~ING or INF?

After certain verbs we use the -ing form, and after other verbs we use the to-infinitive. Sometimes we can use either form and there is a change in meaning. Occasionally we can use either form and there is no change in meaning.

So what’s the rule for whether we use the -ing form or the infinitive?

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Past Simple / Past Continuous

Aquí tenéis un esquema básico de la formación y empleo del Pasado Simple y el Pasado Continuo (y una buena dosis de ejercicios, la mayoría online).

Past simple

Affirmative: S+INF+(e)d
Negative: S+didn’t+INF
Interrogative: did+S+INF?

El pasado simple se utiliza: