| Grupo | Verbs | Exemplo |
|---|---|---|
| solo “ing” | enjoy, avoid, imagine, keep, mind, miss, practise, suggest, finish, admit, deny, appreciate, risk, consider | She avoided answering my question. |
| sozinho «a» mais infinitivo | decide, want, hope, promise, refuse, manage, afford, agree, arrange, learn, offer, seem, expect, fail | They agreed to meet on Friday. |
| os dois, sem mudança real | like, love, hate, prefer, begin, start, continue | It started raining. It started to rain. |
| os dois, com mudança de significado | stop, remember, forget, try, regret, mean, go on | He stopped smoking. He stopped to smoke. |
| Atrás de preposição, sempre «-ing» | after leaving, without saying, interested in moving, good at explaining | She left without saying goodbye. |
Listen to one clear example from each group. I really enjoy working with this team. We decided to move to another city. She started learning Japanese two years ago. He stopped drinking coffee after lunch. They left the meeting without saying anything.
| Com «-ing» significa | Com "to" significa | A diferença em uma linha |
|---|---|---|
| stop doing: he stopped smoking | stop to do: he stopped to smoke | deixar o hábito de lado versus parar para fazê-lo |
| remember doing: I remember locking the door | remember to do: remember to lock the door | lembrar o que já foi feito versus se lembrar de fazer algo |
| forget doing: I will never forget seeing it | forget to do: I forgot to call her | o recuerdo frente ao olvido da tarefa |
| try doing: try turning it off and on | try to do: I tried to open the window | testar para ver o que acontece em vez de se esforçar |
| regret telling him the truth | we regret to inform you | se arrepender diante da fórmula formal de má notícia |
| mean doing: it means working weekends | mean to do: I meant to call you | implicar diante de ter a intenção |
Now listen to the pairs that change meaning. He stopped smoking last year. He stopped to smoke outside the building. I remember locking the door this morning. Please remember to lock the door tonight. She tried opening the other window. She tried to open the window for ten minutes.
Escolha a forma correta. Em dois casos as duas são gramaticais, mas apenas uma se encaixa no contexto.
- I really must remember ___ my landlord before Friday. (calling · to call)
- She avoided ___ me directly for the whole meeting. (answering · to answer)
- The printer is broken again. Try ___ it off and on. (turning · to turn)
- We cannot afford ___ another year in this flat. (spending · to spend)
- He walked out of the room without ___ a single word. (saying · to say)
- I will never forget ___ my first salary in my hand. (holding · to hold)
Ver soluções
- to call
- answering
- turning
- to spend
- saying
- holding
Reescreva a ideia espanhola com o padrão inglês. Nenhuma admite "that" mais verbo conjugado.
- Quero que você fique mais uma semana.
- Peço que ele me ajude com a carta.
- Esperamos que ela aceite o posto.
- Não me importa esperar vinte minutos.
- Ele sugeriu que começássemos novamente.
- Antes de ir embora, apagou todas as luzes.
Ver soluções
- I want you to stay one more week
- I asked him to help me with the letter
- We expect her to accept the job
- I do not mind waiting twenty minutes
- He suggested starting again
- Before leaving, he turned off all the lights