Close menu
2

유닛 2: English In A Minute
Give us a minute and we'll teach you English

유닛 고르세요

  1. 1English In A Minute
  2. 2English In A Minute
  3. 3English In A Minute

세션 55

Charlene explains the difference between 'regret' + -ing form of the verb and  'to' + infinitive in this English In A Minute.

이번 유닛의 세션들

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071

세션 55 점수

0 / 3

  • 0 / 3
    엑티비티 1
  1. 엑티비티 1

엑티비티 1

'Regret' + -ing form of the verb vs 'to' + infinitive

Have you ever wanted to know the difference between 'regret' + -ing form of the verb vs 'to' + infinitive? Find out with Charlene in this English In A Minute.

영상보고 엑티비티를 하세요

스크립트 보기스크립트 숨기기

Charlene

Do we use regret with an ing verb or with to plus infinitive?

Watch this video to find out - you won't regret it.

Regret is a verb. It means 'to feel bad about a past action or situation'.

We often use it to talk about mistakes we have made and feel bad about.

It can be followed by a noun: You'll regret that.

Most commonly, we use regret plus ing:

I regret staying up so late last night. Now I'm tired.

Regret plus to plus infinitive is only really used to make announcements of bad news.

It's often found in formal letters, for example:

We regret to inform you that your job application has not been successful.

At a train station or airport they might announce: We regret to inform you that the 16:10 to Scotland has been cancelled.

Well, I don't regret any of this and I hope you don't regret learning about regret.

See you.

'Regret' + -ing form of the verb vs 'to' + infinitive

Regret + ing

Regret is a verb. It means 'to feel bad about a past action or situation' and is often used to talk about mistakes we have made and feel bad about.

  • I regret buying that - it was expensive and doesn't work properly.
  • She regrets not studying for her exam. She failed. 

Regret + to + infinitive 

Regret + to + infinitive is formal and is used to make announcements of bad news.

  • We regret to inform you that there has been an accident.
  • We regret to inform you that the 21:25 flight between Texas and London has been cancelled.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

To do

Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.

English In A Minute Quiz

3 Questions

Test your understanding of this lesson with our quiz!

잘하셨습니다 퀴즈를 다하셨습니다
Excellent!Great job!네 안타깝군요이번 점수입니다:
x / y

Downloads

You can download a PDF document for this episode here.

More

We hope you enjoyed English in a Minute. You can find more episodes here. 

다운로드 쎈터

최신 코스 콘텐츠