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