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2. I prefer using medicinal plants to taking medicine.
3. like getting phone calls from my friends when I’m sick.
4. When I feel ill, I start looking up my symptoms on the Internet.
5. I begin to worry right away when I have symptoms.
6. I prefer to wait rather than go to the doctor immediately.
7. I don't bother to tell anyone when I don’t feel well.
8. [hate to sit in the waiting room at the doctor's office.
B SPEAK. Work with a partner. Say which sentences in exercise A are true for you.
A: When I don’t feel well, I can't stand to stay in bed all day long.
B: Me neither. I get bored and my back starts to bother me.
6.6 Verbs Followed by a Gerund or Infinitive with a Change in Meaning
1. Some verbs can be followed by a gerund I'll never forget meeting you for the very first time.
or infinitive, but with a change in meaning. Sorry, | forgot to meet you at the gym yesterday.
These verbs are sfop, remember, and forget.
2. Use stop + a gerund to say that a person or He stopped drinking coffee a year ago.
thing ended an activity. My car stopped working.
Use stop + an infinitive to tell the reason why a_| It was a long drive. We only stopped to eat lunch.
person or animal stopped. The infinitive gives | The cat stopped to watch the bird.
the reason.
3. Use remember a gerund to talk about a | remember calling last week, but! don’t remember
+
memory or something in the past. what day it was.
Remember + an infinitive means you He never remembers to call when he arrives safely.
remember to co a necessary task or action.
4. Use forget + a gerund to talk about a I'll never forget hiking to the top of the mountain.
memory. It is often used with a negative. | didn't forget meeting him. | just forgot his name.
Forget + an infinitive means someone did not | He often forgets to do his homework.
remember to co a necessary task or action. Did you forget to pay the rent?
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