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