I can´t stand listening to Heavy Metal.

I don’t mind sharing my laptop.

I enjoy travelling around the country.
They can’t afford to get a new iphone.
Jane promised to pay her debt.
We want to save money

1) Choose the best form for the following verbs (gerund

or infinitive)
A: I hope……..(save)enough money for the trip.
1) Save
2) To save
3) Saving
True or false
Sam suggested buying pop corn.

2 - GERUND OR INFINITIVE
1st. option - RULE OF THUMB

Gerunds are often used when actions are real, concrete or completed:

I stopped smoking.
(The smoking was real and happened until I stopped.)

Infinitives are often used when actions are unreal, abstract, or future:

I stopped to smoke.
(I was doing something else, and I stopped; the smoking had not happened yet.)

FILL THE GAPS WITH EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND ACCORDING TO THE RULE ABOVE:

1. Why don’t you stop (work) ______________ and take a rest?

2. The annoyed man threatened (call) ___to call_______________ the police.
3. When we told him the plan, he agreed (join) ___to join_____________ our team.
4. We can’t afford (buy) ___to buy__________ a new car.
5. Do you enjoy (make) making other people angry?
6. This kind of sport involves (train) ____________ daily.
7. If you have finished (have) ___having_______ your lunch, clear the table, please.
8. I had never anticipated (pay) ____to pay________ so much for the redecoration.
9. Everybody dislikes (do) ___________ exams.
10. I was a bit lazy this time, but I promise (study) ___to study____ harder next time.
11. He managed (fix) ___to fix__________ the TV set himself.
12. If you want a quiet holiday, you should avoid (go) going the coast in summer.
13. Do you intend (get) ___to get__________ fit?
14. I admit (cheat) chetaing in the exam.
15. I missed (have) having dinner with my old school mates.

2nd option - STUDY LISTS OF VERBS

VERBS FOLLOWED BY -ING

admit enjoy mind understand
anticipate escape miss
avoid excuse pardon It’s no good
consider finish postpone It’s no use
delay forgive practise It isn’t worth
deny involve risk
detest keep stop can’t stand / resist
dislike mention suggest can’t help
VERBS FOLLOWED BY TO- INFINITIVE
agree fail manage
appear hesitate prepare swear
arrange hope promise tend
care intend refuse threaten
decide learn seem afford

I suggest avoiding (avoid) drinking beer.

Word stress and sentence stress

Carbón tabla

Keyboard pencilcase computer

building parking lot cinema
True or false for the following stressed
words.
Window house children people