Verb + Gerund or Infinitive (with difference meaning)
Stop + Gerund
Ex. : I cant't stop loving you.
Stop + Infinitive
Meaning : interrupting (only for a while), do another activity and then continue the first activity.Ex. : When I knock the door the teacher stop to teach the student.
Try + Gerund
Ex. : I'll try using fresh pumpkin.
Try + Infinitive
Meaning : attempt to do something/make an effort.Ex. : I'll try to drive carefully.
Remember + Gerund
Ex. : He could remember driving along the road just before the accident, but he couldn't remember the accident itself.
Remember + Infinitive
Meaning : not forget to do something/remember to perform responsibility.Ex. : Please, remember to post the letters.
Forget + Gerund
Ex. : I forget getting the accident.
Forget + Infinitive
Meaning : forget to do something/forget to perform responsibility.Ex. : I forget to buy some apples.
- Regret + Gerund
Ex. : I regret lending him some money. He never paid me back.
Regret + Infinitive
Meaning : sorry to tell someone of bad news right now.
Ex. : We regret to inform you that we can't offer you the job.
- Need + Gerund
Ex. : The batteries in the radio need changing.
Need + Infinitive
Meaning : need to do something/necessary for someone to do it.
Ex. : I need to take more exercise.
- Want + Gerund
Ex. : The tree wants cutting.
Want + Infinitive
Meaning : want to do something/necessary for someone to do it.
Ex. : Upin wants to come with you in Rina's party.
- Deserve + Gerund
Ex. : The singer deserves praising because her voice is sweet.
Deserve + Infinitive
Meaning : deserve to do something/necessary for someone to do it.
Ex. : She deserves to do her homework truly.
- Require + Gerund
Ex. : English grammar requires studying clearly.
Require + Infinitive
Meaning : Require to do something/necessary for someone to do it.
Ex. : His tooth is unwell, he requires to go to dentist.
Sumber :
- English grammar in use by Raymond Murphy
- A practical english grammar by A.J. Thomson and A.J. Martinet
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