Verb Patterns - Change in meaning (B2)

I remember putting my wallet in my back pocket but now it's gone!

• remember something, then do it

• remember that you did something earlier

I remembered to zip my purse safely in my bag.

• remember something, then do it

• remember that you did something earlier

I forgot to mention that I'm a vegetarian.

• forget that you need to do something

• forget something that happened earlier

I'll never forget meeting the Prime Minister.

• forget something that happened earlier

• forget that you need to do something

Eva stopped to tie her shoelace.

• no longer do something

• stop one thing in order to do something else

Please stop looking at your phone!

• no longer do something

• stop one thing in order to do something else

For a better night's sleep, try drinking more water and less coffee throughout the day.

• make an effort to do something difficult

• do something as an experiment to see what happens

We tried to persuade our guests to stay longer.

• do something as an experiment to see what happens

• make an effort to do something difficult

When I was little, I ___________ (remember/fall) asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow most nights.

These days I find it a lot more difficult. There is nothing more frustrating than lying in bed trying _______ (get) to sleep.