which consists of \u201cto\u201d plus a noun or pronoun and any modifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Infinitives:<\/strong>&nbsp;to fly, to draw, to become, to enter, to stand, to catch, to belong.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prepositional Phrases:<\/strong>&nbsp;to him, to the committee, to my house, to the mountains, to us, to this address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An Infinitive Phrase<\/strong>&nbsp;is a group of words consisting of an infinitive and the modifier(s) and\/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the actor(s), direct object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the infinitive, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We intended&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>to leave<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#330ff0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">early<\/mark>.<br><strong>The infinitive phrase functions as the direct object of the verb&nbsp;<em>intended<\/em>.<\/strong><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\">to leave<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;(infinitive)<br><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#330ff0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">early<\/mark>&nbsp;(adverb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I have a paper&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\">to write&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#330ff0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">before class<\/mark><strong>.<\/strong><br><strong>The infinitive phrase functions as an adjective modifying&nbsp;<em>paper<\/em>.<\/strong><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\">to write<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;(infinitive)<br><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#330ff0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">before class<\/mark>&nbsp;(prepositional phrase as adverb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Phil agreed&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\">to give<\/mark>&nbsp;<\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#330ff0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">me<\/mark><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#1b7628\" class=\"has-inline-color\">a ride<\/mark><strong>.<\/strong><br><strong>The infinitive phrase functions as the direct object of the verb&nbsp;<em>agreed<\/em>.<\/strong><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\">to give<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;(infinitive)<br><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#330ff0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">me<\/mark>&nbsp;(indirect object of action expressed in infinitive)<br><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#1b7628\" class=\"has-inline-color\">a ride&nbsp;<\/mark>(direct object of action expressed in infinitive)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>They asked&nbsp;<\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#330ff0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">me<\/mark><strong>&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\">to bring<\/mark>&nbsp;<\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#1b7628\" class=\"has-inline-color\">some food<\/mark><strong>.<\/strong><br><strong>The infinitive phrase functions as the direct object of the verb&nbsp;<em>asked<\/em>.<\/strong><br><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#330ff0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">me<\/mark>&nbsp;(actor or \u00absubject\u00bb of infinitive phrase)<br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\">to bring<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;(infinitive)<br><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#1b7628\" class=\"has-inline-color\">some food&nbsp;<\/mark>(direct object of action expressed in infinitive)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Everyone wanted <mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Carol to be the captain of the team.<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong>The infinitive phrase functions as the direct object of the verb\u00a0<em>wanted<\/em>.<\/strong><br><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#330ff0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Carol<\/mark>\u00a0(actor or \u00absubject\u00bb of infinitive phrase)<br><mark style=\"color:#d30505\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>to be<\/strong>\u00a0<\/mark>(infinitive)<br><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#1b7628\" class=\"has-inline-color\">the captain<\/mark>\u00a0(subject complement for Carol, via state of being expressed in infinitive)<br><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#622b0f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">of the team<\/mark>\u00a0(prepositional phrase as adjective)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Actors:<\/strong>&nbsp;In these last two examples the actor of the infinitive phrase could be roughly characterized as the <strong>\u00absubject\u00bb<\/strong> of the action or state expressed in the infinitive. It is somewhat misleading to use the word&nbsp;<em>subject<\/em>, however, since an infinitive phrase is not a full clause with a subject and a finite verb. Also notice that when it is a pronoun, the actor appears in the objective case (<em>me<\/em>, not&nbsp;<em>I<\/em>, in the fourth example). Certain verbs, when they take an infinitive direct object, require an actor for the infinitive phrase; others can&#8217;t have an actor. Still other verbs can go either way, as the charts below illustrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verbs that take infinitive objects without actors:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>agree<\/td><td>begin<\/td><td>continue<\/td><td>decide<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>fail<\/td><td>hesitate<\/td><td>hope<\/td><td>intend<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>learn<\/td><td>neglect<\/td><td>offer<\/td><td>plan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>prefer<\/td><td>pretend<\/td><td>promise<\/td><td>refuse<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>remember<\/td><td>start<\/td><td>try<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Most students\u00a0<em>plan<\/em>\u00a0to study.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">We\u00a0<em>began<\/em>\u00a0to learn.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">They\u00a0<em>offered<\/em>\u00a0to pay.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">They\u00a0<em>neglected<\/em>\u00a0to pay.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">She\u00a0<em>promised<\/em>\u00a0to return.<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all of these examples no actor can come between the italicized main (finite) verb and the infinitive direct-object phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verbs that take infinitive objects with actors:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>advise<\/td><td>allow<\/td><td>convince<\/td><td>remind<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>encourage<\/td><td>force<\/td><td>hire<\/td><td>teach<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>instruct<\/td><td>invite<\/td><td>permit<\/td><td>tell<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>implore<\/td><td>incite<\/td><td>appoint<\/td><td>order<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">He\u00a0<em>reminded<\/em>\u00a0<strong>me<\/strong> to buy milk.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Their fathers\u00a0<em>advise<\/em>\u00a0<strong>them<\/strong> to study.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">She\u00a0<em>forced<\/em>\u00a0<strong>the defendant<\/strong> to admit the truth.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">You&#8217;ve\u00a0<em>convinced<\/em>\u00a0<strong>the director of the program<\/strong> to change her position.