[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":382},["ShallowReactive",2],{"es-exercise-grammar-ejercicios-gerundio-e-infinitivo":3,"es-exercise-index-for-related":225},{"slug":4,"skill":5,"topic":6,"title":7,"levels":8,"tags":11,"published":15,"updated_at":16,"is_premium":17,"meta_title":18,"meta_description":19,"rule":20,"examples":39,"exercises":55,"faq":199,"article":215,"available_locales":223,"slug_localized":224},"gerund-infinitive-exercises","grammar","gerund-infinitive","Ejercicios de gerundio e infinitivo en inglés",[9,10],"B1","B2",[12,13,14],"gerund","infinitive","verb-patterns",true,"2026-07-20",false,"Ejercicios de gerundio e infinitivo en inglés — Práctica gratis online | FluencyRoad","Practica el gerundio y el infinitivo en inglés (enjoy doing vs decide to do) con ejercicios interactivos gratuitos, corrección instantánea y explicación de cada patrón verbal.",{"heading":21,"summary":22,"points":23},"¿Gerundio o infinitivo?","Después de un verbo, el inglés puede exigir la forma -ing (enjoy swimming), el infinitivo con to (decide to go), o cualquiera de las dos — a veces con cambio de significado (stop smoking vs stop to smoke).",[24,27,30,33,36],{"label":25,"text":26},"Gerundio después de","enjoy, finish, avoid, suggest, mind, practice, keep, can't stand + -ing",{"label":28,"text":29},"Infinitivo después de","decide, want, hope, plan, promise, agree, refuse, learn + to + verbo",{"label":31,"text":32},"Ambos, mismo significado","start, begin, continue, like, love (I like reading \u002F to read)",{"label":34,"text":35},"Ambos, distinto significado","stop, remember, forget, try: I stopped smoking ≠ I stopped to smoke",{"label":37,"text":38},"Después de preposiciones","Siempre el gerundio: good at drawing, interested in learning",[40,43,46,49,52],{"sentence":41,"note":42},"She **enjoys hiking** in the mountains.","enjoy + gerundio",{"sentence":44,"note":45},"We **decided to postpone** the trip.","decide + infinitivo con to",{"sentence":47,"note":48},"He **stopped smoking** two years ago.","stop + gerundio = dejar el hábito",{"sentence":50,"note":51},"He **stopped to smoke** outside the office.","stop + infinitivo = hacer una pausa para hacerlo",{"sentence":53,"note":54},"I'm interested **in learning** Japanese.","después de una preposición, siempre -ing",[56,97,138,181],{"id":57,"type":58,"title":59,"instructions":60,"questions":61},"mc","multiple_choice","Elige la forma correcta","Elige la opción correcta para completar cada oración.",[62,71,79,88],{"id":63,"prompt":64,"options":65,"answer":69,"explanation":70},"mc2","They decided ___ a new house next year.",[66,67,68],"buying","to buy","buy",1,"'Decide' siempre va seguido del infinitivo con to: decided to buy.",{"id":72,"prompt":73,"options":74,"answer":69,"explanation":78},"mc3","Please remember ___ the door when you leave.",[75,76,77],"locking","to lock","lock","'Remember + infinitivo con to' = no olvides hacerlo (una tarea futura). 'Remember locking' significaría que recuerdas haberlo hecho.",{"id":80,"prompt":81,"options":82,"answer":86,"explanation":87},"mc4","She's very good ___ complex ideas simply.",[83,84,85],"at explaining","to explain","at explain",0,"Después de una preposición ('at'), el verbo lleva -ing: good at explaining.",{"id":89,"prompt":90,"options":91,"answer":95,"explanation":96},"mc5","He avoided ___ the difficult question.",[92,93,94],"to answer","answer","answering",2,"'Avoid' siempre va seguido del gerundio: avoided answering.",{"id":98,"type":99,"title":100,"instructions":101,"questions":102},"gap","gap_fill","Completa el hueco","Escribe la forma correcta (gerundio o infinitivo con to) del verbo entre paréntesis.",[103,110,117,124,131],{"id":104,"prompt":105,"hint":106,"answers":107,"explanation":109},"gap1","She suggested ___ the meeting to Thursday.","move",[108],"moving","'Suggest' va seguido del gerundio: suggested moving.",{"id":111,"prompt":112,"hint":113,"answers":114,"explanation":116},"gap2","We hope ___ you again soon.","see",[115],"to see","'Hope' va seguido del infinitivo con to: hope to see.",{"id":118,"prompt":119,"hint":120,"answers":121,"explanation":123},"gap3","Do you mind ___ the window? It's hot in here.","open",[122],"opening","'Mind' va seguido del gerundio: mind opening.",{"id":125,"prompt":126,"hint":127,"answers":128,"explanation":130},"gap4","He promised ___ me with the report.","help",[129],"to help","'Promise' va seguido del infinitivo con to: promised to help.",{"id":132,"prompt":133,"hint":134,"answers":135,"explanation":137},"gap5","I'm looking forward to ___ from you.","hear",[136],"hearing","En 'look forward to', 'to' es una preposición — así que va seguido del gerundio: hearing.",{"id":139,"type":139,"title":140,"instructions":141,"questions":142},"reorder","Ordena las palabras","Haz clic en las palabras en el orden correcto para construir la oración.",[143,152,162,171],{"id":144,"words":145,"answer":150,"explanation":151},"re1",[146,147,148,149],"swimming","enjoys","she","in