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Verbs followed by gerunds Flashcards

1
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Admit

Admitir

A

ing

She admitted making a mistake

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Avoid

Evitar

A

ing

I try to avoid going shopping on Saturdays.

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Be worth

Valer (la pena)

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This book is not worth reading.

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Cant help

No puedo evitar

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I cant help biting my nails when I am nervous.

I couldn’t help laughing that time

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5
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Can’t stand

Algo que odias o que te disgusta mucho

No soporto

A

ing

I can’t stand walking in the rain.

I can’t stand smelling kerosene

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Carry on

Continuar

A

Ing

Steve just carried on playing on his computer

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Deny

Niega

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Tim denies breaking the window

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Enjoy

A

ing

I enjoy travelling.

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Fancy

Apetecer

Parecido a Feel like

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ing

Do you fancy drinking alcohol?

Sara fancies going to the cinema.

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Feel like

Tener ganas de

Parecido a fancy aunque fancy es mas informal

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ing

Liz feels like going to the beach.

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11
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Finish

A

ing

He finished cleaning the kitchen

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12
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forgive

Perdonar

A

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Forgive my saying

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Give up

Dejar de hacer algo

A

ing

I gave up smoking

Dejé de fumar.

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14
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Imagine

A

ing

She imagined herself sitting in her favourite chair

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15
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Involve

implica

A

ing

The test will involve answering questions about a photograph

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16
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Keep

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ing

He keeps trying to distract me

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17
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Look foward to

Esperar, tener ganas de

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I look forward to meeting you. I’m happy about meeting you

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18
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Mind

Dont mind

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ing

I don’t mind driving.

No me importa, no tengo problemas

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Miss

Extrañar

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ing

I miss swimming

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20
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Postpone

Posponer

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We decided to postpone traveling to Spain

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21
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Practice

A

ing

In this course, we will practise writing formal letters

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22
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Recommend

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ing

They recommend arriving on time for the performance.

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Regret

Arrepentirse

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ing

I regret telling you bad words

24
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Risk

Arriesgarse

A

ing

He risked losing his house

25
Q

Spend

A

ing

You spend a lot of time studying

26
Q

Stop

A

ing

I want to stop smoking

27
Q

Suggest

A

ing

Economist suggest buying gold

28
Q

Afford

Poder permitirse, poder pagar

A

to inf

We can’t afford to go abroad this summer.

29
Q

Agree

Estar de acuerdo

A

to inf

We all agreed to cancel next week’s meeting.

30
Q

Appear

Parece

A

to inf

She appears to be happy about it.

31
Q

Arrange

Planear, organizar, preparar para

A

to inf

Molly arranged to stay at her flat.

32
Q

Be able

Ser capaz de

El futuro del verb Can

A

to inf

I won’t be able to take you to the train station

33
Q

Cant wait

No poder esperar a / para

A

to inf

We cant wait to see your new flat

34
Q

Cant afford

No podemos permitirnos

A

to inf

We cant afford to make any mistake in this project

35
Q

Choose

Elegir

A

to inf

I chose to study abroad for a year

36
Q

Decide

Decidir

A

to inf

They´ve decided to call off the wedding

37
Q

Deserve

Merecer

A

to inf

Kim deserves to get the job. She is a strong candidate

38
Q

Expect

Esperar

A

to inf

We´re expecting to get our exam results on Friday

39
Q

Happen

Algo que sucede por casualidad

A

to inf

I happened to find a dollar on the sidewalk

40
Q

Help*

Ayuda

A

Inf o to Inf

The organization I work for helps young people find (to find) work

41
Q

Hesitate

Dudar

A

to inf

She hesitated to say yes, but in the end, did.

42
Q

Hope

Esperar (de esperanza)

A

to inf

I´m hoping to set up my own company

43
Q

Learn

Aprender

A

to inf

I wish I had learnt to play the guitar when I was younger

44
Q

Make

Hacer

A

to inf

They were made to do the exercise again

45
Q

Manage

To do something with difficulty

Manejó, gestionó, administró

A

to inf

Don managed to finish the job on time.

46
Q

Offer

Ofrecer

A

to inf

Luci has offered to give me a lif to the station

47
Q

Plan

Planificar

A

to inf

We´re planning to have a big party to celebrate

48
Q

Pretend

Fingir

A

to inf

I pretended to be enthusiastic but I couldn´t

49
Q

Promise

Prometer

A

to inf

Sarah always promises to help me in the kitchen but she never does

50
Q

Refuse

Rechazar, decir que no

A

to inf

Jane refused to do what he asked.

51
Q

Seem

Parecer

A

to inf

Something seems to be wrong with the washing machine

52
Q

Teach

Enseñar

A

to inf

Jack´s father taught him to drive when he was 17

53
Q

Tend

Tender a

A

to inf

My boss tends to lose his temper when he´s feeling stressed

54
Q

Threaten

Amenazar

A

to inf

The teacher threatened to call the police

55
Q

Want

Desear, querer

A

to inf

I want to clean my room

56
Q

Would like, would prefer would rather

A

to inf

Would you like to try the dress on?

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