Cap. 8

Gerundios vs Infinitivos

verb + -ing vs to · gerundio vs infinitivo · diferencias sutiles

Ejercicio 1
Elige la forma correcta
10 puntos
Selecciona la opción correcta.
1
The company decided to invest / investing in renewable energy to reduce its carbon footprint.
2
She suggested to introduce / introducing a carbon tax to reduce fossil fuel dependency.
3
He avoided to discuss / discussing the impact of automation on the workforce.
4
The government refused to address / addressing the link between inequality and poor mental health.
5
She admitted to underestimate / underestimating the impact of deforestation on biodiversity.
6
The entrepreneurs plan to launch / launching a sustainable packaging start-up next year.
7
The workforce is used to deal / dealing with rapid technological change.
8
The company struggled to reduce / reducing its digital footprint.
9
Many workers are keen on to retrain / retraining for jobs that automation cannot replace.
10
She managed to secure / securing funding for her renewable energy project.
Ejercicio 2
Cambio de significado — stop, remember, forget, try
8 puntos
Elige la forma que da el significado correcto.
1
The factory stopped to produce / producing fossil fuels. (Ya no los produce.)
2
She stopped to check / checking her carbon footprint data before the meeting. (Se detuvo para hacerlo.)
3
I remember to read / reading about the link between automation and inequality last year. (Tengo un recuerdo de ello.)
4
Remember to submit / submitting the carbon footprint report before the deadline. (No olvides hacerlo.)
Ejercicio 3
Completa con gerundio o infinitivo
12 puntos
Usa el verbo entre paréntesis en la forma correcta.
1
The government is considering (introduce) a universal basic income to tackle inequality.
2
She managed (negotiate) a deal to reduce the company's carbon emissions by 30%.
3
The company postponed (publish) its annual data privacy report.
4
He denied (be) aware of the data breach when it first occurred.
5
The workforce needs (adapt) to the disruption caused by automation.
6
She regrets (not / challenge) the company's fossil fuel policy earlier.
7
The analyst recommended (invest) in biodiversity-positive projects.
8
The CEO admitted (underestimate) the scale of the data privacy problem.
9
The start-up appears (struggle) with the rapid pace of digital disruption.
10
Workers are learning (cope) with the uncertainty caused by automation.
11
The politician proposed (reduce) carbon emissions through a national green energy programme.
12
She insists on (use) only renewable energy at all company sites.
Ejercicio 4
Transformación con palabra clave
8 puntos
1
She didn't know about the data breach. AWARE
She admitted not ______ the data breach.
2
The company said it would tackle inequality. COMMITTED
The company committed ______ inequality.
3
It was a mistake for the government not to regulate fossil fuels earlier. REGRETS
The government regrets ______ fossil fuels earlier.
4
It's impossible to overstate the impact of automation on the workforce. OVERSTATING
There's no ______ the impact of automation on the workforce.