ING OR INF? 2

 

Some verbs and adjectives can be followed by either the –ing form or the infinitive. Sometimes the meaning is the same, sometimes it is different. Check out these pairs of sentences and decided what the difference is (if any)

 

  1. I still remember buying my first CD.
  2. Did you remember to lock the door?

3. I’ll never forget losing my trousers in the restaurant.

  1. I forgot to ring my mother.

5. She went on about her son’s new house all evening.

6. They stopped talking and went on to finish the entire cake.

  1. I regret throwing that icecream at the teacher.
  2. I regret to tell you that the world is about to end.

9. I wouldn’t advise you to take the car as there is nowhere to park.

  1. I wouldn’t advise taking the car as there is nowhere to park.

11. My teacher has forbidden us to do any homework for a month.

12. My teacher has forbidden doing any homework for a month.

  1. I looked out of the window and saw Nuno Nabo crossing the road.
  2. I looked out of the window and saw Nuno Nabo cross the road.

15. I tried phoning her but the line was engaged.

  1. I tried to phone her but not a single phone was working.

17. If you want to succeed it will mean working hard.

18. I don’t think he means to work hard.

  1. I don’t go to the British Council to learn singing.
  2. She learnt to speak fluently after staying in Coventry.

21. I taught myself to ski.

  1. She taught skiing to rich Italians.

23. I like/love/hate/prefer studying on Saturday evenings.

24. I like/love/hate/prefer to study on Saturday evenings.

  1. I would like (etc) to study on Sundays as well.
  2. 26. She began to tak as soon as the film started.

  3. She started talking as soon as he walked in the room.

27. I’m afraid of flying.

  1. I’m afraid to ask what she did.
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  3. I’m sorry for losing my temper with you.
  4. I’m sorry to hear about your problems.

31. She was certain of winning.

  1. The students are certain to pass the exam.

33. I was interested to hear that George Bush once had a brain.

  1. I am interested in discovering the whereabouts of Tony Blair’s soul.

 

 

INTERESTED CERTAIN SURE

 

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LIKE HATE LEARN

 

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PERMIT REGRET GO ON

 

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