verb
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+ -ing form
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+ to + infinitive
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remember
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remember after you do an action (remember an earlier action)
I remember sitting at the same desk with her for four years. |
remember before you do the action (remember to do a future action)
She said, "Remember to call me this time." |
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forget
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forget an earlier action
(the action happened) I will never forget sharing my first secrets with her. |
forget to do an action
(the action didn't happen) I felt bad because I had forgotten to call her. |
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regret
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be sorry about an action in the past
(feel sorry about the past) For many years, I regretted offending her because of misunderstanding. |
be sorry about what you are going to say
(announce bad news) "I regret to say, but I have to go now," she said. |
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stop
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finish an action
(no longer do this) She stopped talking with the shop assistant. |
finish one action in order to do another one
(stop in order to do sth) I got very thirsty and stopped to buy something to drink. |
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mean
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involves or will result in
His Job meant moving to another city. |
intend to do sth
Believe me I didn't mean to hurt you. |