GERUND AND INFINITIVE

VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND OR INFINITIVE

Ø     BEGIN, PROPOSE, FORBID, INTEND, START à same meaning They started to answer/answering the letters Ø     STOP, REMEMBER, FORGET à different meaning Stop+ gerund (stop doing something) Eg: Bob stopped going out with Gina Stop+ infinitive (interrupt an action to do another action) Eg: Can we stop to have some coffee? Remember + gerund (something that happened in the past)  Eg: I remember giving them their tickets Remember + infinitive (refers to future) Eg: Remember to call Jane before you go. Forget + gerund (we forgot something that happened in the past) Eg: We forgot meeting the writer of the book. Forget + infinitive (forget doing something) Eg: He always forgets to bring the keys.