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"Could you sing something to us?", the guys in the band asked me.

The guys in the band wanted me to sing something for them.

Other reporting verbs

She denied stealing the cream tube

He admited being there

The waiter suggested drinking some red wine

My friend recommended me visiting Oxford

They apologised for making too much noise

They accused the PM of having parties during the lockdown

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-ing form: after a preposition

But don't make the mistake of thinking that Japanese are more generous than Peruvians

they're not interested in having the most

-ing form: as a subject or object (or part of one of these) -ing form

Perhaps being generous in the game means...

-ing from: after certain verbs, e.g. want, would like tend

no one would imagine a dictator really sharing money

and avoid exploiting others

to+infinitive: to express purpose

some people are playing to impress people

to+infinitive: as part of a semi-fixed phrase, e.g. it's important|easy, the chance

That gives you the chance to act unselfishly or not

if it's important to someone to be seen as fair

It's easy to act

to+infinitive: after certain verb, e.g. want, would like, tend

that people tend to respond differently

you want people to think you are in real life

to+infinitive: after and adjective

It's better to sell

infinitive: after let someone or make someone

most people let their partner have a share of the money

infinitive: after modal verbs

some players would keep everything

most five-year-olds will share at least half of the money

infinitive: after had better, would rather

most human beings would rather cooperate

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ing-infinitive with different meaning

remember doing : have a memory of something

I remember looking my flat when I leff it today, but it's possible that I didn't do it

Do you remember seeing a video of the bus exploding?

I remember thinking the building was quiet

remember to do: do something that is one's responsability

I remembered to lock my flat when I left if today, I'm 100 percent sure.

I remembered to set the alarm before I left

He remembered to turn off the lights

forget doing: not have memory of something

I'll never forget meeting my English teacher for the first time

I'll never forget seeing Adele in concert

I'll never forget visiting Paris

forget to do: not do something that is ones's responsability

I've forgotten to do my homework many times

I just means we forget to send a birthday card on time

I forgot to buy tickects for the Adele concert

stop doing: finish an action

I've had to stop thinking about about my other work so I could concentrate on this exercise

Then he stopped driving as he still felt tired

stop to do: finish one action in order to do sometning else

I had to stop to think about all these sentences before answering

Henri stopped to drink some coffee

go on going: continue an action

after high school, I went on studying and attended university because that was expected

Bill went on practising every day even when he was famous

go on to do: do something after finishing something else

after high school, I went on to find work in order to earn money

Some even went on to describe what happened in vivid detail

After lengthy training, Billy went on to become a famous dancer

try doing: experiment with an activity

I tried speaking English in case they understood it but they didn't

Try cliking on OK in the box

try to do make an effort to do something difficult

I'am trying to lern English well enough to pass an advanced exam

Angis tried to change his tickect but it was impossible

regret doing: be sorry sbout something you did in the past

And I regret spending so much on the ticket!

regret to do: be sorry about sometning you are about to do

We regret to inform you that the concert has been cancelled

ing-infinitive with the same meaning

aclarar que no siempre es asi

like to do|doing

I like to study English at least fifteen minutes a day even if I'm not in the mood

I like travelling more than anything else

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