GERUND Su forma es como el participio de presente (Inf+ING, sin el TO).

Puede ir como sujeto, tras preposicin, tras ciertos verbos y en nombres compuestos. COMO SUJETO: It is easier to read French than to speak it Reading French is easier than speaking it. Especialmente con FIND, DISCOVER, BELIEVE, THINK, CONSIDER, EXPECT, WONDER. He found that parking was difficult=He found parking difficult (habitualmente)/He found difficult to park (una ocasin). Se usa en prohibiciones: NO SMOKING NO SPITTING NO LOITERING Se usa en dichos: Seeing is believing TRAS PREPOSICION: He insisted on seeing her Muchos verbos+preposicin (phrasal verbs) lo llevan: BE FOR/AGAINST, CARE FOR, GIVE UP, KEEP ON, LEAVE OFF, LOOK FORWARD TO, PUT OFF, SEE ABOUT, TAKE TO Eventually the dogs left off barking. TO puede ser parte de infinito e ir tras BE, HAVE, OUGHT, USED, GOING, LOVE, LIKE, HATE, WANT, TRY, HOPE, MEAN, etc. TO tras verbos, en el resto de casos, es preposicin y la sigue un nombre/pronombre o gerundio. LOOK FORWARD TO, TAKE TO,BE ACCOSTUMED TO, BE USED TO I am used to heat/hard work/ bad food/ standing in queues. (Si podemos poner un nombre/pron. tras TO, ser preposicin (=>+ING). VERBOS SEGUIDOS POR -ING. admit anticipate appreciate avoid consider defer delay deny detest dislike dread enjoy escape excuse fancy finish forgive imagine involve keep (continue) loathe mind (object) miss pardon postpone prevent propose(suggest) recollect remember resent resist risk save (ahorrarse) stop suggest understand Tambin tras las expresiones: Can't stand = resistir can't help = evitar It's no use/good ...y el adjetivo worth NOMBRES COMPUESTOS A diving board Insect eating plant ADDENDA Adj Poses. + ING

Head hunting indians

Fortune telling bird

your working

their playing

our cheating