Verb Patterns - Stop, Try, Remember, Forget

She stopped to drink coffee because she was feeling tired.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

She paused her activity to drink coffee and regain energy.

He remembered locking the door before leaving the house.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

After leaving the house, he thought about it and could recall the specific action of locking the door.

She forgot calling her parents last night.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

This is incorrect because "forget + -ing" refers to forgetting a past action that happened. The sentence suggests she failed to remember to call her parents, meaning the action did not happen. (The correct structure is "forget + infinitive.")

He tried to call her, but her phone was off.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

He made an effort to contact her, but it was impossible because her phone was off.

She stopped playing soccer to focus on his studies.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

She gave up soccer to spend more time studying and improve her grades.

I remembered to send her the email yesterday.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

This is incorrect because "remember + infinitive" refers to remembering to do something in the future, not the past.

He forgot locking the door, so he went back to check it.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

He could not recall whether he had already locked the door or not.

She tried eating sushi for the first time, and she liked it.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

She attempted to eat sushi as a new experience, and she enjoyed it.

They stopped eating to watch the sunset by the beach.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

This is incorrect because "stop + -ing" means quitting an activity completely, but the sentence suggests pausing eating to do something else. (The correct structure is "stop to + infinitive")

We forgot to buy milk on our way home.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

They had planned or intended to buy milk while heading home but didn’t remember to do it.