verb patterns用法?

有d動詞, 用to-infinitive 同gerund 意思上係冇分別既:
begin, can’t bear, can’t stand, continue, hate*, like*, love*, prefer, start
It began to rain = It began raining.
I can’t bear smoking = I can’t bear to smoking anymore.

* would + hate/like/love 多數跟 to-infinitve
例: He would love to join the party.


有d動詞, 用to-infinitive 同gerund 意思上係有分別既:

forget, go on, regret, remember, stop, try
She’ll never forget making her first phone call abroad.
She forgot to post the letter to John.

forget doing something 多數係要加never同用future tense, 係唔會唔記得做一樣野

forget to do something = 剛剛唔記得做一d野




If you go on complaining about the dinner, I will take it away.
After Nick had called the ambulance, he went on to phone the police.
go on doing something
= keep住做一樣野, 不停做
go on to do something = 做完A做B, 你就會話after I did A, I went on to do B




I regret telling her the secret.
I regret to tell you that you have failed the test.
regret doing something = 後悔做左一d野

regret to do something = 完全唔同意思, 多數係話regret to tell you, regret to inform you, 多數係通知一d壞消息既時候用.

I remember seeing John for the first time.
I must remember to see John as soon as possible.
remember doing sth. = 記得做過某某事

remember to do sth. = 未做既, remind自己一定要記得做即將要做既事



I think students should stop smoking in the cafeteria.
When I drove to Hamburg, I stopped to eat something every hour.
stop doing something = 以後唔再做一樣野
stop to do something = 本身做緊A, 停低去做B



If you can’t sleep, try counting sheep.
I once tried to learn Chinese but it was too difficult.
try doing something = 試一試, 多數係有個問題, 試一試某個解決辦法work唔work
try to do something = 嚐試去達成一d野, 唔係試一試果種 (這個好似冇咁clear cut, 不過係有唔同架)

就係咁~