Verb + gerund vs. infinitive unit3 lesson 1

I regret to tell you that we chose someone else for this job.

• giving bad news

• wishing something hadn’t happened

He means to help more. He said he’ll be back every weekend.

• to want to do something

• the result of an action

We all regret eating dinner there. The food was terrible.

• giving bad news

• wishing something hadn’t happened

After you left, she went on to say that we’re opening a store in California. It’s pretty exciting.

• continue doing something

• do something after something else

Do you remember walking on this trail when we were teenagers?

• indicates performing a task

• indicates recalling an event in the past

Thanks for texting me. Otherwise I wouldn’t have remembered to buy flowers for the party tonight.

• indicates performing a task

• indicates recalling an event in the past

He went on talking for another 30 minutes. I wish I’d left early.

• continue doing something

• do something after something else

I forgot locking the front door. I went all the way back to make sure I did.

• indicates not performing a task

• indicates not recalling an event in the past