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I\u00a0<em>invite<\/em>\u00a0<strong>you<\/strong> to consider the evidence.<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all of these examples an actor is required after the italicized main (finite) verb and before the infinitive direct-object phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verbs that use either pattern:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>ask<\/td><td>expect<\/td><td>(would) like<\/td><td>want<\/td><td>need<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I\u00a0<em>asked<\/em>\u00a0to see the records.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I\u00a0<em>asked<\/em>\u00a0<strong>him <\/strong>to show me the records.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Trent\u00a0<em>expected<\/em>\u00a0<strong>his group<\/strong> to win.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Trent\u00a0<em>expected<\/em>\u00a0to win.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Brenda\u00a0<em>likes<\/em>\u00a0to drive fast.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Brenda\u00a0<em>likes<\/em>\u00a0<strong>her friend<\/strong> to drive fast.<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all of these examples the italicized main verb can take an infinitive object with or without an actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Punctuation:<\/strong>&nbsp;If the infinitive is used as an adverb and is the beginning phrase in a sentence, it should be set off with a comma; otherwise, no punctuation is needed for an infinitive phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><em>To buy<\/em><\/strong><em> a basket of flowers,<\/em>\u00a0John had to spend his last dollar.<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>John had to spend his last dollar to buy a basket of flowers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>To improve your writing,\u00a0<\/em>you must consider your purpose and audience.<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Split infinitives<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Split infinitives occur when additional words are included between \u201cto\u201d and the verb in an infinitive. Many readers find a single adverb splitting the infinitive to be acceptable, but this practice should be avoided in formal writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I like&nbsp;<em><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#ea8347\" class=\"has-inline-color\">to<\/mark><\/em>&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">on a nice day<\/mark>&nbsp;<em><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#ea8347\" class=\"has-inline-color\">walk<\/mark><\/em>&nbsp;in the woods. * (unacceptable)<br><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">On a nice day<\/mark>, I like&nbsp;<em><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#ea8347\" class=\"has-inline-color\">to walk<\/mark><\/em>&nbsp;in the woods. (revised)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I needed&nbsp;<em><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#ea8347\" class=\"has-inline-color\">to<\/mark><\/em>&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">quickly<\/mark>&nbsp;<em><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#ea8347\" class=\"has-inline-color\">gather<\/mark><\/em>&nbsp;my personal possessions. (Acceptable in informal contexts)<br>I needed&nbsp;<em><mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#ea8347\" class=\"has-inline-color\">to gather<\/mark><\/em>&nbsp;my personal possessions <mark style=\"background-color:var(--base-3);color:#b80909\" class=\"has-inline-color\">quickly<\/mark>. (revised for formal contexts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.38.39.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16586\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.38.39.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.38.39.png 564w, https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.38.39-263x300.png 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Imagen 2. <\/strong>Estructura del infinitivo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Some Verbs taking the infinitive:<\/strong> afford, agree, appear, ask, decide, expect, help, hope, manage, mean, offer, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, threaten, want.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.43.10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16587\" width=\"736\" height=\"223\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.43.10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16587\" width=\"736\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.43.10.png 757w, https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.43.10-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Imagen 3.<\/strong> <em>Gerundio e infinitivo.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that we have seen them separately, let&#8217;s check gerunds and infinitives combined. Gerunds and infinitives can both replace a noun in a sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you use a gerund or an infinitive depends on the main verb in the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I expect <strong>to have<\/strong> the results of the operation soon. (Infinitive)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I anticipate <strong>having <\/strong>the research completed eventually. (Gerund)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.50.28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16590\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.50.28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.50.28.png 457w, https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/rea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2022\/08\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2022-08-02-a-las-15.50.28-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Imagen 4. <\/strong>Ejemplo de gerundio con infinitivo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the following videos we can have more explanations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to use GERUNDS and INFINITIVES | Confusing English Grammar\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v2_Qic03XFI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gerunds and Infinitives (Verbs): Fun &amp; humorous ESL video to peak your students\u2019 engagement!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PaXNVF7W2Aw?start=20&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gerund or infinite?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All this can be confusing, but here is a little help:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Verb<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Gerund<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Infinitive<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">afford<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">agree<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">attempt<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Begin\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;begin<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Choose\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;choose<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Continue\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;continue<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Decide\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;decide<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Detest\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;detest<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Enjoy\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;enjoy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Expect\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;expect<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">fail<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">finish<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">hate