forget | I forgot to meet him. (I didn’t meet him because I forgot to do it.) |
I forgot meeting him. (I don’t have the memory of meeting him before.)
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go on | He went on to learn English and French. (He ended one period of time before this.) |
He went on learning English and French. (He continued learning the languages.) |
quit | She quit to work here. (She quit another job in order to work here.) |
She quit working here. (She quit her job here. She doesn’t work here anymore.) |
regret | I regret promising to help you. (I’m sorry that I made the promise.) |
I regret to tell you that we can't hire you. (I’m telling you now, and I’m sorry.) |
remember | She remembered to visit her grandmother. (She didn’t forget to visit.) |
She remembered visiting her grandmother. (She had memories of this time.) |
stop | I stopped to call you. (I interrupted another action in order to call you.) |
I stopped calling you. (I stopped this activity. Maybe we had a fight.) |
try | I tried to open the window. (I attempted this action but didn’t succeed.) |
I tried opening the window. (This was one option I sampled. Maybe the room was hot.) |