TO GO ON | to do (finish doing sth and start doing sth else afterwards) |
First, he did his math, and went on to do French. |
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| doing (continue doing sth) | He went on doing his French. |
| to do (not forget) | Did you remember to call Maria? |
| doing (recall) | He remembered meeting her in Paris. |
| to do (not remember) | He forgot to buy milk. |
| doing (not recall)
| He forgot telling it to me. |
| to do (stop temporarily in order to do sth else) | While I was driving to work, I stopped to buy a sandwich.. |
| doing (finish doing sth) | He stopped smoking. |
TO TRY | to do (attempt, do one’s best) |
He tried to lift the wheel. |
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| doing (do sth as an experiment) |
| If you have difficulty falling asleep, try counting sheep. |
TO MEAN
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| I apologise, I didn’t mean to upset you. |
| doing (involve) | it will mean working hard. |
TO BE AFRAID |
to do (be too frightened to do sth; hesitate) | She is too afraid to travel by plane. |
| of doing (be afraid that what is referred to by the –ing form may happen) | When exercising, I’m afraid of injuring my back. |
TO REGRET |
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I regret to tell you that you have failed your exam. |
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| doing (feel sorry about) | I regret telling her about that. |
TO WANT | to do (wish) | I want to travel to Africa. |
| doing (sth needs to be done) | My car wants cleaning. |
BE SORRY | to do (regret) | I was sorry to hear you haven’t been feeling well. |
| doing (apologise for) | I’m sorry for being so late. |
HATE | to do (not like what one is about to do) | I hate to disappoint you. |
| doing (feel sorry for what one is doing) | I hate troubling you but could you help me with this? |