1.

Are you worried ______ _________ _ _

2. Are you interested ________________ _
3. Do you ever think _______________ _
4. Were you excited ______ __________ _
5. Do you ever dream _______________
Verbs that change meaning when they are
followed by to or ing
To go on
• One action follows another:
After the university she went on to get a job.
• An action is repeated or continued
She went on talking. (She continued talking)
To remember
•You remember before you do an action:
Remember to send the mail when you get home.
•You remember after doing the action.
I remember feeling really tired.
To forget
•The action did not happen
I forgot to send the post.
•The action happened.
I will never forget meeting him that cold winter day.
To stop
• There are two actions and the first stops so that the
second can begin.
I stopped to ask the way.
• There is one action that stops.
I stopped smoking 2 years ago.
To try
• Make an effort to do something. You may not be
successful.
I try to find out why he is so angry.
• Experiment with doing something.
She tried adding a bit more sugar, but still it tasted terrible.
To need
•The subject of the sentence will do the action:
I need to mend my jeans.
•There is a passive meaning:
My jeans need mending.
To regret
•To be sorry to have to inform somebody that…
We regret to inform you that we cannot hire you.
•To be sorry that something happened
She regretted accepting the job.
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