Verb Patterns

Verb ( to ( verbverb (ing-form. Remember to doremember ving. Regret to do regret ving. Try to dotry ving. Stop to dostop ving. Mean to do mean ving. Need to do need ving. Like to dolike ving.

(Remembering / forgetting is before the (Memories of the past)

I forgot to switch on the machine. I’ll never forget flying over the desert.

We regret to inform you that ... I regret spending all the money.

(to attempt smth, to do your best) (to do smth which might solve a problem)

(to stop so that you can do smth) (to finish doing smth)

An old man stopped to talk to us. Can you stop talking?

(we prefer to do smth even though we (to talk about hobbies and interests)

I suggest that you should meet / met/ meet – siūlau jums susitikti

To offer smb smth ( things, money, help, jobs, food and drinks) – pasiūlyti kam nors ką nors