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#️⃣#️⃣#️⃣ English Grammar: Verb + -ing or to…? 🤔 #️⃣ 1. Remember: doing or to do? 🧠 🔹 Remember doing something = you did it in the past, and you remember it now. John remembers locking the front door before leaving for work. Джон помнит, как запирал входную дверь перед уходом на работу. 🔹 Remember to do something = remember that you need to do something, and then do it. Sarah reminded Tom to feed the cat, and he remembered to do it. Сара напомнила Тому покормить кота, и он не забыл это сделать. 💡 Remember doing — вспоминать о прошлом. Remember to do — не забыть сделать что-то. #️⃣ 2. Regret: doing or to do? 😬 🔹 Regret doing something = feel sorry about something you did. Alex regrets spending all his pocket money on a new game. Алекс жалеет, что потратил все карманные деньги на новую игру. 🔹 Regret to say / tell / inform = feel sorry about having to say something, often in formal situations. John regrets to inform his family that he has burnt the pizza. Джон с сожалением сообщает семье, что сжёг пиццу. 💡 Regret doing — сожалеть о сделанном. Regret to say — с сожалением сообщать что-то. #️⃣ 3. Go on: doing or to do? ➡️ 🔹 Go on doing something = continue doing the same thing. Lily went on talking while Tom was trying to study. Лили продолжала болтать, пока Том пытался заниматься. 🔹 Go on to do something = finish one thing and then do something new. After finishing his medical studies, Alex hopes to go on to work in a hospital. Закончив медицинскую учёбу, Алекс надеется затем начать работать в больнице. 💡 Go on doing — продолжать то же самое. Go on to do — перейти к следующему действию. #️⃣ 4. Verbs that can take both forms 🔄 With begin, start, continue, intend and bother, we can often use either -ing or to + verb without a significant change in meaning. 🔹 It started raining. / It started to rain. Начался дождь. 🔹 Lily continued drawing. / Lily continued to draw. Лили продолжала рисовать. 🔹 Alex intends to study medicine. / Alex intends studying medicine. Алекс намерен изучать медицину. The last pair is grammatically possible, but intend to do is much more common in everyday English. 🔹 Tom didn’t bother locking the gate. / Tom didn’t bother to lock the gate. Том не стал утруждать себя тем, чтобы запереть калитку. 💡 With these verbs, the choice often makes little difference, but the most natural form depends on the verb and context. #️⃣ 5. One useful grammar tip ✨ After start, we normally say: It’s starting to rain. ☔ This is more natural than It’s starting raining. Когда дождь только начинается, обычно говорят именно It’s starting to rain. #️⃣ The Lesson 🎯 Remember these three important contrasts: 1️⃣ Remember doing — remember a past action. 2️⃣ Remember to do — not forget a task. 3️⃣ Regret doing — feel sorry about the past; regret to say — be sorry to give information. And don’t forget: go on doing means continuing the same activity, while go on to do means moving on to something new! #️⃣#️⃣#️⃣ #EnglishGrammar #LearnEnglish #GrammarInUse #MyEnglishGrammarInUse