Grammar: ⚙️ Verbs in Depth: 🎭 Modals & 🌱 Non-Finite Verbs (Advanced) (B2) - Lesson 6: Verbs followed by Gerunds or Infinitives WITH change in meaning (stop, remember, try, regret)

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កិរិយាសព្ទផ្លាស់ប្តូរអត្ថន័យ

Some verbs completely change their meaning depending on whether they are followed by an -ing verb (Gerund) or a to + verb (Infinitive)!

កិរិយាសព្ទមួយចំនួនផ្លាស់ប្តូរអត្ថន័យទាំងស្រុង អាស្រ័យលើថាតើវាត្រូវបានបន្តដោយ Gerund (-ing) ឬ Infinitive (to + verb)!
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បញ្ឈប់
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Stop + V-ing (Quit a habit completely)
I stopped smoking.
(ខ្ញុំឈប់ជក់បារីហើយ។ - លែងជក់ទៀតហើយ)
pause
Stop + to V (Pause one action to do another)
I stopped to smoke.
(ខ្ញុំឈប់ដើរ ដើម្បីជក់បារី។)
memory

memory Remember / Forget

ចងចាំ / ភ្លេច
history
+ V-ing (The Past) Memory of a past action.
I remember locking it.
(ខ្ញុំចាំថាបានចាក់សោររួចហើយ។)
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+ to V (The Task) Don't forget your responsibility.
Remember to lock it.
(កុំភ្លេចចាក់សោរណា។)
science

science Try

សាកល្បង / ព្យាយាម
experiment
Try + V-ing (Experiment to see if it works)
Try drinking tea.
(សាកល្បងផឹកតែមើល៍ ក្រែងបាត់ឈឺ។)
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Try + to V (Make an effort because it's hard)
I tried to lift it.
(ខ្ញុំបានព្យាយាមលើកវា តែវាធ្ងន់ពេក។)
warning The Regret Trap!

Are you apologizing for the past or the future?

(Regret + V-ing គឺស្តាយក្រោយរឿងដែលបានធ្វើរួច។ រីឯ Regret + to គឺប្រើសម្រាប់ប្រកាសដំណឹងអាក្រក់ជាផ្លូវការ!)
I regret eating so much.
= Past mistake (ខ្ញុំស្តាយក្រោយដែលបានញ៉ាំច្រើនពេក។)
I regret to inform you...
= Formal bad news (ខ្ញុំសុំទោសដែលត្រូវប្រាប់អ្នកថា...)

Change in Meaning 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how a tiny "to" or "-ing" can completely change what a verb means! Pay special attention to the difference between trying an experiment and trying hard.

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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង
do_not_disturb_on Stop
I was walking, then I saw a friend, so I ___ hello.
(ខ្ញុំកំពុងដើរ ស្រាប់តែឃើញមិត្តភក្តិ ខ្ញុំក៏បានឈប់ដើរ ដើម្បីនិយាយសួស្តី។)
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fitness_center Try
I can't open this jar! I ___ it, but my hands hurt.
(ខ្ញុំបើកក្រឡនេះមិនចេញសោះ! ខ្ញុំបានព្យាយាមបើកវាដែរ តែឈឺដៃណាស់។)
history
history Remember
"Did you pay the bill?"
"Yes, I remember ___ it yesterday."
("តើអ្នកបានបង់លុយនៅ?" "បាទ ខ្ញុំចាំថាបានបង់រួចហើយកាលពីម្សិលមិញ។")
gpp_maybe TRICKY QUESTION!
We regret ___ you that your flight is canceled.
(យើងខ្ញុំសុំទោសដែលត្រូវជម្រាបជូនលោកអ្នកថា ជើងហោះហើររបស់អ្នកត្រូវបានលុបចោល។)
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

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Panha 2 hours ago

Teacher, does "start" change meaning too? Like "start raining" vs "start to rain"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Panha! Good news: No, it doesn't! Verbs like "start", "begin", and "continue" mean exactly the same thing whether you use a gerund OR an infinitive. "It started to rain" and "It started raining" are both 100% correct and mean the same thing! ☔

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Vireak 4 hours ago

What about "forget"? Is it the same rule as "remember"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 3 hours ago

Yes, exactly! "Forget + V-ing" means you forget a past memory (I will never forget seeing Paris). "Forget + to V" means you forgot to do your task (I forgot to lock the door). Same logic! 🧠

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