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In English, if you want to follow a verb with another action, you must use a gerund or infinitive. For example:

forget                                      I forgot to meet him.  (I didn’t meet him because I forgot to do it.)

                                               I forgot meeting him.  (I don’t have the memory of meeting him before.)

go on                                He went on to learn English and French.  (He ended one period of time before this.)

                                         He went on learning English and French.  (He continued learning the languages.)

quit                                   She quit to work here. (She quit another job in order to work here.)

                                         She quit working here. (She quit her job here. She doesn’t work here anymore.)

regret                              I regret to tell you that we can't hire you. (I’m telling you now, and I’m sorry.)

                                        I regret promising to help you. (I’m sorry that I made the promise.)

remember                        She remembered to visit her grandmother. (She didn’t forget to visit.)

                                        She remembered visiting her grandmother. (She had memories of this time.)

stop                                  I stopped to call you. (I interrupted another action in order to call you.)

                                        I stopped calling you. (I stopped this activity. Maybe we had a fight.)

try                                    I tried to open the window. (I attempted this action but didn’t succeed.)

                                        I tried opening the window. (This was one option I sampled. Maybe the room was hot.)

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gerund (present participle) as a verb - The essay was coming to a close when he realised that he had to rework on its introduction

noun - he had to do all the heavy thinking while the others whiled away the time. 

adjective - His thinking capabilities were affected by the overload of chores that accosted his dreary reality

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