Verbs followed by gerunds

Question 1

Admit

Admitir

Answer 1

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She admitted making a mistake

Question 2

Avoid

Evitar

Answer 2

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I try to avoid going shopping on Saturdays.

Question 3

Be worth

Valer (la pena)

Answer 3

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This book is not worth reading.

Question 4

Cant help

No puedo evitar

Answer 4

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I cant help biting my nails when I am nervous.

I couldn’t help laughing that time

Question 5

Can’t stand

Algo que odias o que te disgusta mucho

No soporto

Answer 5

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I can’t stand walking in the rain.

I can’t stand smelling kerosene

Question 6

Carry on

Continuar

Answer 6

Ing

Steve just carried on playing on his computer

Question 7

Deny

Niega

Answer 7

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Tim denies breaking the window

Question 8

Enjoy

Answer 8

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I enjoy travelling.

Question 9

Fancy

Apetecer

Parecido a Feel like

Answer 9

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Do you fancy drinking alcohol?

Sara fancies going to the cinema.

Question 10

Feel like

Tener ganas de

Parecido a fancy aunque fancy es mas informal

Answer 10

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Liz feels like going to the beach.

Question 11

Finish

Answer 11

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He finished cleaning the kitchen

Question 12

forgive

Perdonar

Answer 12

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Forgive my saying

Question 13

Give up

Dejar de hacer algo

Answer 13

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I gave up smoking

Dejé de fumar.

Question 14

Imagine

Answer 14

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She imagined herself sitting in her favourite chair

Question 15

Involve

implica

Answer 15

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The test will involve answering questions about a photograph

Question 16

Keep

Answer 16

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He keeps trying to distract me

Question 17

Look foward to

Esperar, tener ganas de

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Mind

Dont mind

Answer 18

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I don’t mind driving.

No me importa, no tengo problemas

Question 19

Miss

Extrañar

Answer 19

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I miss swimming

Question 20

Postpone

Posponer

Answer 20

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We decided to postpone traveling to Spain

Question 21

Practice

Answer 21

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In this course, we will practise writing formal letters

Question 22

Recommend

Answer 22

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They recommend arriving on time for the performance.

Question 23

Regret

Arrepentirse

Answer 23

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I regret telling you bad words

Question 24

Risk

Arriesgarse

Answer 24

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He risked losing his house

Question 25

Spend

Answer 25

ing | You spend a lot of time studying

Question 26

Stop

Answer 26

ing | I want to stop smoking

Question 27

Suggest

Answer 27

ing | Economist suggest buying gold

Question 28

Afford | Poder permitirse, poder pagar

Answer 28

to inf | We can't afford to go abroad this summer.

Question 29

Agree | Estar de acuerdo

Answer 29

to inf | We all agreed to cancel next week's meeting.

Question 30

Appear | Parece

Answer 30

to inf | She appears to be happy about it.

Question 31

Arrange | Planear, organizar, preparar para

Answer 31

to inf | Molly arranged to stay at her flat.

Question 32

Be able | Ser capaz de ## Footnote El futuro del verb Can

Answer 32

to inf | I won't be able to take you to the train station

Question 33

Cant wait | No poder esperar a / para

Answer 33

to inf | We cant wait to see your new flat

Question 34

Cant afford | No podemos permitirnos

Answer 34

to inf | We cant afford to make any mistake in this project

Question 35

Choose | Elegir

Answer 35

to inf | I chose to study abroad for a year

Question 36

Decide | Decidir

Answer 36

to inf | They´ve decided to call off the wedding

Question 37

Deserve | Merecer

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Expect | Esperar

Answer 38

to inf | We´re expecting to get our exam results on Friday

Question 39

Happen | Algo que sucede por casualidad

Answer 39

to inf | I happened to find a dollar on the sidewalk

Question 40

Help* | Ayuda

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Hesitate | Dudar

Answer 41

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

Question 42

Hope | Esperar (de esperanza)

Answer 42

to inf | I´m hoping to set up my own company

Question 43

Learn | Aprender

Answer 43

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

Question 44

Make | Hacer

Answer 44

to inf | They were made to do the exercise again

Question 45

Manage | To do something with difficulty ## Footnote Manejó, gestionó, administró

Answer 45

to inf | Don managed to finish the job on time.

Question 46

Offer | Ofrecer

Answer 46

to inf | Luci has offered to give me a lif to the station

Question 47

Plan | Planificar

Answer 47

to inf | We´re planning to have a big party to celebrate

Question 48

Pretend | Fingir

Answer 48

to inf | I pretended to be enthusiastic but I couldn´t

Question 49

Promise | Prometer

Answer 49

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

Question 50

Refuse | Rechazar, decir que no

Answer 50

to inf | Jane refused to do what he asked.

Question 51

Seem | Parecer

Answer 51

to inf | Something seems to be wrong with the washing machine

Question 52

Teach | Enseñar

Answer 52

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

Question 53

Tend | Tender a

Answer 53

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

Question 54

Threaten | Amenazar

Answer 54

to inf | The teacher threatened to call the police

Question 55

Want | Desear, querer

Answer 55

to inf | I want to clean my room

Question 56

Would like, would prefer would rather

Answer 56

to inf | Would you like to try the dress on?