What are some differences between the words stop working and “stopped to work” in English?

Is there any difference in word “stop + v.” “stopped to + 2 v” and “(ing)” These are examples sentences.

I stop working 1 month. What should I do? After I left my job, I stopped to work for one month. When did you end up having children?
I stop myself from watching movies and watching TV and movies. Why do I stop watching movies?
I quit cooking after 7 months. What are some of the best things I could do? How can I stop cooking?

I have read “I like to be something) and “I like doing (being) something” even though I know better. What are the differences?

Asked on December 26, 2021 in Meaning.
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Kevin has stopped travelling by international flights due to his parents.

We can use the verb stop with both the gerund and the infinitive. When we use stop with the gerund, it means that someone was doing something and then stopped.

Kevin started working late Monday night. I don’t know why but he started the normal job today. Early morning. My dad was working till 6 PM. After 6 PM he was not working anymore. As I write that, Kevin stop to work at 6PM last night.

When you use stop with the infinitive means we stopped doing something to start doing something else in order that we can begin to do something else.

Lucy and Fernando work Sunday mornings at 10:15. They always stop to take a lunch break. (Lucy and Fernando work until 10 AM, then stop working in order to take a coffee break) Incorrect: At 10 AM, Lucy and Fernando always stop taking a coffee break.

Answered on March 10, 2022.
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What should the first sentence in this poem be about?

  • Will deactivating, watching movies actually help? I know why.
  • When did I stop cooking?

All these sentences mean that I was doing some activity, working, watching or cooking in the past, and then I finished doing it. In these cases, the verb stop is taking another verb as its complement. The verb in question is called in the English verb.in which case the verb must be in the form of -ing.

In the Original Poster’s two sentences, stops are used without a complement. How do they do so? If a verb stopped is assuming that the verb is coming up does not have a complement. You can’t tell what the verb is having or what is being done. What used to be my “stop doing”? I stopped in a sentence. It’s like a sentence with a little words.

  • I stopped.

Suggesting infinitives for expressions in sentences with meaning in the first part of the second section of each. The used infinitives were used for explanation. Why have infinitives of purpose cited to explain the purpose of a person’s actions?

  • I went to a bar for a drink. I asked the bar manager for an apology.
  • I’m flying to Paris to visit my brother.

Why do you go to the gym? How can I stay fit?

In the Original Poster’s example sentences, we don’t know what I was doing, but we know why I stopped doing it:

  • to work for a month
  • to watch movies
  • to cook.

These infinitives are not complements of the verb stop. What are adjuncts which is why i kept doing what i think I should be doing? About the site, you can type in extra information regarding the source or the subject.

Hope this helps….

Answered on March 30, 2022.
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Kevin has stopped travelling by international flights due to his parents.

We can use the verb stop with both the gerund and the infinitive. When we use stop with the gerund, it means that someone was doing something and then stopped.

Kevin started working late Monday night. I don’t know why but he started the normal job today. Early morning. My dad was working till 6 PM. After 6 PM he was not working anymore. As I write that, Kevin stop to work at 6PM last night.

When you use stop with the infinitive means we stopped doing something to start doing something else in order that we can begin to do something else.

Lucy and Fernando work Sunday mornings at 10:15. They always stop to take a lunch break. (Lucy and Fernando work until 10 AM, then stop working in order to take a coffee break) Incorrect: At 10 AM, Lucy and Fernando always stop taking a coffee break.

Answered on March 31, 2022.
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What should the first sentence in this poem be about?

  • Will deactivating, watching movies actually help? I know why.
  • When did I stop cooking?

All these sentences mean that I was doing some activity, working, watching or cooking in the past, and then I finished doing it. In these cases, the verb stop is taking another verb as its complement. The verb in question is called in the English verb.in which case the verb must be in the form of -ing.

In the Original Poster’s two sentences, stops are used without a complement. How do they do so? If a verb stopped is assuming that the verb is coming up does not have a complement. You can’t tell what the verb is having or what is being done. What used to be my “stop doing”? I stopped in a sentence. It’s like a sentence with a little words.

  • I stopped.

Suggesting infinitives for expressions in sentences with meaning in the first part of the second section of each. The used infinitives were used for explanation. Why have infinitives of purpose cited to explain the purpose of a person’s actions?

  • I went to a bar for a drink. I asked the bar manager for an apology.
  • I’m flying to Paris to visit my brother.

Why do you go to the gym? How can I stay fit?

In the Original Poster’s example sentences, we don’t know what I was doing, but we know why I stopped doing it:

  • to work for a month
  • to watch movies
  • to cook.

These infinitives are not complements of the verb stop. What are adjuncts which is why i kept doing what i think I should be doing? About the site, you can type in extra information regarding the source or the subject.

Hope this helps….

Answered on December 27, 2021.
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Kevin has stopped travelling by international flights due to his parents.

