VERB PATTERN -ING OR +TO INFINITIVE

I forgot _______ my passport.

• bringing
• to bring

Answer explanation

'forget + -ing' refers to forgetting a past action.

Don't forget _______ the door before you leave.

• locking
• to lock

Answer explanation

'remember/forget + to' is used for necessary actions.

I remember _______ Paris as a child.

• visiting
• to visit

Answer explanation

'remember + -ing' is for memories of past actions.

Remember _______ off the oven when you finish cooking.

• turning
• to turn

Answer explanation

'remember + to' refers to remembering to do something.

She stopped _______ junk food last year.

• eating
• to eat

Answer explanation

'stop + -ing' = quit a habit or action.

We stopped _______ snacks on the road.

• buying
• to buy

Answer explanation

'stop + to' = stop in order to do something else.

He went on _______ about his trip for hours.

• talking
• to talk

Answer explanation

'go on + -ing' = continue the same activity.

She went on _______ medicine after finishing biology.

• to study
• studying

Answer explanation

'go on + to' = move to the next activity.

I regret _______ the truth earlier.

• not telling
• to not tell

Answer explanation

'regret + -ing' = feel sorry about a past action.

We regret _______ you that your application has been rejected.

• to inform
• informing

Answer explanation

'regret + to' = formal way to give bad news.