Gerunds vs Infinitives — Stop, Try, Remember: The Gerund Problem
Grammar: Gerunds vs Infinitives — advanced patterns (stop/try/remember/forget)
Free ESL grammar exercise on gerunds vs infinitives themed around stop, try, remember: the gerund problem. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on education, practising gerunds vs infinitives — advanced patterns (stop/try/remember/forget). The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
English learners often make one mistake without noticing it. They write I stopped to smoke when they mean I stopped smoking. The two sentences describe completely different situations. The same problem appears with try, remember, and forget.
Grammar
- stop + gerund vs
- He stopped smoking. = quit. He stopped to smoke. = paused for a new purpose. Meaning changes completely.
- try: experiment vs
- Try adding salt — see if it helps. = experiment. Try to finish by noon. = make an effort toward a goal.
Sample items
- I'll never forget ______ (meet) my first English teacher.
- Don't forget ______ (bring) your ID to the exam tomorrow.
- She stopped ______ (talk) when the director walked in.
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