When we use more than one verb in a sentence there are specific
patterns, e.g. the infinitive to or –ing, that follow the first verb.
Look at this example:
"My friend suggested watching a dvd at home, but I want to go out.
The verb ‘suggested’ is followed by an –ing form of the next verb (gerund) and the verb ‘want’ is followed by the infinitive to.
Certain verbs can be followed by either a gerund or the infinitive with a difference in meaning. Some of these verbs are:
forget, remember, stop, try.
Look at the first example:
"I forgot to say goodbye" Explanation: I didn’t say goodbye.
"I forgot saying goodbye" Explanation: I said goodbye, but I can’t remember that I did.
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For a complete list of different verb patterns:
Verb patterns list
In
English we have many rules when it comes to using two verbs together in
the same phrase. Verb patterns are the way you are going to use the
second verb when it is dependent on the first verb. For example:
I like drinking green tea after dinner or I like to drink green tea after dinner
In this example you’ll see that in one of them I am using the “ing
form” and in the other I’m using the “to infinitive.” In this example
both forms are correct and both forms mean the exact same thing.
What’s so difficult about that???
Sure, it seems quite easy so far, but the verb “like” is an example
of a verb that can be used with either form and the meaning doesn’t
change. If I was to change the first verb from “like” and use the verb
“stop,” this same rule, or pattern, would not be the same and the
meaning would change. For example:
I stopped drinking water when exercising or I stopped to drink water when exercising
In this example, both phrases are correct but they have different
meanings. In the first, I have stopped the activity of “drinking water,”
and in the second, I have stopped what I was doing (exercising) to
drink water.
So, now you can see that depending on the first verb that I use, I have to know what form I will use with the verb that follows.
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In
English we have many rules when it comes to using two verbs together in
the same phrase. Verb patterns are the way you are going to use the
second verb when it is dependent on the first verb. For example:
I like drinking green tea after dinner or I like to drink green tea after dinner
In this example you’ll see that in one of them I am using the “ing
form” and in the other I’m using the “to infinitive.” In this example
both forms are correct and both forms mean the exact same thing.
What’s so difficult about that???
Sure, it seems quite easy so far, but the verb “like” is an example
of a verb that can be used with either form and the meaning doesn’t
change. If I was to change the first verb from “like” and use the verb
“stop,” this same rule, or pattern, would not be the same and the
meaning would change. For example:
I stopped drinking water when exercising or I stopped to drink water when exercising
In this example, both phrases are correct but they have different
meanings. In the first, I have stopped the activity of “drinking water,”
and in the second, I have stopped what I was doing (exercising) to
drink water.
So, now you can see that depending on the first verb that I use, I have to know what form I will use with the verb that follows.
- See more at: http://reallifeglobal.com/english-grammar-made-easy-how-to-use-verb-patterns/#sthash.144M702g.dpuf
In
English we have many rules when it comes to using two verbs together in
the same phrase. Verb patterns are the way you are going to use the
second verb when it is dependent on the first verb. For example:
I like drinking green tea after dinner or I like to drink green tea after dinner
In this example you’ll see that in one of them I am using the “ing
form” and in the other I’m using the “to infinitive.” In this example
both forms are correct and both forms mean the exact same thing.
What’s so difficult about that???
Sure, it seems quite easy so far, but the verb “like” is an example
of a verb that can be used with either form and the meaning doesn’t
change. If I was to change the first verb from “like” and use the verb
“stop,” this same rule, or pattern, would not be the same and the
meaning would change. For example:
I stopped drinking water when exercising or I stopped to drink water when exercising
In this example, both phrases are correct but they have different
meanings. In the first, I have stopped the activity of “drinking water,”
and in the second, I have stopped what I was doing (exercising) to
drink water.
So, now you can see that depending on the first verb that I use, I have to know what form I will use with the verb that follows.
- See more at: http://reallifeglobal.com/english-grammar-made-easy-how-to-use-verb-patterns/#sthash.144M702g.dpuf
In
English we have many rules when it comes to using two verbs together in
the same phrase. Verb patterns are the way you are going to use the
second verb when it is dependent on the first verb. For example:
I like drinking green tea after dinner or I like to drink green tea after dinner
In this example you’ll see that in one of them I am using the “ing
form” and in the other I’m using the “to infinitive.” In this example
both forms are correct and both forms mean the exact same thing.
What’s so difficult about that???
Sure, it seems quite easy so far, but the verb “like” is an example
of a verb that can be used with either form and the meaning doesn’t
change. If I was to change the first verb from “like” and use the verb
“stop,” this same rule, or pattern, would not be the same and the
meaning would change. For example:
I stopped drinking water when exercising or I stopped to drink water when exercising
In this example, both phrases are correct but they have different
meanings. In the first, I have stopped the activity of “drinking water,”
and in the second, I have stopped what I was doing (exercising) to
drink water.
So, now you can see that depending on the first verb that I use, I have to know what form I will use with the verb that follows.
- See more at: http://reallifeglobal.com/english-grammar-made-easy-how-to-use-verb-patterns/#sthash.144M702g.dpuf
