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Corso Per Certificazione Della Lingua Inglese Livello C1

The document is a lesson about verbs that can be followed by either a gerund or infinitive, but with a change in meaning. It provides examples of several verbs, including forget, go on, quit, regret, remember, stop, and try, followed by both a gerund and infinitive, and explains how the meaning changes based on which form is used. The lesson aims to teach students the nuanced differences in using various verbs with either a gerund or infinitive construction.

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Corso Per Certificazione Della Lingua Inglese Livello C1

The document is a lesson about verbs that can be followed by either a gerund or infinitive, but with a change in meaning. It provides examples of several verbs, including forget, go on, quit, regret, remember, stop, and try, followed by both a gerund and infinitive, and explains how the meaning changes based on which form is used. The lesson aims to teach students the nuanced differences in using various verbs with either a gerund or infinitive construction.

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CORSO PER CERTIFICAZIONE DELLA LINGUA

INGLESE LIVELLO C1

Modulo 4. Verbs followed by Gerund and/or infinitive

4.5 Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with a change in meaning

Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with a change in meaning:

forget
I forgot to meet him.
(I didn’t meet him because I forgot to do it.)
I forgot meeting him.
(I don’t have the memory of meeting him before.)

go on

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INGLESE LIVELLO C1

He went on to learn English and French.


(He ended one period of time before this.)
He went on learning English and French.
(He continued learning the languages.)

Quit
She quit to work here.
(She quit another job in order to work here.)
She quit working here.
(She quit her job here. She doesn’t work here anymore.)

regret
I regret promising to help you.
(I’m sorry that I made the promise.)
I regret to tell you that we can't hire you.
(I’m telling you now, and I’m sorry.)

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INGLESE LIVELLO C1

Remember
She remembered to visit her grandmother.
(She didn’t forget to visit.)
She remembered visiting her grandmother.
(She had memories of this time.)

Stop
I stopped to call you.
(I interrupted another action in order to call you.)
I stopped calling you.
(I stopped this activity. Maybe we had a fight.)

try

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INGLESE LIVELLO C1

I tried to open the window.


(I attempted this action but didn’t succeed.)
I tried opening the window.
(This was one option I sampled. Maybe the room was hot.)

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