Matching Pairs L7 - Gerunds and Infinitives with different meaningOnline version Understand the different meaning some verbs have when followed by a gerund or infinitive by Fredy Rozo 1 I meant to phone your mother, but my mobile didn't work. 2 My boss came into the room, so I stopped browsing the internet. 3 She was shopping and she stopped to get a cup of coffee. 4 She regrets leaving school when she was sixteen. She wishes that she had studied more and then gone to university. 5 I remember switching off the lights when I went on holiday. 6 She tried giving up chocolate, but it didn't help her lose weight. 7 I can't go on working like this - I'm exhausted. 8 You have forgotten your homework again. That means phoning your mother. 9 I will never forget meeting my boss for the first time. 10 She tried to catch the bus, but she couldn't run fast enough. 11 After introducing her proposal, she went on to explain the benefits for the company. 12 We regret to inform you that the flight has beeen delayed for another two hours. 13 I forgot to call my mother 14 Remember to switch off the lights when you go on holiday. It refers to something that you've done in the past. intend do something to see what happens (test, experiment) feel sorry that you have to give someone bad news to continue with the same thing Involve. Something has to be done to get a result not to remember to do something feel sorry about something you did or didn't do in the past have memories of an event in the past not to forget to do something finish doing an action finish an action in order to do another action make an effort to do something that is not easy and not succeed to change the activity