Menggunakan "Stop"
Stop + gerund menunjukkan bahwa suatu kejadian atau tindakan yang sedang berjalan sudah berakhir atau selesai. Tidak ada hubungan kausal antara kedua kata kerja ini.
Contoh
- 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 + infinitive digunakan untuk menghentikan suatu aktivitas untuk melakukan suatu tindakan yang lain. Jadi, infinitive digunakan untuk menunjukkan penghentian.
Contoh
- 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.