Verbs + to -infinite and –ing.

Teacher Dante – Unit 5

Subject of a sentence
 _________is the best way to learn a
new language

 __________ is the key to a successful

marriage
After a preposition
Remember and Forget
 To- Infinitive
To talk about actions someone is/was
supposed to do.

I remembered to turn the oven off.

I forgot to give her the message.
Now you try...

I always forget to_____________.

 I usually don’t remember to ________.
Remember and Forget
+ -ing
To talk about events people actually did.

I remember talking to her at the party.

-I talked to her at the party and now I’m remembering this.

I’ll never forget watching “Lord of the rings” for the first
time.
-I watched the movie and I’ll never forget it.
FORGET + ING is usually used with NEVER!
Now you try...

I remember ______ing on my last

holidays.
 I’ll never forget ______ing for the first
time.
Stop
With the –ing you mean that an activity has
stopped.
She stopped trusting him after he cheated on
her.

With the to-infinitive you are giving the

reason for stopping.

Alan stopped to say hello to his gramma.

Now you try.
Istopped _____ing ______
because___________.

 Onmy way home, I stopped to

_____________.
Try
With the to –infinitive you try something but you
can’t do it.

I tried to convince Juliane not to do it, but she

bought the car anyways.

You use try –ing to change what the outcome will

be.

I’ll try studying harder for the next exam.

Now you try.
I tried to _________, but ____________.

A: I’ve got a migraine!

B: You should try ______ing.
Like, love, hate...
With the to –infinitive you imply something is a good /
bad idea.

I like to hand in my assignments on time.

I hate to miss class.

With the –ing you state your real feelings about

something.

I hate driving at night.

I love eating strawberry cheese cake.
Like, love, hate....
Would + love/hate/like.... Is followed by
the to- infinitive but expresses your
real feelings.

I’d love to travel to Australia.

I’d hate to fail this exam!
Now you try...
I like to _________ in advance.

I hate ______ing in the morning.

 I’d love to __________________.