Remember, Stop, and Try: Changes in Meaning

What you’ll learn

Choose -ing or an infinitive to express the intended meaning.

បកស្រាយន័យខុសគ្នារវាង -ing និង to-infinitive។

Meaning and use

Some verbs allow both forms with different meanings. Remember doing recalls a past action; remember to do means not forgetting a task. Stop doing ends that activity; stop to do pauses another activity for a purpose. Try doing tests a possible solution; try to do makes an effort.

Remember doing រំលឹកសកម្មភាពដែលបានធ្វើ; remember to do ចាំធ្វើកិច្ចការ។ Stop doing ឈប់សកម្មភាពនោះ; stop to do ផ្អាកសកម្មភាពផ្សេងដើម្បីធ្វើអ្វីមួយ។

Grammar patterns

Pattern	Example or form
Memory or duty	remember doing / remember to do
End, purpose, experiment, effort	stop doing / stop to do; try doing / try to do

Examples

1. I remember meeting her at school.

   ខ្ញុំចាំថាបានជួបនាងនៅសាលា។

2. Remember to lock the gate.

   កុំភ្លេចចាក់សោទ្វារ។

3. We stopped to buy some water.

   យើងឈប់ដើម្បីទិញទឹក។

4. Try restarting the app.

   សាកបិទបើកកម្មវិធីឡើងវិញ។

Everyday conversation

Dara: The printer is not working.

Maly: Try turning it off and on again. Remember to save your file first.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
Remember locking the door before you leave. (intended: future reminder)	Remember to lock the door before you leave.	The task has not been done yet.
He stopped to smoke last year. (intended: quit smoking)	He stopped smoking last year.	Stop + -ing means end that activity.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Choose for a memory: I remember (to visit / visiting) that temple as a child.
2. Choose for a purpose: We stopped (to rest / resting) during the walk.
3. Explain Try adding some salt.

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. visiting

   The visit is a past event recalled now.

2. to rest

   The walk paused so that we could rest.

3. Add salt as an experiment to see if it improves the taste.

   Try + -ing suggests testing a possible solution.

Quick recap

• Memory or duty: remember doing / remember to do
• End, purpose, experiment, effort: stop doing / stop to do; try doing / try to do