CursoLección 28/87

Verbo en -ing tras like, love, hate, enjoy

"After like, love, hate, enjoy, mind, prefer use -ing or a noun."

La regla

Tras like, love, hate, enjoy, mind, prefer va -ing o sustantivo.

Cuando hablas de gustos, el segundo verbo va en -ing: "I like swimming", "She loves coding", "I don't mind waiting". También funciona con un sustantivo: "I like coffee". Con "like" y "love" también es válido el infinitivo con "to" ("I like to swim"), pero con "enjoy" y "mind" SOLO -ing (nunca "I enjoy to swim"). En contexto Nexora: "I enjoy working remotely", "I don't mind taking notes in the retro".

Ejemplos

I like swimming on Sundays.

Me gusta nadar los domingos.

She loves coffee.

A ella le encanta el cafe.

💡 Sustantivo también vale.

I enjoy working from home.

Disfruto trabajando desde casa.

He hates waiting in meetings.

Odia esperar en reuniones.

I don't mind taking notes in the retro.

No me importa tomar notas en la retro.

We prefer starting at 9.

Preferimos empezar a las 9.

I like to swim. / I like swimming.

Me gusta nadar.

💡 Ambas validas con like.

Casos típicos

like / love / hate + -ing (habito)subject + like/love/hate + -ing

I love coding.She hates running.

enjoy + -ing (SOLO -ing, nunca to)subject + enjoy + -ing

I enjoy reading.We enjoy travelling.

mind + -ing (en preguntas/negativas)do you mind + -ing?

Do you mind waiting?I don't mind helping.

prefer + -ing o + to + baseprefer + -ing / to + verb

I prefer working remotely.I prefer to work remotely.

+ sustantivo (sin verbo)verb + noun

I like coffee.She loves cats.

Trampas hispanohablantes

I enjoy to swim.I enjoy swimming.

Tras enjoy SOLO va -ing, nunca infinitivo con to.

I don't mind to wait.I don't mind waiting.

Tras mind solo -ing.

I like swim.I like swimming. / I like to swim.

El segundo verbo tiene que ir en -ing o con to, no en base.

She loves to coffee.She loves coffee.

Sí va sustantivo, no se anade "to".