La respuesta rápida

Algunos verbos van seguidos de to + verbo base, como want to go. Otros verbos van seguidos de verbo + -ing, como enjoy reading. Se dice I want to go, no I want going; se dice I enjoy reading, no I enjoy to read.

La regla

No hay una sola regla para saber qué patrón lleva cada verbo — se aprenden en parejas. Verbos comunes con to + verbo en este nivel: want, need, hope, decide, plan. Verbos comunes con verbo + -ing: enjoy, finish, stop, avoid, practise.

El segundo verbo nunca cambia según el sujeto: She wants to go, no She wants to goes; She enjoys reading, no She enjoys reads.

Forma

Ejemplos

• I want to visit the museum.
• She enjoys reading books.
• We need to buy milk.
• He finished doing his homework.
• They plan to travel next year.

Errores frecuentes

• ❌ I want going home. → ✅ I want to go home. Want lleva to + verbo base, no -ing.
• ❌ She enjoys to swim. → ✅ She enjoys swimming. Enjoy lleva -ing, no to.
• ❌ I want go home. → ✅ I want to go home. La palabra to no debe omitirse.
• ❌ I enjoy do yoga. → ✅ I enjoy doing yoga. La terminación -ing no debe omitirse.