VERBS THAT CAN HAVE INFINITIVE OR GERUND OBJECTS, but with a difference in meaning:
_______studying - ACTUAL: (first it happens; then there is mental activity).
_______to study - POTENTIAL: (first there is mental activity about a possible future event)
attempt --- Ger.: do it, hoping for success / Inf.: make an effort, hoping to do it
forget --- Ger.: do it, then have a mental lapse / Inf.: have a mental lapse, and therefore not do it
mean --- Ger.: it exists, it has a significance / Inf.: have an intention to do it
regret --- Ger.: do it, then feel bad / Inf.: feel bad, but then do it
remember --- Ger.: do it, then be aware of it / Inf.: think about it, and then do it
try --- Ger.: do it, hoping for success / Inf.: make an effort, hoping to do it
VERBS THAT CAN HAVE INFINITIVE OBJECTS WITH AGENTS, OR GERUNDS: _____studying, _____him to study