Verb patterns: special cases (forget, try, remember, go on, stop, regret)

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Which sentence has a similar meaning to this one...? "Please, remember that you have some homework to do"

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Please, remember doing your homework.
Please, remember to do your homework.

Question 2

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Which sentence has a similar meaning to this one.... ? " I have a memory that once I ate kimchi"

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I remember eating kimchi.
I remember to eat kimchi.

Question 3

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Which sentence has a similar meaning to this one... ? "I will feel sorry that I will tell her she is fired. She will be very sad"

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I will regret telling her she is fired.
I will regret to tell her she is fired.

Question 4

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Which sentence has a similar meaning to this one...? "Max feels ashamed that he was late."

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Max regrets being late.
Max regrets to be late.

Question 5

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Which sentence has a similar meaning to this one ...? " We interrupted our dancing because we wanted to go out to smoke a cigarette"

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We stopped to smoke.
We stopped smoking.

Question 6

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Which sentence has a similar meaning to this one...? " I have quitted smoking because it is bad for my health"

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I have stopped smoking.
I have stopped to smoke.

Question 7

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Which sentence has a similar meaning to this one...? " My grandmother didn't remember that she took her pill before."

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My grandmother forgot taking her pill.
My grandmother forgot to take her pill.

Question 8

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Which sentence has a similar meaning to this ...? "My friend hasn't gone to the restaurant I recommended."

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My friend has forgotten going to the restaurant I recommended.
My friend has forgotten to go to the restaurant I recommended.

Question 9

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Which sentence has a similar meaning to this one...? "Lenny Kravitz's Personal Assistant got fired and then he became a millionaire."

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He went on to become a millionaire.
He went on becoming a millionaire.

Question 10

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Which sentence has a similar meaning to this one... ? "My bestfriend is very fat, and he still continues gaining more kilos".

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My bestfriend goes on gaining more weight.
My bestfriend goes on to gain more weight.

Question 11

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Which sentence has a similar meaning to this one... ? "In my company we need to have videochats, we are experimenting with Skype"

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We are trying using Skype for our videochats.
We are trying to use Skype for our videochats.

Question 12

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Which sentence has a similar meaning to this one...? "We were making the effort of using the bike, but it is very difficult to use it in this city."

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We were trying to use the bike.
We were trying using the bike.

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