Les tableaux montrent
des verbes qui peuvent être utilisés aussi
bien avec un gérondif qu' avec un infinitif mais
la valeur sémantique change.
| verbe |
+ gérondif |
+ infinitif |
| to forget |
oublier quelque chose |
penser à quelque
chose |
| |
I'll never forget travelling South America. |
You should not forget to paint the fence. |
| to go on |
continuer
de faire quelque chose |
faire autre chose |
| |
After eating dinner they went on discussing. |
Having watched TV for two hours they went on to listen to music. |
| to mean |
signifier |
avoir l' intention de
faire quelque chose |
| |
To be a boss means having a lot of work. |
I didn't mean to hurt you. |
| to regret |
... elle
regrette de ne pas lui avoir parlé |
...elle regrette d' être
obligé de le dire |
| |
She regrets not having talked to him. |
She regrets to tell you that you didn't get the job. |
| to remember |
se rappeller de quelque
chose (voir to forget) |
penser à quelque
chose (voir to forget) |
| |
I always remember travelling to Italy. |
He didn't remember to talk to his boss. |
| to stop |
arrêter
de faire quelque chose |
arrêter |
| |
Please stop watching TV. |
He stopped to watch a plane in the air. |
| to try |
faire quelque chose pour
atteindre un but |
chercher à faire
quelque chose |
| |
We even tried running to lose weight. |
We tried to lose weight (by running). |
