(words with different meaning)
verb + infinitive |
gerund (ing-form) |
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| like | (would) im Augenblick Bsp. I ´d like to come |
immer Bsp. He likes reading. |
| remember | daran denken Bsp.: Please remember to call me. |
sich erinnern, etwas getan zu haben. Bsp.: I remember seeing him. |
| stop | anhalten bzw. mit etwas aufhören, um etwas zu tun. Bsp.: He stopped his car to see what´s going on in the street. |
aufhören, etwas zu tun Bsp: Stop talking oder He stopped watching TV because he still had to do a lot of homework. |
| mean | = want Bsp: I didn´t mean to hurt you |
= bedeuten Bsp: It means walking all the way back. |
| forget | vergessen etwas zu tun. Bsp: When Paul left the house he forgot to lock the door. |
vergessen, etwas getan zu haben: I forgot seeing him many years before. |
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remember |
Please remember to go shopping this morning Bitte denke daran heute morgen einkaufen zu gehen. |
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| remember (gerund) |
I can´t remember meeting Sam last month ->
refers to the past !!! Ich kann mich nicht erinnern, Sam letzten Monat getroffen zu haben. |
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| regret (infinitive) |
I regret to tell you that Mary has died this morning. Ich bedauere dir sagen zu müssen, dass Mary heute morgen gestorben ist. |
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| regret (gerund) |
I regret not buying this book. It´s very helpful. I bereue es dieses Buch nicht gekauft zu haben. Es ist sehr hilfreich. |
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| forget (infinitive) |
She always forgets to do her homework. Sie vergisst immer ihre Hausaufgaben zu machen. |
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| forget (gerund) |
I can´t forget being together with you in Spain.
I love you.> refers
to the past !!! Ich kann die Zeit nicht vergessen, als wir zusammen in Spanien waren. Ich liebe dich. |
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| stop (infinitive) |
He stopped here to buy some water. Er hielt hier an, um etwas Wasser zu kaufen. |
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| stop (gerund) |
He stopped smoking last month. Er hat letzten Monat mit dem Rauchen aufgehört. |
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| means (infinitive) |
He means to go to a college next year. Er beabsichtigt nächstes Jahr auf ein College zu gehen. |
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| means (gerund) |
The roof has been damaged last night that means repairing it. Das Dach ist letzte Nacht beschädigt worden. Das bedeutet, dass es repariert werden muss. |
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Improve the style of these sentences by using gerund constructions
Use by(2*), instead of - for (2*) - without
Henry Ford was famous because he developed the assembly line system. He made
cars cheaper like this: he cut the production line. This is how he kept the
price of his popular Modal T down: he only produced one color- black! With a
car, Americans could travel to lots of exciting places : they didn´t have
to spend their vacations at home. In the early days you could simply get into
a car and drive off, you didn´t have to pass a driving test. At hat time
nobody thought that one day people would blame the automobile because it causes
pollution.
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see- drive- finish - take - play - send |
Gerund or infinitive
1. I don´t remember _______________________ that police car when we arrived. Are you sure it was parked there all the time?
2. After the accident my cousin had to stop ____________________ hockey.
3. This thriller has over 500 pages. but I hope ____________________ it this weekend.
4. The view of Lake Michigan is great from here. Let´s stop _______________________ some pictures.
5. Don´t forget ____________________ me a postcard from Chicago!
6. You want to reach Chicago before we stop for the night? That´ll mean
_____________________ another 200 miles from here.