INFIINITIVE
‘agree’, ‘aim’, ‘ask’, ‘decline’, ‘demand’, ‘fail’, ‘hesitate’, ‘hope’, ‘hurry’, ‘manage’, ‘offer’, ‘plan’, ‘prepare’, ‘refuse’, ‘want’, ‘wish’
Jim agreed to take her to the party.
I aim to be a writer.
Doctors failed to save the girl’s life.
The court declined to review her case.
I hope to have more details for you in the next letter.
They were hurrying to catch their train.
He smiled and offered to buy me a drink.
If you need help, please don’t hesitate to contact me or my wife.
How do you manage to stay so slim?
Her parents were busy preparing to go on holiday.
They refused to lend me the sum I needed.

ING-FORM
‘admit’, ‘avoid’, ‘consider’, ‘delay’, ‘deny’, ‘detest’, ‘dread’, ‘envisage’, ‘feel like’, ‘finish’, ‘imagine’, ‘miss’, ‘recall’, ‘resent’, ‘risk’, ‘suggest’
Dana admitted feeling hurt by what I had said.
The refugees left to avoid getting bombed.
I am considering investing some money.
Big companies often delay paying their bills.
She denied taking the money.
I finished typing the report just minutes before it was due.
Just imagine going all that way for nothing!
He had missed being elected by a single vote.
I resented having to work such long hours.
They risk being shot if they are caught.
She suggested going to the beach.

Remember, regret, forget
ING-форма – ПРЕДШЕСТВУЮЩЕЕ действие
I vaguely remember reading something about it in the paper (… помню, что читал об этом….)
I regret leaving school so young (… сожалею, что бросил…)
I shall never forget testifying in that trial twelve years ago (… не забуду, как давал показания…) СРАВНИТЕ Don’t forget to testify… (Не забудь дать показания…

INFINITIVE – ПОСЛЕДУЮЩЕЕ действие
Please remember to include a return, or senders address on the parcel (… не забудь указать…)
I regret to inform you that your contract will not be renewed (Мне жаль сообщать вам, что…)
He forgot to tell John about the party (Он забыл сказать…) СРАВНИТЕ He forgot telling John about the party (Он забыл, что сказал…)

Try
ING-форма – ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЬ что-то в надежде изменить ситуацию
I tried taking some aspirin, but the pain didn’t go away.
Try logging off and logging on again.
Try speaking to the boss.

INFINITIVE – ПЫТАТЬСЯ, стараться
She was trying not to cry (Она старалась не плакать)
He tried to control his voice.
Hurry up. Try to catch a taxi.

Mean
ING-форма – ОЗНАЧАТЬ
My new job will mean travelling all over the world.
Dieting also means being careful about which foods you buy.
If we want to catch the 7.30 train, that will mean leaving the house at 6.00.
Does it mean working on Sunday? .

INFINITIVE – подразумевает ПРЕДНАМЕРЕННОСТЬ
I think Nick meant to break that glass.
Do you think she meant to say 9 a.m. instead of 9 p.m.? (… хотела сказать / имела в виду…)
I didn’t mean to upset her – it was just a bit of fun.
Did you mean to leave your dog here?

Stop
ING-форма – ПРЕКРАТИТЬ делать что-либо
I stopped digging and looked at him.
Could you stop making that noise for a moment?
She stopped reading and turned out the light.

INFINITIVE – ДЛЯ ЧЕГО мы прекратили то, что делали до этого
I saw Maria and stopped to say hello.
At the mouth of the River, they stopped to rest.
I stopped to pick up a letter that I’d dropped.

Go on
ING-форма – ПРОДОЛЖИТЬ делать то, что делал
The teacher told everyone to be quiet, but they went on talking.
We really can’t go on living like this – we’ll have to find a bigger house.
He went on working until he was 91.
We can’t go on fighting like this.

INFINITIVE – начать ДЕЛАТЬ ЧТО-ТО ДРУГОЕ, не то, что до этого, перейти к чему-то другому
The teacher introduced himself and went on to explain about the course.
She went on to say that she had discussed it with the Canadian foreign minister.
Alliss retired from golf in 1969 and went on to become a successful broadcaster.

Afraid
ING-форма – бояться, что что-то ПРОИЗОЙДЁТ
David is afraid of falling off the ladder.
She’s afraid of meeting him at the party.

INFINITIVE – бояться СДЕЛАТЬ что-либо
David is afraid to climb the ladder.
I’m not afraid to tell them the truth.

Anxious
ING-форма – БЕСПОКОИТЬСЯ, переживать о чём-либо
Mark was anxious about presenting his report.
We are anxious about meeting the investor.

INFINITIVE – СТРЕМИТЬСЯ
ZedCo are anxious to increase their sales.
She was anxious to get home to open her presents.
I’m anxious to avoid the motorway at rush hour.

Ashamed
ING-форма – стыдиться того, что ПРОИЗОШЛО
I’m ashamed of getting such a low score.
She was ashamed of behaving in such a way.

INFINITIVE – стыдиться СДЕЛАТЬ что-либо
I’m ashamed to tell you what I scored in the test.
I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve never read any of his books.

Interested
ING-форма – ИНТЕРЕСОВАТЬСЯ чем-либо, БЫТЬ ЗАИНТЕРЕСОВАННЫМ
Peggy is interested in painting.
Sheila’s interested in starting her own business.
Are you interested in working abroad?

INFINITIVE – мне / ему / …было (бы) интересно СДЕЛАТЬ что-либо
I’d be interested to meet Laura.
He was interested to hear Mike’s story.
I’d be very interested to know your opinion.