5/26/2023 0 Comments I regret to inform you meaningWhat's the difference between these two examples with the verb 'go on'. 'She went on talking' ' She went on to talk' This is normally quite formal and often in written English and normally with verbs like 'say', 'tell' or inform. So, 'We regret to tell you that your application has been unsuccessful'. We use this when you're about to give bad news - when you're sorry for something you're going to say. The second example 'I regret to tell you that.' is followed by the infinitive. So 'I regret telling you about that singing competition, now everybody knows I've entered!' This is when we feel sorry about something we've done in the past. Ok, so the first example, 'I regret telling you that' 'regret' is followed by the gerund. ![]() 'I regret telling you that' 'we regret to tell you that.' What's the difference? Number two listen to these two examples with 'regret'. 'I regret telling you' ' We regret to tell you'? So, this morning I stopped walking in order to buy a coffee. In the second example, 'I stopped to buy a coffee this morning' the verb after 'stop' is in the infinitive, 'I stopped to buy a coffee' this means that we stop doing one action in order to do the action in the infinitive. This means the activity in the gerund form stops, so 'I've stopped buying coffee because it's so expensive. Well, the first example 'I've stopped buying coffee' 'stop' is followed by the gerund. So, 'I've stopped buying coffee' and 'I stopped to buy a coffee this morning'. ![]() OK, number one, listen to these two examples with 'stop' and try and work out the difference in meaning. 'I've stopped buying' ' I stopped to buy'? We're going to look at three of them: 'stop' 'regret' and 'go on'. In English we have a group of verbs that can be followed by the gerund or the infinitive, but with a change in meaning. What's the difference - 'stop buying' 'stop to buy'? You'll find out in this Masterclass. Now lots of people stop to buy a coffee on their way into work, but not me - I've stopped buying coffee.
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