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    Verbs like try, stop, remember, and forget can be used with either infinitives or gerunds, with slight differences in meaning. Try and stop with infinitives refer to actions that were attempted but not completed successfully. Try and stop with gerunds refer to actions that were done but did not have the intended result. Remember and forget with infinitives refer to actions that one is supposed to do in the present, while with gerunds they refer to past events.

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    Verbs like try, stop, remember, and forget can be used with either infinitives or gerunds, with slight differences in meaning. Try and stop with infinitives refer to actions that were attempted but not completed successfully. Try and stop with gerunds refer to actions that were done but did not have the intended result. Remember and forget with infinitives refer to actions that one is supposed to do in the present, while with gerunds they refer to past events.

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    Verbs like try, stop, remember, and forget can be used with either infinitives or gerunds, with slight differences in meaning. Try and stop with infinitives refer to actions that were attempted but not completed successfully. Try and stop with gerunds refer to actions that were done but did not have the intended result. Remember and forget with infinitives refer to actions that one is supposed to do in the present, while with gerunds they refer to past events.

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    VERB PATTERNS (They can be with

    infinitives and gerunds)


    Infinitive meaning Gerund Meaning
    try I tried to get earlier. I tried getting earlier, but she wasn´t
    there.
    (It is not done successfully.) (It is done, but no with the results you
    wanted.)

    stop You should stop to eat that or you will You stopped caring her.
    get a stomachache.

    (You give a reason for not doing it (It has already stopped.)
    anymore.)

    remember/ I remember to send her a message. I remember climbing the tres.


    (not) forget I forgot to attach the document. I won´t forget meeting him.

    (I am supposed to do that - in the (It´s an event from the past.)


    present.)

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