Uso del Gerundio para Expresar Disgusto en Inglés

Clase 12 de 20 • Curso de Inglés Intermedio B1: Preguntas Negativas y Recomendaciones

Resumen

Puedes utilizar la palabra “Not” seguido de un gerundio para expresar desagrado hacia lo opuesto de la acción de ese verbo.

Ejemplos para usar NOT con gerundio

Veamos algunos ejemplos:

The team detests not winning the match.
I hate not finding my friend in the park.
It is frustrating not understanding when the teacher speaks in English.
I just hate soup not being hot enough.
He detests not buying anything he wants.

Es una gran forma de enriquecer tu vocabulario y poder expresarte de manera negativa en tus ideas.

Contribución creada por: Kevin Fiorentino.

Maria Alejandra Liscano

student•

We use NOT to refer to the opposite of a gerund (action), or a gerund phrase.

Practice

Sheila detests not winning at chess.
They hate not finding a parking space.
I really dislike people not attending meetings on time.
Henry loathes people hot doing a good job. 5 .I just hate soup not being hot enough.
It is frustating not understanding when the teacher speaks.

Elisson Benjamín García Ramírez

student•

good

Jonnathan Valencia Arango

student•

I loathe people not greeting on the street
I hate my city not making hot.
I dislike the goverment not resolving their problems
I dislike other people not having good manners
I dislike when not having time to rest.

Emigdio Fernando Mora Tomalá

student•

I hate my city not being hot. I dislike not having time to rest.

Felipe Bernardo González Barranco

student•

I dislike not nice people

Rene Francisco Lora Gonzalez

teacher•

'Not nice' can also be 'rude' or 'annoying'. 😉👍

Nicole Johana Galvis Rodríguez

student•

I hate not having enough security in my city.
I dislike people not respecting the opinion of others.
It is frustrating not having justice when it is necessary.

Daniel Steven Carrera Osorno

student•

Sheila detests not winning at chess.
They hate not finding a parking space.
I really dislike people not attending meetings on time.
Henry loathes people not doing a good job.
I just hate soup not being hot enough.
It is frustrating not understanding when the teacher speaks.
I hate traffic jams not enough and functional street furniture.

Rafael Herrera

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I loathe not having enough money to enjoy the expensive restaurants in this city.

It's sad not speaking English fluently to talk to other people at the congress.

It's frustrating not being able to do something concrete to help people from starving.

Brian Axel Rodríguez

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Is there any rule to use not + simple form (to + verb simple form)?

Not talking vs Not to talk - When do I have to use each one?

Sandra Milena Suarez Díaz

student•

I loathes not doing anything for palestinian people

It is frustrating not feeling secure in this city.

I hate people not being comprehensive

Diego Castro

student•

Using NOT with gerunds. (To express disgust).

Examples:

👉 I hate not knowing the surprise.

👉 Not drinking coffee is unacceptable.

Another express:

I don´t like being uniformed.

I can´t understand how people don´t drink coffee.

Practice.

✅ Sheila detests not winning at chess.

✅ They hate not finding a parking space.

✅ I really dislike people not attending meetings on time.

✅ Henry loathes people not doing a good job.

✅ I just hate soup not being hot enough.

✅ It is frustrating not undestand when the teacher speaks.

Diego Castro

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✍️ I hate it when the bus driver is not following traffic rules.

✍️ I really dislike people who are not replying to WhatsApp messages.

Cesar Estevan Castro Ubaque

student•

Activity

I hate not paying cheap parking in the city.
I really dislike people not eating with their mouth close
I hate government not being honestly with the peoples resources.

julyabeltran

student•

I detest not being relax with the traffic jump in my city
I hate not being clear when speak with otherspeople
I really dislike people not attending bad things that happen in the world.

John Alexander Ordoñez

student•

I hate not being attended first in the meeting
i dislike people not giving personal space
i reject goverments not respecting free speech

Juliana Gallo

student•

Practice

Sheila detests not winning at chess.
They hate not finding a parking space.
I really dislike people not attending meetings on time.
Henry loathes people not doing a good job.
I just hate soup not being hot enough.
It is frustating not understanding when the teacher speaks.

Carolina Echeverria

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I dislike the noise and pollution of the city.
I hate wars and the insensitivity of some people to the bad things that are happening in the world.

Carolina Echeverria

student•

Sheila detests not winning at chess
They hate not finding a parking space
I really dislike people not attending meetings on time
Henry loathes people not doing a good job
I just hate soup not being hot enough
It is frustrating not understanding when the teacher speaks

Camilo Andrés Villegas Roche

student•

I dislike drivers not following the transit rules in my city.
Since COVID I feel insecure with people not covering their faces when coughing.
It's sad hearing about people not treating nice to children.

Rodrigo Covarrubias

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1.- I dislike the city not having enough trees all around

2.- I dislike people not being polite

3.- I hate this world not having a safe place to every person and animal.

Natalia Andrea Rodríguez Rodríguez

student•

I hate not knowing the surprise.
Not drinking coffee is unacceptable.
They dislike not having money = They dislike being poor.
I hate not arriving on time = I hate arriving late.

Natalia Andrea Rodríguez Rodríguez

student•

Sheila detests not winning at chess.
They hate not finding a parking space.
I really dislike people not attending meetings on time.
Henry loathes people not doing a good job.
I just hate soup not being hot enough.
It's frustating not understanding when the teacher speaks.

Fernando Leaños Huerta

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I detest people not driving carefully in the city.

I hate not being able to express other person clearly

I loathe people not looking at the bad things that happen in the world

CARLOS SALAZAR SUAREZ

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Sometimes it’s frustrating not having a place without crowds of people.
I really dislike people not telling the truth about a situation.
I hate latin governments not giving the enough importance to Sport.