To –inf or –ing form with a change in meaning

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To –inf or –ing form with a change in meaning

remember + to –inf: not forget I must remember to post these letters today

remember +-ing form: recall She remembers seeing him for the first time

forget + to –inf: not remember Oh, no! I forgot to lock the front door

forget + -ing form: to remember sth that happened in the past I’ll never forget spending my time with my grandpa when I was a child

regret + -ing form: feel sorry about She regrets arguing with her best friend

Regret + to –inf: be sorry to(it’s used in the present simple and followed by verbs such as say,tell, inform) We regret to inform you that the flight from Antalya to İstanbul has been delayed.

try + -ing form: do sth as an experiment You should try eating more fruit. It’s good for your health .

try + to –inf: do one’s best He tried to finish his homework, but it was too difficult.

Stop + to –inf: stop briefly to do sth else We stopped to help the people in the car.

stop + -ing form: finish,give up I stopped watching horror films because they give nightmares.

go on + -ing form: continue Andy went on sleeping for another two hours

go on + to-inf: then She told us her name and went on to introduce us to her husband

mean + -ing form: involve Being a doctor means working long hours

mean + to –inf: intend to We didn’t mean to interrupt you

Like + -ing form: enjoy He likes skiing. He says it’s very exciting

Like + to –inf: think that sth is good or right to do Claire likes to go to dentist every six months.

Would like + to –inf: want I would like to buy a pearl necklace for my girl friend’s birthday

be sorry for + -ing form: apologize for an earlier action I’m sorry for forgetting your birthday. It was awful of me.

be sorry + to –inf: apologize for a present action I’m sorry to say this, but your work is rather unsatisfactory.

be afraid + to –inf: to be unwilling to do sth She thinks she has gained weight recently so she’s afraid to look at her weight.

be afraid of + -ing form: to be afraid what is described by the –ing form may happen She’s afraid of touching a mouse