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B1 · Orta-ing ve to + fiil

to mu, -ing mi? Anlam değişir

stop, remember, try gibi fiiller ikisini de alır ama anlam değişir: "stop to smoke" ile "stop smoking" farkı. (to or -ing? Meaning changes)

Özetle

A few verbs take both — with different meanings.

Yapısı

stop + -ingHe stopped smoking. (he quit)
stop + toHe stopped to smoke. (he paused in order to smoke)
remember + -ingI remember locking the door. (memory)
remember + toRemember to lock the door. (do not forget)

Kurallar

  • like / love / hate take both with almost no difference: I like swimming / I like to swim.

Örnek cümleler

  • I forgot to call her.
  • I will never forget seeing that.

Sık yapılan hatalar

  • ✗ Remember locking the door before you leave.✓ Remember to lock the door before you leave.

Akılda kalsın

to looks forward (something to do). -ing looks back (something done).