Lesson on Infinitive vs Present Participle

Infinitive vs. -ING?

• When expressing an action in progress either in the past or present (e.g. estoy hablando, estuve hablando)

-ing (Present Participle)

• With infinitive verb phrases as we've already learned (e.g. voy a comer, tengo que hablar)

Infintives

We already know this much...

Seems pretty simple except....

• In English, we often use the present participle (-ing) in several occasions where in Spanish we must use the INFINITIVE.

Me gusta nadar

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Ganar es divertido

Viajar me hace feliz

SPANISH

Swimming is pleasing to me. (ie. I like swimming)

Winning is fun.

Traveling makes me happy

ENGLISH

When the subject is a verb,
in Spanish we use an infinitive.

Multiple Choice

I like to eat pizza.

• Me gusta comer pizza.

• Me gusta comiendo pizza.

Multiple Choice

Dancing is easy.

• Bailar es facil

• Bailando es facil

Multiple Choice

Reading interests me.

• Leer me interesa.

• Leyendo me interesa.

Multiple Choice

I think that studying is important.

• Creo que estudiando es importante.

• Creo que estudiar es importante

Multiple Choice

Viendo la television me hace feliz.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Jugar fútbol bien no es fácil.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Estoy pensando en ir a España.

Después de estudiar, duermo.

Antes de ir a la escuela, como.

Gracias por venir

SPANISH

I thinking about going to Spain

After studying, I'll sleep.

Before going to school, I eat.

Thanks for coming.

ENGLISH

When verb is followed by a preposition, (de, en, a, por) we use an infinitive in Spanish.

Multiple Choice

Gracias por mirando mi video

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Antes de dormiendo, voy a estudiar.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Después de comer, voy a estudiar.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

After talking, we decided not to go.

• Después de hablar, decidimos no ir.

• Después de hablando, decidimos no ir.

Multiple Choice

Estoy pensando en tomar lecciones de francés.

• correct

• incorrect

• She arrived running (because she was late). = Ella llegó corriendo....

• We spoke yelling (at the concert). = Hablabos gritando...

• She came sleeping (in the car). = Vino durmiendo...

• You keep talking = Sigues hablando...

To indicate the manner in which someone is doing/did something

So...when else would we use the present participle in Spanish?

Multiple Choice

We entered speaking quietly.

• Entramos hablando en voz baja.

• Entramos hablar en voz baja.

Multiple Choice

You keep bothering me.

• Tú me sigues molestando

• Tú me sigues molestar

Multiple Choice

You keep talking.

• Sigues hablando.

• Sigues hablar.

Multiple Choice

Tú llegaste corriendo a la escuela.

• correct

• incorrect

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