It is really a matter of learning which verbs take 'to-infinitive' clauses and which take an '-ing' clause, Claudia. After some verbs, e.g. 'tell', 'advise', 'ask', 'to-infinitive' follows the ...

The verb ending indicates who is carrying out the action ... In English, the present participle ends in ‘ing’, eg saying, listening. Expressions with the verb 'tener' in Spanish The verb ...