the sea","she enjoys swimming in the sea","Enjoy + gerundio + lugar.",{"id":153,"words":154,"answer":160,"explanation":161},"re2",[155,156,157,158,159],"to travel","want","they","next summer","abroad","they want to travel abroad next summer","Want + infinitivo con to + complementos circunstanciales.",{"id":163,"words":164,"answer":169,"explanation":170},"re3",[165,166,167,168],"smoking","stopped","my uncle","last year","my uncle stopped smoking last year","Stop + gerundio = dejar el hábito.",{"id":172,"words":173,"answer":179,"explanation":180},"re4",[174,175,148,176,177,178],"learning","interested","in","is","Arabic","she is interested in learning Arabic","Adjetivo + preposición + gerundio: interested in learning.",{"id":182,"type":183,"title":184,"instructions":185,"questions":186},"tf","true_false","Verdadero o falso","Decide si cada afirmación es verdadera o falsa.",[187,191,195],{"id":188,"prompt":189,"answer":15,"explanation":190},"tf2","'Stop doing something' and 'stop to do something' mean different things.","Verdadero — 'stop smoking' = dejar el hábito; 'stop to smoke' = interrumpir lo que estás haciendo para fumar.",{"id":192,"prompt":193,"answer":15,"explanation":194},"tf3","After prepositions, verbs always take the -ing form.","Verdadero — good at drawing, tired of waiting, before leaving, without asking.",{"id":196,"prompt":197,"answer":17,"explanation":198},"tf4","\"I forgot posting the letter\" means I didn't post it.","Falso — 'forgot posting' significa que la eché al correo pero no lo recuerdo. \"I forgot to post the letter\" significa que nunca llegó a echarse.",[200,203,206,209,212],{"question":201,"answer":202},"¿Qué es un gerundio?","Un gerundio es la forma -ing de un verbo usada como sustantivo: \"Swimming is great exercise\", \"I enjoy reading.\" Puede ser sujeto, complemento o ir detrás de una preposición.",{"question":204,"answer":205},"¿Qué verbos van seguidos del gerundio?","Los más comunes: enjoy, finish, avoid, suggest, mind, keep, practice, consider, imagine, miss, can't stand, give up. Ejemplo: \"She finished writing the report.\"",{"question":207,"answer":208},"¿Qué verbos van seguidos del infinitivo con to?","Los más comunes: want, decide, hope, plan, promise, agree, refuse, learn, offer, expect, manage, afford. Ejemplo: \"He agreed to help us.\"",{"question":210,"answer":211},"¿Qué verbos cambian de significado entre gerundio e infinitivo?","Los cuatro grandes son stop, remember, forget y try. Stop doing = dejar de hacer algo; stop to do = parar para hacerlo. Remember\u002Fforget + infinitivo mira hacia adelante, a una tarea pendiente; + gerundio mira hacia atrás, a un recuerdo. Try + infinitivo = intentar algo difícil; try + gerundio = experimentar con un método.",{"question":213,"answer":214},"¿Por qué se dice 'I look forward to hearing from you' y no 'to hear'?","Porque en 'look forward to', la palabra 'to' es una preposición, no parte de un infinitivo — y las preposiciones siempre van seguidas de la forma -ing. Lo mismo ocurre con 'be used to' y 'object to'.",{"heading":216,"paragraphs":217},"Gerundios e infinitivos: cómo entender los patrones verbales",[218,219,220,221,222],"Cuando un verbo sigue a otro en inglés, la forma del segundo verbo no es libre — la dicta el primer verbo. 'Enjoy' exige -ing, 'decide' exige el infinitivo con to, y no existe una regla lógica más profunda que prediga qué verbo lleva qué patrón. Por eso los gerundios y los infinitivos frustran a los estudiantes: parece pura memorización porque, en gran medida, lo es.","Dicho esto, sí existen tendencias útiles. Los verbos que apuntan hacia el futuro — want, hope, plan, decide, promise, expect — llevan en su inmensa mayoría el infinitivo con to, que de por sí transmite una idea de propósito y futuro. Los verbos que describen la actividad en sí o una actitud hacia ella — enjoy, avoid, mind, finish, keep, practice — prefieren el gerundio, que se comporta como un sustantivo que nombra la actividad. Estas tendencias no cubren todos los verbos, pero convierten la memorización a ciegas en una apuesta con fundamento.","Hay una regla, sin embargo, que es absoluta: después de una preposición, siempre el gerundio. Good at drawing, tired of waiting, interested in learning, before eating, without thinking. Esta regla explica el famoso 'look forward to hearing' — ese 'to' es una preposición, no una marca de infinitivo. Siempre que puedas poner un sustantivo después de la palabra (look forward to the weekend), un verbo en esa posición debe llevar -ing.","Los verbos que cambian de significado son la capa avanzada. Con stop, remember, forget y try, ambas formas son gramaticales pero dicen cosas distintas. 'I stopped drinking coffee' pone fin al hábito; 'I stopped to drink a coffee' interrumpe un trayecto. 'Remember to send the invoice' es una instrucción; 'I remember sending it' es una defensa. 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