Verb + Gerund or Infinitive (with difference meaning)

  • Stop + Gerund

Meaning : quit an activity.
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 

Meaning : sample of test/experiment with a new or different approach to see if it works.
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

Meaning : have a memory of an event or action that happened in the past.
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

Meaning : forget a memory of an event or action that happenend in the past.
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
Meaning : Regret something that happened in the past.
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
Meaning : something that needs to be done (passive)
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
Meaning : Something that want to be done (passive)
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
Meaning : someone/something that deserve to be done (passive)
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
Meaning : someone/something that require to be done (passive).
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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