Change in Meaning
Gerund vs. Infinitive
🛑 STOP
VERB + ING
Quit an action (Forever)
Stop smoking
TO + VERB
Pause to do something
Stop to smoke
Quit
He stopped smoking last year.
គាត់បានឈប់ជក់បារី (ឈប់រហូត)
Pause
He stopped to smoke a cigarette.
គាត់បានឈប់ (ដើរ/ធ្វើការ) ដើម្បីជក់បារី
🧠 REMEMBER
VERB + ING
A memory (Past)
Remember seeing
TO + VERB
A task (Future)
Remember to buy
Memory
I remember visiting Angkor Wat.
ខ្ញុំចាំថាបានទៅលេងអង្គរវត្ត (អតីតកាល)
Task / To-Do
Please remember to buy milk.
សូមកុំភ្លេចទិញទឹកដោះគោ (អនាគត)
💪 TRY
VERB + ING
Experiment (See if it works)
TO + VERB
Attempt (Difficult)
Experiment
Try restarting your phone.
សាកល្បងបិទបើកទូរស័ព្ទ (មើលថាវាដើរអត់)
Attempt
I tried to lift the heavy box.
ខ្ញុំបានព្យាយាមលើកប្រអប់ធ្ងន់ (តែពិបាក)
Tech Support 💻
Context Practice
Sophea 👩
My computer is frozen. I tried to click the mouse, but it won't move.
Tech Support 👨💻
Okay. Did you try pressing the power button?
Sophea 👩
Yes. Oh wait! I remember downloading a strange file yesterday.
Tech Support 👨💻
Ah. You must stop clicking it. Please remember to scan for viruses next time.
Meaning Check 🧠
What does the sentence mean?
"He stopped to drink coffee."
Did he quit coffee forever?
"I regret telling him."
Past or Future?
You have a headache. I say:
Suggestion/Experiment
Mission 📝
Write about your habits!
Complete these:
-
1. I stopped __________ (bad habit).
(e.g., smoking, eating sugar) -
2. I must remember to __________ (task).
(e.g., call mom, do homework) -
3. I remember __________ (childhood memory).
(e.g., playing football, going to Kep)