Share Verb patterns - B2/C1
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He avoided ___ the same mistake twice.
to make
make
to making
making
She offered ___ me with my bags.
to helping
to help
help
helping
The manager expected the team ___ more careful next time.
be
to being
to be
being
I can’t help ___ whenever I watch that video.
laughing
to laugh
to laughing
laugh
My brother made me ___ the whole room again.
cleaning
clean
to clean
to cleaning
They promised ___ us with the move.
help
helping
to helping
to help
I suggested ___ out for dinner instead of cooking.
go
to go
to going
going
She told me ___ quiet during the performance.
be
being
to be
to being
Explain the difference: I stopped to smoke VS I stopped smoking
1) I paused another action in order to smoke / 2) I quit the habit of smoking
Explain the difference: I remembered locking the door VS I remembered to lock the door
1) I did it and I remember doing it / 2) I remembered I needed to do it (then did it)
Explain the difference: He tried to open the window VS He tried opening the window
1) He made an effort but may not have succeeded / 2) He experimented to see what would happen
Explain the difference: I regret telling her the truth VS I regret to tell her the truth
1) I told her and I’m sorry about it / 2) I’m sorry to say it now (formal/announcements)
Explain the difference: She went on talking VS She went on to talk about something else
1) Continued the same action/topic / 2) Finished one thing and then started another
Explain the difference: He forgot meeting her VS He forgot to meet her
1) He met her but doesn’t remember it / 2) He didn’t meet her because it slipped his mind
Explain the difference: I need to clean the room VS The room needs cleaning
1) I must do it myself / 2) It requires cleaning (passive meaning)
Explain the difference: He stopped to rest VS He stopped resting
1) He paused another activity in order to rest / 2) He finished resting and started something else
