VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN MEANING

1. PEC 8
LESSON 2
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH
A CHANGE IN MEANING

2. You already know that when certain verbs
are immediately followed by another verb,
the second verb is Always in the –ing form,
as in this example.
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING
Kim enjoys going
to the beach.

3. You also know that when certain verbs are
immediately followed by another verb, the
second verb can be in either the –ING FORM or
THE INFINITIVE, as in this examples.
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING
BobBob lovesloves watching /watching /
to watchto watch old movies.old movies.

4. In the example above, we can use the second
verb in either the –ing form (watching) or in the
infinitive
form (to watch), and there is no change
in the meaning of the sentence.
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING
Bob loves watching / to watch old
movies.

5. You really should stop
smoking. It can kill you.
I’m going to stop to smoke a
cigarrete.
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING

6. Yes, but just one.Can we stop the movie to
buy a box of popcorn?
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING
They are going
to stop what
they are doing
so that they
can buy
popcorn

7. VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING
I’m going to stop to smoke a cigarrete.
(I’m going to stop what I’m doing so that I
can smoke.)
You should stop smoking.
(You shouldn’t smoke anymore.)
Notice that the verb stop can be followed by a
verb in either the infinitive form (to smoke) or in
the –ing form ( smoking) but the meaning in each
case is DIFFERENT.

8. VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING
Indicates that
an action or
event is no
longer
continuing
Marvelous.
I’ve stopped drinking
Coke.

9. VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING
STOP, FORGET, TRY and REMEMBER are verbs
that are followed by a verb in either the infinitive form
(to smoke) or in the –ing form ( smoking) but the
meaning in each case is DIFFERENT.

10. Look at these examples:
Ellen forgot to pay the rent this month.
She didn’t pay the rent.
Ellen forgot reading that book
when she was a kid.
She forgot she read the book
when she was a kid.
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING

11. FORGET
Mary forgot turning off the air conditioner, she
thought it was on.
When forget is used with a gerund, it means
“to forget that you have done something.”
Mary forgot to buy food for her dog.
When forget is used with an infinitive it means
“to forget that you need to do something.”
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING

12. TRY
Bob should try to sleep early tonight if he’s
really tired.
This is advice, telling a person to make more
of an effort to do something.
Bob tried eating the soup, but he didn’t like it.
This is suggestion, telling a person to
experiment something.
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING

13. REMEMBER
Julie didn’t remember to do her lesson.
To remember that you need to do something.
Bob tried eating the soup, but he didn’t like it.
This is suggestion, telling a person to
experiment with something.
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING

14. STOP
Jimmy stopped his homework to make a
milkshake.
To indicate that someone stops doing
something in order to do something else.
Mary and Frank stopped drinking Coke
because they want to lose weight.
To indicate that an action or event is no longer
continuing.
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE –ING
FORM / INFINITIVE WITH A CHANGE IN
MEANING

15. a. Joe didn't remember …………. to buy milk at the
supermarket yesterday. (to buy / buying)
b. I will stop ………… sweets because I'm on a diet and I
want to lose weight. (to eat / eating)
d. It's stopped ………………. Let's go for a walk. (to rain /
raining)
f. Demi should try ……………. “Games of Thrones”. It's an
amazing TV series. (to watch / watching)
g. I'm going to stop …………… some coffee. (to drink)
to buy
LET’S PRACTICE!
raining
watching
eating
to drink