We can use the verb stop with both the gerund and the infinitive. When we use stop with the gerund, it means that someone was doing something and then stopped.

Kevin started working late Monday night. I don’t know why but he started the normal job today. Early morning. My dad was working till 6 PM. After 6 PM he was not working anymore. As I write that, Kevin stop to work at 6PM last night.

When you use stop with the infinitive means we stopped doing something to start doing something else in order that we can begin to do something else.

Lucy and Fernando work Sunday mornings at 10:15. They always stop to take a lunch break. (Lucy and Fernando work until 10 AM, then stop working in order to take a coffee break) Incorrect: At 10 AM, Lucy and Fernando always stop taking a coffee break.

Answered on December 29, 2021.
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Both are valid, but they have completely different meanings.

I stopped working means I once worked, and now no longer do. I stopped to work means that I once was doing something (unspecified, based on context), and I stopped from doing it so that I could work. I stopped to work and to think on my own. in order to work = with a meaning that I could work. The infinitive here has the meaning of in order to work and so that I could work.

I stopped cooking means I once cooked, and no longer do, but I stopped to cook means I stopped so that I was then able to cook.

What exactly is the common thread between the ‘great faith’ and the ‘great man’?

Answered on December 30, 2021.
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Kevin has stopped travelling by international flights due to his parents.

We can use the verb stop with both the gerund and the infinitive. When we use stop with the gerund, it means that someone was doing something and then stopped.

Kevin started working late Monday night. I don’t know why but he started the normal job today. Early morning. My dad was working till 6 PM. After 6 PM he was not working anymore. As I write that, Kevin stop to work at 6PM last night.

When you use stop with the infinitive means we stopped doing something to start doing something else in order that we can begin to do something else.

Lucy and Fernando work Sunday mornings at 10:15. They always stop to take a lunch break. (Lucy and Fernando work until 10 AM, then stop working in order to take a coffee break) Incorrect: At 10 AM, Lucy and Fernando always stop taking a coffee break.

Answered on December 30, 2021.
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Kevin has stopped travelling by international flights due to his parents.

We can use the verb stop with both the gerund and the infinitive. When we use stop with the gerund, it means that someone was doing something and then stopped.

Kevin started working late Monday night. I don’t know why but he started the normal job today. Early morning. My dad was working till 6 PM. After 6 PM he was not working anymore. As I write that, Kevin stop to work at 6PM last night.

When you use stop with the infinitive means we stopped doing something to start doing something else in order that we can begin to do something else.

Lucy and Fernando work Sunday mornings at 10:15. They always stop to take a lunch break. (Lucy and Fernando work until 10 AM, then stop working in order to take a coffee break) Incorrect: At 10 AM, Lucy and Fernando always stop taking a coffee break.

Answered on January 3, 2022.
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What should the first sentence in this poem be about?

  • Will deactivating, watching movies actually help? I know why.
  • When did I stop cooking?

All these sentences mean that I was doing some activity, working, watching or cooking in the past, and then I finished doing it. In these cases, the verb stop is taking another verb as its complement. The verb in question is called in the English verb.in which case the verb must be in the form of -ing.

In the Original Poster’s two sentences, stops are used without a complement. How do they do so? If a verb stopped is assuming that the verb is coming up does not have a complement. You can’t tell what the verb is having or what is being done. What used to be my “stop doing”? I stopped in a sentence. It’s like a sentence with a little words.

  • I stopped.

Suggesting infinitives for expressions in sentences with meaning in the first part of the second section of each. The used infinitives were used for explanation. Why have infinitives of purpose cited to explain the purpose of a person’s actions?

  • I went to a bar for a drink. I asked the bar manager for an apology.
  • I’m flying to Paris to visit my brother.

Why do you go to the gym? How can I stay fit?

In the Original Poster’s example sentences, we don’t know what I was doing, but we know why I stopped doing it:

  • to work for a month
  • to watch movies
  • to cook.

These infinitives are not complements of the verb stop. What are adjuncts which is why i kept doing what i think I should be doing? About the site, you can type in extra information regarding the source or the subject.

Hope this helps….

Answered on January 4, 2022.
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Kevin has stopped travelling by international flights due to his parents.

We can use the verb stop with both the gerund and the infinitive. When we use stop with the gerund, it means that someone was doing something and then stopped.

Kevin started working late Monday night. I don’t know why but he started the normal job today. Early morning. My dad was working till 6 PM. After 6 PM he was not working anymore. As I write that, Kevin stop to work at 6PM last night.

When you use stop with the infinitive means we stopped doing something to start doing something else in order that we can begin to do something else.

Lucy and Fernando work Sunday mornings at 10:15. They always stop to take a lunch break. (Lucy and Fernando work until 10 AM, then stop working in order to take a coffee break) Incorrect: At 10 AM, Lucy and Fernando always stop taking a coffee break.

Answered on January 5, 2022.
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