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Verb + Object + Infinitive: Examples: 1. The teacher told students to leave. (Affirmative)
2. The teacher told students not to leave. (Negative)
3. Did the teacher tell students to leave? (Interrogative)
Verb + Infinitive OR Verb + Object + Infinitive ( Some verbs have two patterns)
Examples: 1. We all want to have English classes. (Pattern 1)
2. He wants all his friends to come to his party. (Pattern 1)
Examples:
1. She likes to cook.
Same meaning
2. She likes cooking
3.
1. I stopped to call you. ( for a purpose – in order to do another thing )
Different meaning
2. I stopped calling you. ( stop an activity-I will not call you any more )
Try + Gerund = to test something, to see if it works or not.
Example: I tried using less salt on my food, as it is healthier. (Maybe it will taste good with less salt.)
Try + Infinitive = make an effort to do something difficult.
Example: Could you please try to open this jar for me? I can’t open it. (It is difficult to open.)
Stop + Gerund = you quit doing something. (The action is not happening any more.)
Example: I've stopped buying the newspaper because now I read the news online. (I stopped this activity.)
Stop + Infinitive = someone stops doing something in order to do something else.
Example: I stopped to buy milk on my way home. (I stopped at the grocery in order to buy milk.)
Forget + Gerund = you have already done something, but you forget doing it. ( You have no memory)
bringing
Example: I forgot to bring my books to school. (I didn't bring my books.)
Forget + Infinitive = you intended to do something, but didn’t remember to do it.
Example: I forgot to bring my lunch today. (I need to bring my lunch, but I forgot.)
Regret + Gerund = you did something in the past and you are not happy about it.
Example: I regret being late for school. (I wish I hadn’t being late.)
Regret + Infinitive = to tell bad news. You are not happy about it (usually used in formal cases only).
Example: We regret to tell you that your application was not accepted. (We’re sorry for this bad news.)
Activity
Complete each sentence with the correct form of verb in parentheses:
telling
1. I regretted (tell) ________________her my secret because she told everyone at my school.
to inform
2. We regret (inform) ________________ you that the flight has been delayed for another two hours.
switching
3. I remember (switch) _________________off the lights when I went on holiday.
to try
4. I want (try) ________________ studying
(study) _________________ with a friend to see if it helps us stay more motivated.
to study
5. I'm trying (study) ________________ but it's impossible with all this noise.
to ask
6. He stopped the video (ask) _______________ the students some questions.
turning
7. Have you tried (turn) ________________ the computer off and on again?
to get
8. She tried (get) __________________ into the club, but she got ID’d.
watching
9. I remember (watch) ___________________ this film before.
meeting
10.She didn’t recognize him at all. She forgot (meet) ___________________him last summer.
to buy
11.Please remember (buy) ____________________ some milk on the way home.
locking
12.He forgot (lock) ______________________ the door when he went out.
to be
13.He always tries (be) as punctual as possible, but sometimes he is still late.
to look
14. On the way to Edinburgh, we stopped (look) _______________ at an old castle.
using
15.We’ve stopped (use)______________ plastic bags in supermarkets. We take our own bag with us now when we go shopping.
falling
16. I remember (fall) ________________ down the stairs when I was four years old.
1. I left the coffee for a minute to cool because it was____________ hot to drink.
2. He wasn't strong ________________ to lift that heavy box.
3. There aren’t ________________ policemen in our town.
4. Do you have ________________ information to help me with this problem?
5. It is ________________ difficult to do for a little child.
6. I do not have ______________ time to prepare dinner.
7. I didn't buy the car because it was _________________________ expensive.
8. He didn't work hard ________________ to pass the exam.