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Nouamaneer Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Verbs followed with the infinitive or ing form with a change in meaning


Hello,

I hope you all doing great. I got a lesson to give and it's on verb patterns. I mean verbs that are followed either by -ing form or the infinitive. This former has a category of verbs that change in meaning as the the form that follows changes.

Examples:

Don't forget to tell her.
Don't forget visiting Rome once in Italy.

See? two sentences with the same verb, but surely with different meanings.

Now, is there a trick that I should know about them?

Thanks a lot,
  

Top answer

org/wiki/Appendix:English_catenative_verbs But your example is not right. The imperative is not used with the -ing form in remember and forget ; only the to-infinitive form is OK. In the case of forget, only the negative imperative is used.

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  • org/wiki/Appendix:English_catenative_verbs But your example is not right.
  • The imperative is not used with the -ing form in remember and forget ; only the to-infinitive form is OK.
  • In the case of forget, only the negative imperative is used.
  • The other tenses are OK.
  • I forgot to tell her.
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Here is a handy reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:English_catenative_verbs

But your example is not right.

The imperative is not used with the -ing form in remember and
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Thanks a million. Very helpful indeed, especially the catenative verbs. I never knew of such category appelation. I like your quote on the comma and Oscar Wilde. You seem very meticulous.

Thanks once more.
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We use forget + infinitive for Something that you failed to do it .


where we use forget + gerund for future action.

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