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Hope\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;hope<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Imagine\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;imagine<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Intend\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;intend<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Keep\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;keep<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Learn\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;learn<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Like\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;like<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Love\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;love<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Manage\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;manage<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">need<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Offer\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;offer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Plan\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;plan<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Prefer\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;prefer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">promise<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Quit\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;quit<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">recommend<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Refuse\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;refuse<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Regret\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;regret<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Seem\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;seem<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Start\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;start<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Suggest\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;suggest<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Tend\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;tend<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Threaten\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;threaten<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Tolerate\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;tolerate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Try\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;try<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Understand\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;understand<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Want\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;want<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curso-ingles.com\/aprender\/cursos\/nivel-intermedio\/the-gerund-and-infinitive\/the-gerund-and-infinitive#Wish\"><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/a>&nbsp;wish<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">x<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exercises: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engames.eu\/verb%20patterns\/Verb%20patterns%20quiz%20gerund%20(Web)\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VERB PATTERN TEST<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s important to use gerunds and infinitives correctly because they are super common in everyday speech and native speakers use them without thinking, just like&nbsp;<strong>articles<\/strong>. Improving your accuracy with gerunds and infinitives helps you sound more natural in English. One common subject could be Natural Disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Let&#8217;s check the next vocabulary on Natural disasters:<\/strong> earthquake, lightning strike, tsunami, volcanic eruption, wild fire, hailstorm, tornado, drought, blizzard, flood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the following video we can review some vocabulary on Natural disasters: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pi2gTfICB3A&amp;t=210s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pi2gTfICB3A&amp;t=210s<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this topic and how to use in conversations, please review:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83c\udf2a Let\u2019s talk about Natural Disasters in English! Natural Disaster Vocabulary Essential for IELTS! \ud83c\udf0a\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CxVOqjrC6B0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now let&#8217;s listen to a news cast involving a natural disaster. Can you identify the infinitives and gerunds in the news?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Questions raised about Australia\u2019s preparedness for natural disasters | 7.30\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MGHKDO5gEdU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Japan earthquake revives concerns over government&#039;s push to restart idle nuclear plants | The World\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Whf1PvvriY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion\">Conclusi\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Remember<em>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>-Gerunds&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>is a non-personal form of the verb consisting of a verb plus -ing. It can be use after certain verbs like: appreciate, avoid, be busy, be worth, be no use, be no good, be used to, can\u2019t bear, can\u2019t stand, can\u2019t help delay, consider, detest, deserve, enjoy, fancy, feel like, give up, insist on, involve, keep on, look forward to, mind, miss, postpone, practice, put off, recommend, resist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They go after<em>&nbsp;prepositions&nbsp;<\/em>of place and time.<br>They replace the<em>&nbsp;subject or object&nbsp;<\/em>of a sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>-Infinitives&nbsp;<\/strong>An infinitive is a non-personal form of the verb consisting of the word \u201cto\u201d plus a verb; it may be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It can be used after certain verbs like afford, agree, appear, ask, decide, expect, help, hope, manage, mean, offer, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, threaten, want.<br>They may go after many&nbsp;<em>adjectives<\/em>.<br>They show&nbsp;<em>purpose<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An infinitive phrase consists of an infinitive plus modifier(s), object(s), complement(s), and\/or actor(s).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An infinitive phrase requires a comma only if it is used as an adverb at the beginning of a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far the class is concluded. I congratulate you, you are doing very well! Remember that it depends a lot on your enthusiasm for learning. After all this practice don\u00b4t forget to go over your consignas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See you next class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fuentes-de-informacion\">Fuentes de informaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/general_writing\/mechanics\/gerunds_participles_and_infinitives\/infinitives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Infinitives \/\/ Purdue Writing Lab<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishpage.com\/gerunds\/infinitive_list.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verbs Followed by Infinitives | ENGLISH PAGE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/english\/gerunds-and-infinitives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When to Use Gerunds and Infinitives: 5 Simple Rules for English Learners<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducci\u00f3n Do you know what are gerunds and infinitives? 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