Verb patterns: gerunds and infinitives
动词模式：动名词和不定式
Gerunds are the -ing form of a verb, and infinitives are the to + base form. These words can be confusing; they combine the meaning of a verb with the grammar of a noun.
动名词是动词的-ing形式，不定式是to +基本形式。 这些话可能会令人困惑； 他们将动词的含义与名词的语法结合在一起。
My father asked me to phone him.
I enjoy talking with my father.
So, how is ‘to phone’ like a noun? Imagine the first sentence said: My father asked me a question. You can see how a question and to phone have the same grammatical role. Similarly, you could replace ‘talking’ with the noun conversation.
那么，“to phone”如何像一个名词？ 想象第一句话说：My father asked me a question. 您可以看到 a question和to phone 具有相同的语法作用。
常见词汇的用法
1. Followed by a gerund (-ing form)
后面跟动名词的词汇
admit, advise, consider, discuss, dislike, dread, enjoy, finish, mind, practise, recommend, suggest
2. Followed by an infinitive
后面跟不定式词汇
agree, appear, choose, decide, expect, fail, hope, learn, need, refuse, seem, wait, want
3. Followed by either, usually with no change in meaning
后面跟动名词或者不定式意思都不改变
begin, continue, hate, like, love, prefer, start
4. Followed by either, with a change in meaning
后面跟动名词或者不定式意思发生改变
stop, regret, remember, forget, go on, try
Stop
When 'stop' is followed by the gerund, the verb in the gerund stops.
【stop+动名词，表示停止正在做的事情】
I've stopped buying coffee – it's too expensive.
I've stopped smoking - it's bad for my health.
When 'stop' is followed by the infinitive, we stop something else in order to do the verb in the infinitive.
【stop+不定式，表示停止正在做的事情，转而去做某事（to do sth）】
I stopped to buy a coffee on the way into work this morning. (I stopped walking in order to buy a coffee.)
I stopped to have a cigarette (I stopped working in order to have a cigarette.)
Regret
When 'regret' is followed by the gerund you feel sorry about something you did – or didn't do - in the past.
【regret+动名词，表示对做过的某事或者没有做某事而感到后悔】
I regret telling you I was going to enter that singing competition!
很遗憾告诉你我要参加那场歌唱比赛
You'll regret not finishing university.
你会后悔没有完成大学
When 'regret' is followed by the infinitive, you regret something you are about to say. Often used in formal, written English with verbs'tell', 'say' and 'inform'.
【regret+不定式，表示你对将要说的话感到遗憾。通常用在正式的书面语中，后面跟着tell，say，inform等词。】
We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
很遗憾地通知您，您的申请未成功。
Go on
When 'go on' is followed by the gerund, the activity in the gerund continues.
【go on +动名词 ，表示当前进行的活动，继续进行】
She went on talking about verbs for hours - she didn't stop! (She continued talking.)
I can't go on living in this tiny house.
When 'go on' is followed by the infinitive, one action finishes and another and another action starts. This is often the next stage in a process.
【go on +不定式 ，表示一个行为完成，转而开始另外一个行为】
*After talking about verbs she went on to tell a joke. (She changed activity.)
在谈论动词之后，她继续讲一个笑话。
After finishing his novel, he went on to direct a couple of plays.
读完小说后，他继续导演了几部戏。
Remember/forget
When 'remember' or 'forget' are followed by the gerund it means you forget or remember something you have done.
【remeber/forgert+动名词，表示想起/忘记做过某事（事情已经做过）】
I still remember being nervous on my first day of school.
I'll never forget seeing his face
When 'remember' or 'forget' is followed by the infinitive, there is something you need to do and you remember or forget to do it.
【remeber/forget+不定式，表示想起需要做某事/忘记需要做某事（这件事情还没有做））】
I forgot to bring my lunch today.
Remember to call your mother tonight!
try
try+to do ,It means to attempt or to make an effort .
【try+to do(不定式)，表示努力去做某事,强调的是付出努力】
try+doing.It means to test or experiment sometimes to solve a problem or correct a mistake.
try+doing ,测试或试验某事能不能解决问题或纠正错误，说白了就是试着做某事，看看有没有效果。
【try+doing(动名词)，表示试着做某事，看是否有效果。强调的是一种尝试】
I try to improve my English by reading the newspaper everyday.
我努力通过每天看报纸来提高英语水平
My progress in English was so slow so I tried reading the nespeaper everday.
我的英语进度太慢了，所以我每天尝试阅读报纸
