Some specific situations:
1. Stop
To V: stop this thing to do another thing
Ving: stop your current work
Ex: – I’m playing football. Then, I stop to go home for dinner.
– I stop playing football because I’m so tired.
2. remember
to V0: remember something in the future
Ving: remember something in the past
Ex: – Please, remember to send this letter to Nam tomorrow.
– Do you remember sending this letter to Nam?
3. forget
to V0: forget something in the future
Ving: forget something in the past
Ex: – Please, don’t forget to do your homework. (do homework in the future)
– I forget doing my homework. (do homework in the past)
4. Try
to V0: do something by working hard
Ving: do something by testing it
Ex: – I try to get a good result. ( I learn hard to get a good result)
– I try doing this exercise. (I test my ability by doing this exercise)
5. regret
to V0: regret something in the future
Ving: regret something in the past
Ex: – I believe you regret to travel alone for the trip next Sunday.
– I regret traveling alone because I was so lonely on my trip to the beach last Sunday.
6. like
would like + to + Vo : want something
like + Ving: love something
Ex: – I would like to eat apple = I want to eat apple.
– I like eating apple = I love eating apple.
to V0
7. Begin, start, continue, like, love, + have the same meaning
prefer, hate, can’t bear, can’t stand Ving
Ex: – I begin to learn English for my future job.
– I begin learning English for my future job.
V0
8. See, hear, feel, smell, listen, + have the same meaning
notice, watch, look at, observe Ving
Ex: – I saw you go to the supermarket yesterday.
– I saw you going to the supermarket yesterday.
9. It + be + Adj/N + (for me) + to V
Ex: It’s difficult for me to complete all exercises.
10. S + V + how/what/why/where/when/who + to V
Ex: I don’t know where to go at the weekend.
Exercise: Circle the correct answer
1. I’m tired, so I stop badmington now.
a. play b. to play
c. playing d. b & c are correct
2. Don’t worry. I remember to school on time tomorrow.
a. go b. to go
c. going d. b & c are correct
3. I was headache, so I forgot a letter for you yesterday.
a. send b. to send
c. sending d. b & c are correct
4. If you want to get a good result, you should try hard.
a. study b. to study
c. studying d. b & c are correct
5. I have a bad result, I regret not hard this year.
a. study b. to study
c. studying d. b & c are correct
6. I like English.
a. study b. to study
c. studying d. b & c are correct
7. I begin hard from now on.
a. study b. to study
c. studying d. b & c are correct
8. I saw you at home yesterday, Dave!
a. play b. to play
c. playing d. a & c are correct
9. It’s not easy for me this exercise.
a. do b. to do
c. doing d. a & c are correct
10. I go the wrong way, I don’t know how back home.
a. go b. to go
c. going d. a & c are correct
Solution:
1. c 2. b 3. c 4. b
5. c 6. c 7. d 8. d
9. b 10. b
