Verbs Followed by Either Form with a Change in Meaning
1Công thức
remember/forget/try/stop/go on/regret/mean/like/learn/teach/consider/imagine + to + base verb or -ing (different meanings)2Giải thích
Một số động từ đổi nghĩa tùy theo theo sau là to V hay V-ing: remember/forget to do (nhớ/quên làm việc cần làm) khác remember/forget doing (nhớ/quên việc đã xảy ra); try to do (cố gắng) khác try doing (thử); stop to do (dừng lại để làm việc khác) khác stop doing (ngừng hẳn).
Some verbs change meaning depending on whether they are followed by the infinitive or the -ing form. Remember/forget + infinitive concern future-oriented tasks, while + -ing concern memories. Try + infinitive means make an effort, try + -ing means experiment. Stop + infinitive means pause to do something else, stop + -ing means end an action.
3Khi nào dùng
- Remember/forget to do versus remembering/forgetting doing
- Try to do versus try doing
- Stop to do versus stop doing
- Go on to do versus go on doing
- Regret to say versus regret doing
- Mean to do versus mean doing
4Quy tắc cần nhớ
- Infinitive: purpose or a task that needs doing; -ing: an experience, activity or memory
- Regret + infinitive is formal and introduces bad news
- Mean + -ing means involve or result in
5Ví dụ
Remember to switch off the lights when you leave.
I remember visiting my grandparents every summer.
She stopped to talk to a neighbour.
He stopped talking when the teacher walked in.
6Lỗi thường gặp
- I forgot to lock the door and now I remember doing it. (check: forgot to lock = I did not lock it)
- I stopped to smoke last year. (meaning I quit: I stopped smoking)