Brugen af "Stop"
Stop + gerundium betyder, at en igangværende handling ender. Der er ingen årsagssammenhæng mellem de to udsagnsord.
Eksempler
- I stopped working for them last year.
- I have stopped cycling to work.
- Could you stop bringing your dog to the office?
- He stopped eating meat in January.
Stop + navnemåde betyder at afbryde en aktivitet for at gøre noget andet, så navnemåden bruges til at udtrykke formålet med afbrydelsen.
Eksempler
- I stopped to have lunch at 12:00.
- It's difficult to concentrate on what you are doing if you have to stop to answer the phone every five minutes.
- We stopped to look at the wildflowers.
- I stopped to take a break, but I'll start again soon.