regret + gerund or infinitive? I really hate this topic when you can use both gerund and infinitive
What is the difference between "I regret promising to go with you" and "I regret to promise to go with you"?
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Dear RodrigOS, "Regret" can be followed both by the gerund and infinitive. In this sentence it is right to say I regret promising to go with you. It means you feel sorry about promising to go with him. You don't want to go with him. If regret is followed by the infinitive, it means "I am afraid I have to say something bad". For example, I regret to tell you that I cannot help you.
Hello Depending on what you want to say. If you feel Sorry use the gerund. If you are afraid infinitive Best Regards
The first sentence, "promising" is in gerund form and is used as a noun, it's a subject of the sentence. In the second sentence, "promise" is in infinitive form and is used as a verb, it's the object of the sentence.
In this sentence it is right to say I regret promising to go with you. It means you feel sorry about promising to go with him
The second one is just not correct
Dear RodrigOs, regreat to do: things not done yet. Regreat doing sth: things alredy happened. You feel sorry about it. I hope it helps.
"I regret to promise to go with you" is not English. At all. "I regret promising to go with you" is correct English and means "I regret making a promise to you and that promise was to go with you."
The infinitive word "to" before the word promise is less commonly used. I would use regret with the gerund.
regret+ing , when you feel sorry about what you have done. for example: i regret going to that party but regret to do something: similar i am sorry to announce that or say that: for example: i regret to inform you that you are fired
I regret promising to go with you has a different meaning from "I regret to promise to go with you." "I regret promising to go with you "means that you wish that you didn't make a promise to go. "I regret to promise to go with you," means that the promise rather not be made and the word "to" before the promise indicates future tense. So the promise has not been made and actually will not be made.
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