Gerunds and infinitive

What is a gerund?

 A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing."  You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence.

What is a infinitive?

Infinitives are the "to" form of the verb. You can also use an infinitive as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence.

"Both gerunds and infinitives can be used as the subject or the complement of a sentence. However, as subjects or complements, gerunds usually sound more like normal, spoken English, whereas infinitives sound more abstract."

In this video it is noted the uses different the gerund and infinitive, in different song: 

This topic is confused, because some verbs take gerund or infinitive forms a difference in meaning:

Stop 

+ infinitive: pause and then do something + gerund: not continue Forget

+infinitive: not remember + gerund: you didn't do   something now you remember it Regret  + infinitive: feel sorry to give bad news + gerund: feel sorry for what you did in the past Try + infinitive: make an effort to do something +gerund: do something to see if it has an effect, try something new Remember + infinitive: remember something and then do it + gerund: something happened in the past and now you remember it This is a practice   http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_6.htm http://www.really-learn-english.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercises.html#02