Mastering Gerunds and Infinitives in English
Gerunds and Infinitives: Usage in English
Gerunds After Certain Verbs
Use a gerund after these verbs:
- admit
- avoid
- consider
- deny
- face
- feel like
- finish
- give up
- include
- keep on
- practice
- recommend
- risk
- suggest
- take up
Infinitives After Certain Verbs
Use the infinitive with “to” after these verbs:
- afford
- agree
- appear
- arrange
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- help
- hope
- manage
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- seem
- volunteer
- wait
Gerund or Infinitive (Little/No Difference)
Use either the gerund or the infinitive with “to” after these verbs with little or no
Read MoreDescribing People, Journeys, and Letters: Examples & Tips
Describing a Person
Dear Cesar,
I hope you are well. I have just received an email from your friend Pedro; he wants to buy my car. Could you tell me a bit about him?
Send my regards to your family, and I hope to hear from you soon.
Best wishes,
I can tell you about Pedro. He is 31 and is studying History with me. I think he’s quite extroverted and very sociable; he has a lot of friends and is very good to them. He has a younger brother and many cousins. He is hard-working and responsible. He likes
Read MoreMastering Modals, Health Vocabulary, and Student Essays
Mastering Modals in English
Modals
- Ability: (can/could/be able to)
- Possibility and Certainty: (could/might/may/must not/can’t)
- Obligation: (need to, needn’t/have to/must not)
- Prohibition: (mustn’t)
- Advice: (should/ought to)
Health Vocabulary
- Cold: resfriado
- Food poisoning: intoxicación
- Headache: dolor de cabeza
- Ill: enfermo
- Medicine:
- Pill: píldora
- Stomach ache: dolor de estómago
- Stressed: estresado
- Tablet: pastilla
- Temperature: fiebre
- Tired: cansado
- My ankle: mi tobillo
- My wrist: mi muñeca
- Myself: por mi (romper/
English Verb Tenses
Understanding English Verb Tenses
Present Tenses
Present Simple
This verb tense expresses permanent actions or actions that occur regularly in the present, such as daily routines or habits.
- I eat a lot.
- He eats a lot.
Present Continuous
This verb tense expresses actions happening now or planned for the future.
- I am eating a hot dog.
- He is eating a hot dog.
Present Perfect Simple
This verb tense expresses actions that occurred recently, began in the past and continue to the present, or have just been completed
Read MoreVocabulary: Geography, TV Shows, and Feelings
Geography Vocabulary
- Mountain range: A long line of very big hills. Cordillera.
- Beach: An area next to the sea with a lot of sand. Playa.
- Desert: An area with a lot of sand, but not many plants or water. Desierto.
- Forest: An area with a lot of trees, plants, and animals. Bosque.
- Ice cap: A big cold area that covers the lands and sea. Capa de hielo.
- Island: A piece of land with water all around it. Isla.
- Jungle/rainforest: An area with a lot of trees, plants, and animals where it rains a lot. Jungla/Selva.
Ibiza & Camping: A Summer Adventure Awaits!
I’m fairly sure you’ll agree that the Ibiza party scene is amazing! Listen to me! Would you like to have a good time, especially if you’re feeling down? Then you and your friends must go to Ibiza this summer.
Some people believe it’s the best place in the world, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. For example, if you don’t have much money, you might find Ibiza expensive.
As far as I’m concerned, I didn’t have much knowledge about this place because I had never been to Ibiza. Nevertheless,
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