Question

Verbs that are followed by To or ING with difference in meaning
Remember-
Do you remember to watch / watching this film? It was so amusing.
He remembers to learn / learning new words. He wants to get a good mark tomorro
Please remember to buy / buying some milk. We haven't got any in the fridge.
Forget-
How could he forget to buy / buying flowers yesterday? Mom was sad without them
I forgot to take / taking my glasses, but I was relieved as saw them in my bag.
I will never forget to meet / meeting my best friend for the first time.
He forgot to lock /locking the door when he went out. His flat was burgled.
Regret-
She regrets to take up / taking up scuba diving lessons. They were so expensive.
Go jogging. You won't regret to do / doing it as you'll get fit soon.
She is crying. I regret to tell / telling her about bad exam results.
Stop-
I've stopped to buy / buying the newspaper because now I read the news online.
He stopped the video to ask / asking the students some questions.
She had to stop halfway through the race to fix/fixing her bike
Try-
She tried to read / reading the whole book but it was very long and complicated.
I'm trying to learn / leaning Japanese but it's very difficult.
Have you tried to turn / turning the computer off and on again?
See - watch - observe - notice - hear - listen----
I like listening to the birds sing/singing when I get up early in the morning.
I was able to watch them build/building the new shop from my office window
I noticed him throw / throwing some litter on the floor, so I asked him to pick it up.
When you came out of the station, did you notice the children play/ playing musical
instruments across the street?

Answer 1

Great examples of verbs that can be followed by either "to" or "-ing" with a difference in meaning!

Here are some more examples of verbs that have different meanings depending on whether they are followed by "to" or "-ing":

Start:

I started to run / running when I heard the gunshot.

(Started to run = began the action of running; started running = began running as a continuous activity)

Begin:

I began to feel / feeling sick after eating that seafood.

(Began to feel = started the process of feeling sick; began feeling = started feeling sick as a continuous state)

Like:

I like to swim / swimming in the ocean.

(Like to swim = enjoy the activity of swimming; like swimming = enjoy swimming as a general activity)

Love:

She loves to dance / dancing every weekend.

(Loves to dance = has a passion for the activity of dancing; loves dancing = enjoys dancing as a general activity)

Intend:

I intend to write / writing a novel someday.

(Intend to write = plan to write in the future; intend writing = plan to write as an ongoing activity)

Stop:

He stopped to smoke / smoking when he saw the "No Smoking" sign.

(Stopped to smoke = ceased what he was doing to smoke; stopped smoking = quit smoking as an ongoing habit)

Remember, using the correct verb form can make a big difference in the meaning of your sentence!