Gerunds and infinitivesGerunds and infinitives

Verbs which choice affects the meaning!!!

Remember and ForgetRemember and Forget

You should remember You should remember to postto post the letter the letter I shall always remember I shall always remember meetingmeeting you for the you for the

first timefirst time

Remember/forget + infinitive for necessary actions

Remember/forget + gerund for memories of the past

stopstop

I stopped I stopped to smoketo smoke a cigarette a cigarette I stopped I stopped smokingsmoking cigarettes cigarettes

Stop+ infinitive. To stop an activity so you can do something else

Stop+ gerund. To end an action, finish doing something

TryTry

I´ll try I´ll try to doto do it tomorrow it tomorrow I tried I tried cookingcooking this new dish this new dish

Try + infinitive implies to make an effort

Try + gerund means to experiment with something

BUNIONBUNION

One positiveOne positive for those who write a for those who write a sentence relating the verbs studied sentence relating the verbs studied

with the pictures of the joke!!!with the pictures of the joke!!!

He forgot to bend down when he was He forgot to bend down when he was walking along the streetwalking along the street

Bunion could not stop telling the gardener Bunion could not stop telling the gardener offoff

He tried to get up but the branch fell on his He tried to get up but the branch fell on his headhead

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