Gerundios vs Infinitivos

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Gerundios vs Infinitivos

Referencia gramatical

Forma Ejemplo
-ing soloenjoy · avoid · consider · admit · missI enjoy swimming.
to soloagree · decide · manage · refuse · hopeShe refused to answer.
Cambio significadoremember/forget/stop/try + -ing vs tostopped smoking ≠ stopped to smoke
would likesiempre + to infinitivoI'd like to have coffee.

Gerundios vs Infinitivos — Ejercicios

Elige la forma correcta

Selecciona la opción correcta.

  1. The company decided to invest / investing in renewable energy to reduce its carbon footprint.
    (to invest / investing) 
  2. She suggested to introduce / introducing a carbon tax to reduce fossil fuel dependency.
    (introducing / to introduce) 
  3. He avoided to discuss / discussing the impact of automation on the workforce.
    (discussing / to discuss) 
  4. The government refused to address / addressing the link between inequality and poor mental health.
    (to address / addressing) 
  5. She admitted to underestimate / underestimating the impact of deforestation on biodiversity.
    (underestimating / to underestimate) 
  6. The entrepreneurs plan to launch / launching a sustainable packaging start-up next year.
    (to launch / launching) 
  7. The workforce is used to deal / dealing with rapid technological change.
    (dealing / deal) 
  8. The company struggled to reduce / reducing its digital footprint.
    (to reduce / reducing) 
  9. Many workers are keen on to retrain / retraining for jobs that automation cannot replace.
    (retraining / to retrain) 
  10. She managed to secure / securing funding for her renewable energy project.
    (to secure / securing) 

Cambio de significado — stop, remember, forget, try

Elige la forma que da el significado correcto.

  1. The factory stopped to produce / producing fossil fuels. (Ya no los produce.)
    (producing / to produce) 
  2. She stopped to check / checking her carbon footprint data before the meeting. (Se detuvo para hacerlo.)
    (to check / checking) 
  3. I remember to read / reading about the link between automation and inequality last year. (Tengo un recuerdo de ello.)
    (reading / to read) 
  4. Remember to submit / submitting the