Remember Forget Stop

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Verbs Followed by Gerunds

OR Infinitives

forget

remember

stop

try

(Different Meaning)


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Verbs Followed by Gerunds OR Infinitives

(Different Meaning)

remember doing sth

He remembers reading Murder on the

Orient Express when he was a teenager.

Meaning = That fact is still in my memory. I remember that I have done it.
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(Different Meaning)

remember doing sth

Complete the sentences with your own words. E.g.:

1.I remember mentioning the time of the meeting yesterday. Why are you lat

2.He remembers. a gun but not killing the thief.

3.I remember . you the secret, but not where the money was.

4.They remembered . the tickets, and them to you.


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(Different Meaning)

remember to do sth

She remembered to turn off the lights beforeshe left..

Meaning:A duty, job you did,because you remembered to do it.


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(Different Meaning)

remember to do sth


1.She remembered to turn off the lights before

she left, but she didnt remember ...

2.She always remembers .. The dog for awalk when she comes home.

3. They never remember .. the rubbishout in the evening.


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(Different Meaning)

forget doing sth

I forgot reading the book when I was a kid.

Meaning = The fact vanished from my memory

When "forget" is used with a gerund, it means "to forget that you havedone something."The sentence above means that he read the book when

he was a kid, and that he has forgotten that fact.
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(Different Meaning)

forget doing sth


She forgot insulting her friends in the street.

Whatelse cant she remember from her childhood?

2. She forgot having such cold winters when she was agirl.

3. She forgot ..given a hundred lines.

4. She forgot .. the most handsone boy inher class.


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(Different Meaning)

I forgot to lock the door after leaving the room.

Meaning = I DIDNT LOCK IT! The door is open.

She forgot to pay the rent this month.Meaning = SHE DIDNT PAY THE RENT! She may still have to do it.

forget to do sth

Meaning:A duty, job you havent done

because youve forgotten about it.
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(Different Meaning)

forget to do sth


She forgot .her friend Lisa to her wedding.

They forgot . her on her birthday.

I always forget .. petrol in my car.


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He stopped smoking for health reasons.

Verbs Followed by Gerunds OR Infinitives(Different Meaning)

stop doing sth

Meaning:To give up a past habit or a present activity.
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2. He stopped . and got himself a job..


stop doing sth

4. Everybody stops when they get their money back.

5. You should stop .. her e-mails if you never get a reply from her.


1. She stopped bitingher nails right before her wedding day.

3. They stopped . at the disco because they had been given

many breath tests on their way back home.


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stop to do sth

He stopped to rest for a few minutes.

Meaning: WHY DID HE STOP? TO REST/IN ORDER TO REST.

When "stop" is used with an infinitive, the infinitive takes on themeaning of "in order to." In the sentence above, he stopped in

order to rest for a few minutes.
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2. He was watching TV and he stopped

stop to do sth

Complete the sentences with your own words. E.g.:1. They were laughing and they stopped .

WHY?:to say good morning to their teacher.

3. If your mobile rings while you are driving, you should stop

4. One should stop .. his/her car at a car wash from timeto time. A dirty car gives a poor impression.


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try doing sth

She can't find a job. She tried looking in the paper,but there was nothing. She tried asking friends and

family, but nobody knew of anything. She also triedgoing shop to shop, but nobody was hiring.

Meaning:to experiment with an action that might be a solution toyour problem/ to try or to experiment with different methods to

see if something works.

She tried eating the snake soup,but she didn't like it.

Meaning 2:when you experiment with something, but you do notreally like it or want to do it again.


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try doing sth


1.If you have problems sleeping, you could try .........some yoga before you go to bed, or you could try ........some warm milk.

2.'I can't get in touch with Carl.' 'Have you tried e-......him?'


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try to do sth

She tried to climb the tree, but she

couldn't even get off the ground.

Meaning:to make an effort to do something. It may besomething very difficult or even impossible.

Try not to wake the baby when you get uptomorrow at 5 am.

Meaning:An infinitive is also used if you are askingsomeone to try something they may or may not beable to accomplish.


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try to do sth

Complete the sentences with your own words:

1. The surgeons tried ......... his life but he died on theoperating table.

2. We'll try ......... at 6 o'clock, but it might be hard tofind a public telephone.

3. Elephants and mice have to try ......... together inharmony.


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