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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Difference b/w verb+ing and to+verb

I want to ask what is the difference b/w verb+ing and to+verb.

Example:

He has stopped playing.

He has stopped to play.

Thanks.
  

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Anonymous the difference b/w verb+ing and to+verb. The difference depends on the verb. You have to learn each verb separately.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous the difference b/w verb+ing and to+verb.
  • The difference depends on the verb.
  • You have to learn each verb separately.
  • Anonymous He has stopped playing.
  • He has stopped to play.
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Anonymousthe difference b/w verb+ing and to+verb.
The difference depends on the verb. You have to learn each verb separately.
AnonymousHe has stopped playing.
He has stopped to play.
The first means that he is not playing anymore. The second means that he has interrupted what he was doing in order to play.

CJ
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The form(s) you can use depend on the verb. Whether there is any difference in meaning also depends on the verb. For example:

"He has stopped playing." -- He doesn't play any more.

"He has stopped to play." -- He stopped doing something else in order to play.

"He has started playing." / "He has started to play." -- Mean much the same thing.

"He enjoys playing."
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