1 stop to do(停现在做的去做另一件事) stop doing(停止正在做某事)
2 forget to do(忘记去做某事) forget doing(忘记做了某事)
3 remember to do(记得要去做某事) remember doing(记得做过某事)
4 regret to do(遗憾做某事) regret doing(遗憾做了某事)
5 cease to do cease doing
6 try to do(努力做某事) try doing(试着做某事)
7 go on to do(继续去做某事) go on doing(继续做某事)
8 afraid to do(担心做某事) afraid doing(担心正在做的事)
9 interested to do(对做某事感兴趣) interested doing(对正在做的感兴趣)
10 mean to do(打算做某事) mean doing(做某事很有意义)
11 begin/ start to do(开始去做某事) begin/ start doing(开始做某事)
forget doing/to do
forget to do 忘记要去做某事。 (未做)
forget doing 忘记做过某事。 (已做)
The light in the office is stil on. He forgot to turn it off.办公室的灯还在亮着,他忘记关了。(没有做关灯的动作)
He forgot turning the light off.他忘记他已经关了灯了。 ( 已做过关灯的动作)
Don't forget to come tomorrow.别忘了明天来。 (to come动作未做)
remember doing/to do
remember to do 记得去做某事 (未做)
remember doing 记得做过某事 (已做)
Remember to go to the post office after school.记着放学后去趟邮局。
Don't you remember seeing the man before?你不记得以前见过那个人吗?
regret doing/to do
regret to do 对要做的事遗憾。 (未做)
regret doing 对做过的事遗憾、后悔。 (已做)
I regret to have to do this,but I have no choice.我很遗憾必须这样去做,我实在没有办法。
I don't regret telling her what I thought.我不为告诉她我的想法而后悔。
cease doing/to do
cease to do 长时间,甚至永远停做某事。
cease doing 短时停止做某事,以后还会接着做。
That department has ceased to exist forever.那个部门已不复存在。
The girls ceased chatting for a moment when their teacher passed by.姑娘们在老师走过时,停了会聊天。
try doing/to do
try to do 努力,企图做某事。
try doing 试验,试着做某事。
You must try to be more careful.你可要多加小心。
I tried gardening but didn't succeed.我试着种果木花卉,但未成功。
go on doing/to do
go on to do 做了一件事后,接着做另一件事。
go on doing 继续做原来做的事。
After he had finished his maths,he went on to do his physics.做完数学后,他接着去做物理。
Go on doing the other exercise after you have finished this one.作完这个练习后,接着做其他的练习
be afraid doing/to do
be afraid to do 不敢,胆怯去做某事,是主观上的原因不去做,意为“怕”;
be afraid of doing 担心出现doing的状况、结果。doing 是客观上造成的,意为“生怕,恐怕”。
She was afraid to step further in grass because she was afraid of being bitten by a snake.
她生怕被蛇咬着,而不敢在草丛中再走一步。
She was afraid to wake her husband.她不敢去叫醒她丈夫。
She was afraid of waking her husband.她生怕吵醒她丈夫。
be interested doing/to do
interested to do 对做某事感兴趣,想了解某事。
interested in doing 对某种想法感兴趣,doing 通常为想法。
I shall be interested to know what happens.我很想知道发生了什么事。(想了解)
I'm interested in working in Switzerland. Do you have any idea about that
我对在瑞士工作感兴趣。你想过这事吗? (一种想法)
mean doing/to do
mean to do 打算、想
mean doing 意味着
I mean to go,but my father would not allow me to.我想去,但是我父亲不肯让我去。
To raise wage means increasing purchasing power.赠加工资意味着增加购买力。
begin(start) doing/to do
begin / start to do sth
begin / start doing sth.
(1) 谈及一项长期活动或开始一种习惯时,使用doing.
How old were you when you first started playing the piano你几岁时开始弹钢琴?
(2) begin,start用进行时时,后面动词用不定式to do
I was beginning to get angry。我开始生起气来。
(3) 在attempt,intend,begin,start 后接know,understand,realize这类动词时,常用不定式to do。
I begin to understthe truth。
我开始明白真相。
(4) 物作主语时
It began to melt.