English B1: Verb patterns: -ing or to · Grammar

Algunos verbos van seguidos de -ing (enjoy, finish, mind, avoid, give up): I enjoy reading. Otros, de to + infinitivo (want, decide, hope, manage, refuse): I want to leave. Tras una preposición, siempre -ing: interested in learning, thanks for helping.

• enjoy — disfrutar
• avoid — evitar
• mind — importar (molestar)
• finish — terminar
• decide — decidir
• hope — esperar (desear)
• manage — conseguir
• refuse — negarse

• I don’t mind waiting. — No me importa esperar.
• We decided to stay. — Decidimos quedarnos.
• I managed to finish it. — Conseguí terminarlo.
• Thanks for helping me. — Gracias por ayudarme.