💠 Grammar 💠

✅ GERUNG vs INFINITIVE (Part 6, verbs with INFINITIVE and GERUND with a change in meaning)

▪ forget + to-infinitive (= forget to do sth)
I'm sorry, I forgot to lock the car.
▫ forget + -ing form (= forget a past event)
We'll never forget visiting Paris.

▪ remember + to-infinitive (remember to do sth)
Remember to read the instructions.
▫ remember + -ing form (recall a past event)
I don't remember meeting AI before.

▪ mean + to-infinitive (= intend to)
He means to move to Newcastle.
▫ mean + -ing form (= involve)
Working harder means getting more money.

▪ go on + to-infinitive (finish doing sth and start doing sth else)
After finishing her BA, she went on to get a master's degree.
▫ go on + -ing form (= continue)
She went on watching TV.

▪ regret + to-infinitive (= be sorry to do sth)
I regret to tell you that you have failed.
▫ regret + -ing form (= have second thoughts about sth already done)
He regrets telling lies when he was young.

▪ try + to-infinitive (= do one's best; attempt)
She tried hard to cope with her new job.
▫ try + -ing form (= do sth as an experiment)
Try adding some more sauce to your pasta.

▪ want + to-infinitive (= wish)
I want to find a better job.
▫ want + -ing form (= sth needs to be done)
Your dress wants cleaning.

▪ stop + to-infinitive (= pause temporarily)
He stopped to buy some milk on his way home.
▫ stop + -ing form (= finish)
Stop talking to each other, please.

▪ be sorry + to-infintive (= regret)
I'm sorry to hear he has been injured.
▫ be sorry for + -ing form (apologise for an earlier action)
I'm sorry for misunderstanding what you said.

▪ hate + to-infinitive (= feel sorry that you have to ask, interrupt, etc.)
I hate to interrupt, but I must talk to you.
▫ hate + -ing form (= feel sorry for what one is doing)
I hate making you feel uncomfortable.

▪ be afraid + to-infinitive (= the subject feels enxious about doing sth)
I'm afraid to drive over the old bridge.
▫ be afraid of + -ing form (= the subject is afraid that what is described by the -ing form may happen)
She is afraid of breaking her leg if she jumps over the wall.