infinitive or gerund

Begin Bắt đầu Start Bắt đầu Continue Tiếp tục Verb To infinitive Forget Quên làm gì Don’t forget to buy me oranges on the way home Remember to read the instructions Mean Có ý đ He means

VERBS + TO

1.

Begin Bắt đầu

Start Bắt đầu

Continue Tiếp tục

Verb

To infinitive

Forget

Quên làm gì

Don’t forget to buy me oranges on the

way home

Remember to read the instructions

Mean Có ý đ

He means to move

TO INFINITIVE OR GERUND

1 Without changing the meaning

Example

He began to go to school at 5.

He began going to school at 5.

They have started to talk about you.

They have started talking about you.

I continue to play football in spite of the rain.

I continue playing football in spite of the rain.

I like to wash clothes by hands.

I like washing clothes by hands.

I love to watch volleyball on TV.

I love watching volleyball on TV.

2 Changing the meaning

Meaning

Quên làm gì

to buy me oranges on the way home.

Quên đã không

I forgot buying you oranges on the

way home

ớ để làm gì

read the instructions.

Nhớ đã làm gì

I don’t remember instructions

Có ý định làm gì

means to move the Newcastle.

Có nghĩa l

Working harder means getting

money.

INFINITIVE OR GERUND

school at 5.

He began going to school at 5.

They have started to talk about you.

They have started talking about you.

I continue to play football in spite of the rain.

I continue playing football in spite of the rain.

I like to wash clothes by hands.

I like washing clothes by hands.

I love to watch volleyball on TV.

watching volleyball on TV.

Gerund

ã không làm gì

buying you oranges on the way home.

ã làm gì

remember reading the

before.

ĩa là

means getting more money.

Regret Tiếc về điều sắp xảy ra

I regret to tell you that you have failed.

Tiếc về điều đã xảy ra

I regret telling lies

Prefer

Muốn làm gì hơn

I prefer to read a book (rather)

than watch TV.

Thích làm gì hơn

I prefer reading a book to watching

TV.

Try Cố làm gì

She tried hard to cope with her new job.

Thử làm gì

Try adding some more sauce to your

pasta.

Stop

Dừng lại để làm gì

He stopped to buy some milk on his way

home.

Dừng làm gì

Stop talking to each other, please!

I hate to interrupt, but I must talk to you.

Cảm thấy có lỗi vì đã làm gì

I hate making you feel uncomfortable