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I remembered to give her the message.
an action you have to do
I remember giving her the message.
a memory of smth in the past
Don't forget to go to the meeting with your boss.
an action you have to do
I forget going to that meeting.
a memory of smth in the past
I tried to open the door but it was locked.
I tried to do it, but I couldn't. The attempt failed.
I couldn't open the door so I tried using a different key.
I experimented with using a different key. The result may have been a success or a failure.
I regret to say that your interview was not successful.
I'm sorry to give you this information
I really regret being so rude to her.
I feel sorry about this past action now.
We stopped to have a cup of tea.
to - introduces the reason why we stopped - to have a cup of tea
We stopped talking when she came in.
We stopped doing this and didn't continue after she came in.
