Verb + Gerund or Infinitive: Try, Regret, Go On

Choose form to change the meaning.

Examples

• Try adding salt.
• Try to open the door.

Key rules

• Try + -ing means experiment: Try adding salt
• Try + to + verb means make an effort: Try to open the door
• Regret + -ing means feel sorry for the past: I regret telling him
• Go on + -ing means continue, go on + to means move to a next thing

Common mistakes

• I regret to say it yesterday → I regret saying it
• Try to adding → Try adding