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174 GRAMMAR REVISITED stop + gerund: Mandy stopped watching the birds + infinitive: Mandy stopped to watch a little bird. remember + gerund: Carrie still remembers seeing the pyramids in Egypt for the first time. + infinitive: Next week, Carrie will remember to show her mum the picture she took of the pyramids. try + gerund: I’ve lost my passport. I’ve tried calling the embassy, emailing , sending a letter – no reply. + infinitive: Try to stay calm, it’ll all work out. go on + gerund: After his first few trips abroad, Tony went on travelling for years. + infinitive: After he finished his degree, Tony went on to travel around the world. regret + gerund: I regret booking the cruise. + infinitive: I regret to inform you that the cruise is fully booked. We cannot accommodate you. = She’s no longer watching the birds. = She stopped walking so she could watch the bird. = Carrie remembers an experience she had in the past. = Carrie will do what she has promised to do and not forget it. = You have experimented with different methods of doing something. = Make an effort to do something that is difficult for you. = He continued doing the same thing. = He started to do something different. = I’m unhappy about something I did in the past. = I’m about to give you unpleasant news. With some verbs, it makes no difference to the meaning whether a gerund or an infinitive follows. begin, start; love, like, hate: She started to laugh . = She started laughing . With some verbs, it depends on the sentence structure whether a gerund or an infinitive follows. allow, permit, advise, forbid: – In general rules (when no object is specified), the verbs are followed by a gerund: The airline does not permit smoking on planes./Doctors advise exercising regularly. – When a specific person is addressed (when an object is specified), the verbs are followed by the object and an infinitive: The flight attendant didn’t allow her to smoke ./Her GP advised him to exercise more. With some verbs, the meaning can change depending on whether a gerund or an infinitive follows. Some verbs are always followed by an infinitive construction (infinitive with to or object + infinitive with to ): mental activity future arrangements appearance effort interaction agree, choose, decide, encourage, forget, learn, teach, tell, want, warn, wish arrange, expect, hope, intend, manage, offer, plan, prepare, promise appear, pretend, seem, tend afford, attempt, fail, hurry, manage, refuse ask, help, hesitate, invite, remind Verb followed by an infinitive with to : I tend to fall asleep on long train rides./I can’t afford to travel to exotic destinations. Verb followed by an object and an infinitive with to : The famous traveller encouraged young people to leave their comfort zone. He taught me to be open to new experiences. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv