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“I stopped smoking” or “I stopped to smoke”?
I stopped to talk or I stopped talking? What is the difference in meaning? In this lesson, we will look at the verb “to stop” and when it should be followed by a gerund or an infinitive. The meaning of “I stopped to smoke” and “I stopped smoking” is very different. Watch this video and find out what the difference is.
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It is nice . Thanks
thanks teacher… really useful lesson :)
I have stopped 2 watch a new lesson on engvid
thank you so much ,it’s great work
Thank you dear Emma
You help so much!!!
Awesome! Voglio piú lessons like that! Ciao cara!
Thanks for this video.
Is shall an outdated word? I don’t remember where,but in one video Ronnie says shall’s an outdated word? Is using shall shows us a person who dwells in the ancient era?
Between,are there any grammatical mistakes in the para i have typed above?
HI! Shall I help you ?
I’ll take the liberty to do so.
I learned in a book that the word “shall” is still used when you want to ask someone’s opinion about “If or not” you should do something. Ex: Shall I close the windows? Shall we talk in private ?
And in your paragraph, you may have made some little mistakes.
I’m not sure but I’ll put in angle quotes what I would write instead.
Is shall an outdated word? I don’t remember where,but in “a” video Ronnie says shall’s an outdated word”.” “Does” using “the word “shall “show” us “that” a person “” “lives in an acient age” ?
“Meanwhile”, are there any grammatical mistakes in the paragraph “that” “I” have typed above?
Using the phrase “dwells in the ancient era?” sounds a little old-school. ^^
I hope I’ve been of some help.
Cheers !
hiya,, I just want to quote one thing , when he said ^in one video Ronnie says^
you correct to ^ in a video Ronnie says ^ ,typically both of these sentence are proper!!
“a” and “an” are used with singular indefinite Noun also with “one” it work the same as “a” .
So there is no mistaken here, methinks .
“Shall” is more British and formal. Americans, actually, do not want to use it. Instead of it, they use “should”, and this is fine to me. I don’t use “shall” either. :)
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hi this was an awesome vedio…i enjoyed a lot
Really helpful!
I never thought I needed to know that:D
Thanks.
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Thank you very much Emma !!!!! I needed it. Thanks for the easy way to understand it. I am german and I visit engVid every day :-) It´s the best side I´ve found to improve my english!!!!! Thanks to all teacher!!
Hi,
Do you know some similar sites to learn german ?
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I want to know about it too! Thanks
Thanks for this video Emma.
Hope to learn more if possible
lesson wonderful, thanks!
wonderful lesson!!
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Thank you, Emma!
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Thank you, Emma! It’s was easy with you ;-)
Thank you so much for the instructions,showing how to use the verb in the appropriate time.
It’s very interesting and easy to understand. I stopped to watch this lesson and I stopped watching another sites:-)
thanks for this example
Thank you,you likes me when you smile
Thank you madam Emma
You are an incredibly great teacher. I was seeing the facebook but i stopped to see this vid.
Hi Emma, thank you very much for the helpful video. I have just one more question. Let’s suppose that I ‘m in a car with a friend and he light up a cigarette. I want him to quit smoking (just for the period whilst we are in the car and not “forever”) , what should I say: “Can you stop smoking please ?” ? and If on the contrary I would like to ask (to my best friend for example) to stop “forever” to smoke, what should I say in that case ? Thank you very much . Bye, Andrea from Milan
if i were you i would say could you please stop smoking while driving.
“Please do not smoke in the car.”
or if it’s your friend
“Non fumare nella macchina altrimenti ti lascio a piedi!” xD ahahaha
Hahaha ! …grande wolverine ! pretty good idea
Tks Emma. Another great lesson!
you are nice.
thanks!
thank you emma
but i have a quastion about the same point but with the verb want is it the same case or different i want to ask or i want asking
and thank you again
Emma, I’m in love ;)
Thank you very much
10/10 thank you Emma. I’ll never stop to watch your lessons. A virtual flower for you. :-)
If I may,
I think you mean I’ll never stop watching your videos.
Is that correct guys ?
You are right Carlos!
great lesson!!!!
You’re the best teacher!!!
I love you!
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Thank you, Emma. I stopped making mistakes. :-)Probably.:-) Your lesson is great.
Thank you, Emma. I stopped making mistakes. :-)Probably.:-)
Sorry, I didn´t stop making mistakes, I have send this comment twice. :-)
Thank you very much!!!
Your lessons are great!!!
I stopped snuggling into my charming wife to do this lesson.
I stopped to watch video lesson. Thanks Teacher Emma.
If I may,
I think you should write : I stopped to watch THE video lesson.
But if I’m not mistaken, you meant :
I’ve just finished watching the video.
In this case we use watching because there’s “just” and “the”
I’m taking the opportunity to practise and share.
Cheers.
right,, you used THE , because It used with definite noun which is ” Emma`s lesson” , so your sentence it more accurate than
what he said , ^_^
this example
. I stopped ___________ in the pool because I was too tired.
to swim
swimming
I chose ( to swim ) but it was wrong , why ?
Hi Emma
I had many things to do this morning but I stopped to see your lesson and I liked it very much.
You’re great!
Hello Emma,
Great lesson, I learned something this evening thanks to you.
Very interesting and helpful plus very clear explanation, thank you very much Emma
Thank you teacher for interesting and useful lesson!
Keep it up!
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Estupendo video animo que no decaiga los animos.
In my opinion an easier explanation exist.
You can “to” replace with “in order to”.
I stopped in order to do something, for instance: to smoke.
A gerund works likewise a noun.
Smoking is a bad habit then I stopped smoking.
What do you think about it?
BTW 10 out of 10
Smoking isn’t so bad as people say. I’m smoking, and I like it. I really like to smoke sometimes. Why should this be wrong? xD
keep smoking there’s nothing wrong with it, but yellow teeth 4 sure.
I have really white and healthy teeth. Why? because I brush my teeth twice a day. Besides, I go regularly to a dentist even if I don’t have any problems with my teeth. I know, I’m a very weird smoker… xD
I see, have a nice weekend Morfik.
thank you
Thanks Emma…. you’re nice …. a useful lesson
why is it “stop to eat meat”, he s now a vegetarian, no more eating meat, so ?
thx
Thank you Emma!
It was a very useful lesson.
You are a really great teacher!
Very well explained! Thank you Emma!
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Thanks!
Thank you, I got 100 !!
Nice class. Anyway I have doubts about other verbs differnt of to stop. I would like that someone helps me. Thanks.
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Hi Emma! good lesson 9 out of 10 . I have studied verb patterns recently, but I forgot some rules with remember, try and so on. Hope you teach them next time . Thank you indeed.
Thank you very much!!!
It was a wonderful lesson!!! I remember it :D again thanks alot Emma!!!
Hi Emma,
Thank you for the lesson. Can you review the part where you explained “I stopped to smoke” sentence? It is confused. Probably the action 1 should be smoke, then stop and then anything else, for example – eat. Otherwise the sentence should be I stoped to walk.
Hi Emma,
In your quiz you have following question:
I stopped ___________ in the pool because I was too tired. The correct answer is swimming. Why? I don’t stop swimming forever. It is just a one time action.
The same problem with question: If you are lost, stop _____________ directions.
Why ‘to get’ a right one? It is recommendation don’t ask directions ever.
Please, give your advise how to differentiate these situations.
I think, I stopped to swim would correct if the sentence would have been “I stopped to swim at the swimming pool because i was too tired ” instead of “in the pool”.
You were tired, so you stopped swimming and went out the water, or pool, lake, or whatever you were swimming in xD — you simply stopped the activity. Otherwise you would drown. xD
The second one — try to think about “and” when you want to use an infinitive.
“If you are lost, stop and get directions.”
If you try to use “getting” — “If you are lost, stop and getting directions.” — and this sounds awkward. xD
It makes a sense! Thanks!
It makes a sense. Thank you!
you know , I`ve a doubt about this answer !!
“I stopped to swim in the pool because I was too tired” . methinks its proper , it simply means that I was tried and exhausted, therefore I stopped and get in to the warm water in the pool to relax .^^
Don’t try this at home, especially, when you are alone. xD
Very funny , I will never be alone for sure I will have companionship . “you know what I mean “. Anyhow, I guess in this meaning the sentence will be correct .
I agree with you.
It was the one incorrect answer of mine in this quiz. However, I think, both answers are correct.
Thanks Emma. From your good lesson.
Thank you Emma!! could you give me explanation on qeustion 10 why we are using gerund? if you get chance…
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I didn’t realy know what is the diffrence, but now I got 10/10. Thanks again
Ema you have displayed a good lesson, so I understand well ,,, thank
great..tank mrs.emma
Thanks Emma for this video
Hi! Could anybody of Engvid teachers do a lesson about differences in making questions about subject.
It is really good site，You are great！
Great lesson!
What’s about other verbs?
Is there any difference between the following sentences?
1. I tried to help my sister.
2. I tried helping my sister.
I would use “tried to help”, but I can’t give you any info about why. I’ve just heard this form many times. I don’t know if “tried helping” is correct.
There are, however, verbs that you can use both with infinitives and gerunds, for example “like”: “I like to swim.” and “I like swimming.”
But there are also verbs that require only an infinitive or a gerund, and choosing the second one is wrong. I’m still working on it, and I think that this issue is a little bit complicated and more like prepositions — you have to spend years on it in order to learn how to use verb + gerund or infinitive properly. xD
if u want to use verb tired, u can use like this. I tired of helping her.
Today was a great day,I stopped to listen your wonderful lesson!!
Thank you !
Hello Emma.
I love your teaching. I’ve easily understood this lesson, but I’ve got a question for you.
I came across a sentence, in my student book at evening classes, where the verb “like” wasn’t used placing the -ing form after it, but the infinitive. Here’s the sentence:
“John likes to spend his time on holiday looking at old churches.”
I can’t find a “purpose infinitive” in that sentence, like you explained about the verb “stop”.
Could you help me to understand, please?
Thanks a lot,
Renato
hi emma thank you so much.. :) good information..
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Thank you Emma , I used to make mistakes but I stopped making mistakes now , once again thanks a lot .
that was seriously great lesson. Well done.. I understand clearly. Thank you.
Hi, Emma. Thanks a lot for your explanations,
I’ve got a question about stop + smoke.
– I stopped smoking.
a) I was smoking a cigarette and I finished doing it because I entered into a closed place.
b) I used to be a regular smoker, and in some point of my life I gave it up. (I didn’t smoke anymore).
What’s the meaning of this sentence?
Thanks!
It depends. xD
“I stopped smoking.” — This sentence is very short and there is no time specified. So, if there were, for instance, “I stopped smoking two years ago.”, this would be B answer because you are talking about a specific moment of the past. But you should change “(I didn’t smoke anymore).” to “(I don’t smoke anymore).”
It also could mean the option A. For example: “I stopped smoking and entered the room”. But if it comes about the A answer, I would rather say “I’ve just stopped smoking” — this means that the cigarette, probably is still smouldering in a ashtray.
So, as you can see it requires a better insight in the situation that you want to describe.
Thank you very much!
I figured out something similar, but I was not sure about it.
I’m Spanish, and we have two different verbs to express this idea:
– Parar de fumar (stop, but continue in the future).
– Dejar de fumar (stop, and don’t do it anymore).
There is one more thing about that.
“I’ve stopped smoking.” — This is definitely B answer because in case of perfect tenses, there is no need to give a specific time of an action. So, you’ve stopped smoking, but no one knows when exactly. xD
thank u soooooooooo mush for this lession
hi Emma it s so helpful to meet you through your lessons you are gorgious. could you tell as about give up smoking and stop smoking what s is the diffirence between both structure ? regards
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Thank´s Emma, this lesson was a really good tip! :-)
Emma, this is a great lesson. I really didn´t know how to express myself in this case. But I still have doubts about infinitive vs gerund. In those cases as in “like VERB+ing”, or “go VERB+ing”, do they(infinitive and gerund)have the same meaning in this case? I’m waiting your answer.
Thank you so much :)
Thank u. go on….
Thank you teacher!
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Thank you teacher
Hi, Emma!
Great lesson again!
Greetings from Brazil!!!!!
Hi Emma,
Thanking for your kind assistance..
thank u Emma. Great
Merci!
Or, Thank you in english!
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Nice class. Thank you, Emma.
Oh, thank you Emma.
I misunderstood that it was similar to the usage of “help ving” and ‘help to v”.
This lesson is very useful, since ‘stop ving” and “stop to v” have totally different meanings.
I got 10 correct out of 10, your lessons are amazing, thanks Emma
execellent it is prety easy to understand your lesson i love this page thanks “Emma”
Dear Emma,
thanks a lot for a wonderful explanation. Good luck to you!
Amazing!… 10 to 10!!.. your lessons are perfects!.. thank you Emma!! ;0)
Thank you. It is helpful.
Danke Emma
Dear Emma,
very nice sugestion and one more great lesson.
Thank you a lot.
How about preparing a lesson on spoken English?
Thanks a lot
Beautiful Emma, it’s amazing how clear your explanation is. Thank you very much for your lesson. I got 100!
Excellent job Emma!Thank you very much!
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Hi Emma How you read this fraction 1/12.5? Thankyou
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Thanks a lot. It’s was very useful for me
thanks for the Video.
it’s was really beneficial.
regards :)
Emma
Is this sentence correct,, This picture is a little bit too much black ”
I would use:
“This picture is a little bit black”
“This picture is a little bit too black”
“This picture is a little bit much too black”
Pay attention to the third one “much too” not “too much”.
this example
. I stopped ___________ in the pool because I was too tired.
to swim
swimming
I chose ( to swim ) but it was wrong , why ?
When you are tired you won’t go to swim . It’s all about the context , so we should put SWIMMING . ; )
I think, HBarhi, you are absolutely right.
In this case, meaning depends on the context.
As to me, I have much work, and at the end of the day I decided to relax and take some sport.
So I stopped and go to a swimming pool. Good idea, by the way.
So, I think, both answers are correct.
Hello Mohammed. I had the same problem. The correct answer is swimming. If “you stopped to swim” means you did something before to swim. But, in the sentence, “you stopped swimming” because you’re too tired to keep swimming. I hope you have understood me. Regards from Spain.
Thanks a lot emma that lesson was so useful
thanks for your help and suport
thanks for your help and support.
thanks a lot
Thank you Emma!!!
It is amazing.I never knew. Thanks for the way you explain things naturely. I am astonished. Keep on nurishing us with your marvellous lessons. Thanks
Thank you!!
Thank you very much !
Great!!! =D
Thanks for the lesson. I won’t stop listening to your lessons.
Thank you so much, Emma!!! This lesson was very clarifying.
Hy i’m Hicham
Great lesson, thanks to you.
I Stopped TO … I use this expression when I´m moving for example: walking, riding or driving?
hi
i stopped doing infinitive -ing mistake!!!
Thanks Emma!!
you rock!!
Emma you are a wonderful teacher .Your explanations are very clear and simple.
Is it correct to say that in the sentence stopped + infinitive there is a reason why we stopped with the gerand it describes a situation. Thank you.
Dear Mrs. Emma,i think you are a very good teacher.It is so clear that you love teaching and taking care of students.I have understood this from by the way you’re speaking.So thank you very much…:)))
Thanks Emma for this wonderful lesson.
It wasn’t very easy for me but I ‘ve well done the test.
Dear Emma! Thanks for useful lesson but I think the correct answer in the quiz #9 is I stopped to swim in the pool because I was too tired. Am I right about it? Please answer!
excellent lesson
Thank you :D
I have got 100. Thanks so much Emma! I love you
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I got 10 correct. Thanks for great expression and all free lessons.
very useful lesson! thank you Emma!
Great lesson. We want more.
hi, you are the best teacher. The explanation is so clear, i easily understand it and hope i use them in my everyday conversation.
By the why, is there somebody wants practice with me. My level of English is not good but also not bad. Guys Lets talk on skype. I’m Gulmira from Uzbekistan this is my Skype Id guli.akhmet.
teacher why here is I stopped swimming because I was tired. he or she was swimming in the pool then he realize that he is tired. then he may use I stopped to swim because i was tired. this one is correct? Why not?
I’ve stopped watching the video to give you my gratitude. Thank you so much Emma :)
hi, Emma. Lets talk English voice or video chat?
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Thank you Emma
So wonderful , amazing lesson from you .
Emma , you are great teacher . i am following your lessons .
thank you teacher. It help me a lot :)
I stopped dating my ex boyfriend. It means that I can meet somebody else. Wow thats great to use this word.
I stopped to buy some water because i was thirsty.
I stopped to buying clothes because Im in broke.
Hi Gulmira,
Thank you for your examples. Your first two sentences were good, but the last one should be “I stopped buying clothes because I’m broke.” :)
Excelent!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much Emma, I think this lesson very important for we and you told very well :)
Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaank u Emma
Thank you very much Emma! It helped me.
I had a mistake at 9. I thought someone is swimming in the pool and after a moment he stopped to swim because he was too tired.
In that case, how I have to say?
thanks a lot . You are amazing teacher. :)
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so thanks alot …
Thank you Emman.
See you in next sections!!
Thank you . I wanna ask you a question What’s the difference between come back , come along come out and come over If you have time to explain it to me I would be so delighted And thanks again
That is a great lesson, very useful to practice in a informal conversation and in academic life. ;D ..
In fact I thought the two sentences have the same meaning but due to ur help i understood it , thank you Emma .
One thing about the Nineth sentence (I stopped swimming Because I was tired) he was tired while swimming then he decided to stop fr while ,why u didn’t use I stopped to swim?
Thank u again
Thank you Emma. Please teach us “Does not make sense” and “Make(s) sense”. When will we use it? What is the difference between it?
Hi,
What is the different between following:
I stopped to smoke
I stopped for smoking
Hi,how are you?
you are a great teacher
I like your lesson
Thank you so much.
Thank you for your comment sovannaranou!
Thank you very much = )
I really want to thank you for all of your lesson!
Thank you for explaining!
Hello Emma! I’m Charles from Venezuela, thank you so much. I was a great lesson and now I understand clear when someone say to me “I stopped smoking” jejeje. I want to study english in canada in order to get my toelf certificated and I’d like to know you and all of the ENGVID team too. God Bless You.
jejeje I made a mistake. “It was a great lesson”. If I made another one, please tell me. Thanks
yes Thank you i stopped here to learn English
Hello Emma. I’ve done the quiz and I have a question for you. The sentence “I stopped ___________ in the pool because I was too tired.” According to quiz, the correct answer is “swimming” but I think is “to swim” because you stop to swim when you are tired. You don’t stop to swim forever! I would like to know your opinion about this sentence. Thank you and regards from Spain.
Hello again. I found out what was my mistake. In fact the correct answer is “swimming” because if you stop to swim means that before to swim, you were doing something different like walking, eating, etc. In that sentence, the meaning is different. You stopped swimming because you’re tired. Now, I understood the sentence. I hope you understand my explanation because I’m a beginner student and I don’t know if my grammar is correct. Newly, thank you and regards from Spain.
It’s very helpful thanks a lot ^_^
I enjoyed the lesson, I’m gratefully.
Thanks a lot :D
Thank you
great job
Great emma
i can understand everything
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Emma .. YOUR lessons are really amazing .thanks a lot for that great job.. but i see that you focused on the verb (stop) only .. can’t we use other verbs in the same way like: (stand) .. so i can say( I stood up to carry the box) 1- sit 2- stand 3- carry .and ( i stood up carrying the box)1- carry 2- stand.
Gerunds (verb + ing) and infinitives (to + verb) are painful for most students to learn because you have to memorize the rule for each verb.
I focused on the verb “stop” in this video because it is one of the most confusing ones.
Here is a video that may help you with other verbs:
http://www.engvid.com/gerund-or-infinitive/
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Thanks a lot!
may be .. a day…finally I will be learn English
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ı think so… ı stopped learning this subject.. thank you very much indeed..
Smply Awesome.. fnly i learnd Infitive and Gernd..
Tks 2 much,
Fazal
quite helpful
thank you Emma
Hi Emma,
I have a question for you. Is there any difference between the following senteces?
I decided to ask for directions.
I decided asking for directions.
Thanks, Richard.
“I decided to ask for directions” is correct. The verb “decide” is followed by to + verb.
Here are some more examples:
I decided to buy some ice cream.
I decided to move to Las Vegas.
I decided to marry my best friend.
very very very thanks Emma.
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great lesson
it was very easy because of your help thank you and keep going. I have been in USA for two years and I never speak English before thank u again
Hi everybody! I took the quiz which is about infinitive and gerund but I don’t understand clearly.
Who wants to explain to me ;
9. I stopped ___________ in the pool because I was too tired.
I clicked on to swim but it is not true. I thought that If I can take a rest , I will continue on. I am so tired ok but it is not meaning of give up.
Help please
Thanks.
In my opinion swim need more energy and makes somebody feel tired, so the right answer is ” swimming” . I think the first action is the cause of second action :). CMIIW
hi,hallelujah.ıf you are tired,you don’t want to swim.you stop swimming in the pool .ın your opinion is that ı stopped to swim in the pool because ı was too tired.this means that (for example) you want to swim in the pool but you are reading book.then, you want to swim in the pool.you give up reading book in order to swimming in the pool.I hope you understand my writing.
I got it , thanks ;)
Many students seemed to have problems with this question. These guys answered it well! Thank you!
Hello, Emma!
Why both answers cannot be correct?
It depends on…
… on a specific situation, i.e. a context, doesn’t it?
Thanks a lot for your lessons.
Emma, I can’t stop writing the free flow of my thoughts;) sorry for that.
1. I stopped swimming in the pool because I was too tired to do anything.
2. I stopped to swim in the pool because I was too tired and wanted to relax.
I stopped swimming as I got tired of that.
I stopped swimming in the pool. this is correct
waaw, it’s very clear :). im very appreciate for the teacher, good job.
Dear Emma:
This is a good lesson. For me It has been some difficult.
I do not undestand what is the exactly meaning of these sentences:
“I stopped to smoke” (stop to smoke for one moment?)
“I stopped smoking” (the meaning is: To quit to Smoke?
I will appreciate your attention.
“I stopped to smoke” means “I stopped doing something to have a smoke”, and “I stopped smoking” does “I quit (gave up) smoking”=)
Exactly.
I stopped to smoke means I was doing something else (maybe walking), and I stopped what I was doing to light up a cigarette. In this example, I am smoking.
I stopped smoking means I quit smoking or I stopped the action of smoking. In this example, I am not smoking.
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10 correct out of 10 – Thomas from Poland thx
i find everything interesting here..
i thought they have same meaning, thank you emma
must say thanks.
I stopped —— in the pool because i was so tired.
swimming /to swim
i thought (to swim) is the right answer. but tern out (swimming) is the correct answer. I am puzzled!!
Hi … Pervert?
Thanks for your question!
The clue in this sentence is “because I was so tired”. Swimming involves a lot of work, so if someone gets tired, they would probably stop swimming and rest.
Alternatively, I could make a sentence like “It was hot, so I stopped to swim in the pool.” In this case, because it’s hot, I stop what I’m doing and start swimming in order to cool down.
Hi emma you do not know how much you help me with this topic, I was asking many teachers, friends but they can not explain me..You are an angel for people like me…. Thank you so much
Hi Emma you do not know how much you help me with this topic, I was asking many teachers and friends,but they can not explain me..You are an angel for people like me…. Thank you so much.
thank you Emma,
I found your lesson most helpful, I got 10 correct.
Wow ,very great lesson ,with mathematical demonstration too !!!
Thank you for great lesson. I got 10 correct.
Useful info. Lucky me I discovered your site by accident, and I’m stunned why this twist of fate did not took place earlier! I bookmarked it.
Emma, I appreciate your lesson a lot. Thanks to you I’ve understood that difference perfectly. Have a great day.
Thanks Emma! I got 9/10.
Stop to listen to Emma’s lessons and you won’t stop improving your english. ;-)
Nice video
Thanks ^_^
Thanks for this video Emma. It is very clear. I got 10/10. I hope I will stop DOING this kind of mistakes now! By the way it is the first time I understand the difference between infinitif and gerondif.
100… Thanks a lot..
Hi Emma. Thanks for the lesson.
100..Thanks Emma;)
Thanks Emma !
Good exercise. I recommend doing.
thank you so much ,
i have question, and i’m hoping you answer it.
I’m looking forward to finish / to finishing this exercise.
what should I pick out and why.
It’s great, thank you! :)
thanks for a great lesson. such a wonderful comparison!!!! you are the best Emma!!!))))
Thanks a lot emma that lesson was so useful
The quiz also
hi Emma,
thanks for this lesson,i have just one issue that if this method is true or no for any verb else th
thanks forward
hi emma..
thank you alot , becuase i was need this rule .. :) .. all my problems with verbs .. so thank you <3' ^_^
please,explain about the pool
thx emma!
Thanks Emma really nice your explanation. I ask, If you could make another video (or videos) explain the use of the following verbs: remeber, forget, regret and trying (infinitive an gerund)
I’m waiting for yout performance
Thanks Emma. I have very clear the dierences.very useful video.
thank you very much you the best techer in world
Hi Emma, thank you very much for the helpful video soooooooooooo benefit
really I got it
dear Emma, this is awesome. Keep doing the great works for the future too…
100% ! Thanks Emma!
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot for your help.
Emma are the best teacher. 100 % I got again. I don´t want stopped learning by you.
thanks a lot :)
it’s hard to me to do “i stopped smoking”, cause i was addicted. I wish i don’t do that anymore. Thanks for your great teaching emma! :)
Thank you very much
Emma, You are simply amazing! I’ve got the differences for the first time. Thank you.
The best lesson forever,,,thank you :D
thanks Emma.
It ‘s really~~useful, U are a amazing and patient teacher, I’m really fascinated with your way of teaching, keep going :)
Very clear explanation
Very helpful lesson Emma !!Thanks a lot.
Emma Thanks:I study many years english and I always am not sure the way I use the verbs and correct sentences,the way you teach is very very new for me and exteremly helpful to me,thanks.I find a sense of confident now that i had not befor ,thanks again.Masoud
100% thank you so much .
it is realy useful lesson!!! thank you dear teacher)))
7. I am studying really hard today. I need a break. I want to stop _______________.
to check my email
checking my email
if you check personal email the right choice may be “to check my email”
Thanks for everything , Whole videos in here are so usefuly
THANK YOU SO MUCH :)
Emma, it was really great! Thank you
8:56 minuet makes me stopped making mistakes in Infinitives and Gerunds >> Thanks (:
Thank you very much
Thanks Emma.I really appreciate for your help with this.I am going to take an ESL TEST and my weakness lies in reading.Would you mind help me and others,who are on the same boast as i am,with reading comprehension.Thanks in advance
Very good lesson
Thanks a lot Emma. I stop reading Vietnamese magazines.
It is very impotent to improve language.Thank you very much mam
Looks like the same meaning but now I understand. Thanks Emma
for this lesson!
how can we speak work and walk teacher? i cant
distinguish.
oh…thank you.your lesson is very good.
Emma
I stopped to watch your class. Good hints!
Thank you
Wow, this was really helpful video. I actually did’t understand it, but now I do. Thank you, Emma!
Thanks Miss Emma.The lesson is very helpful .
Thanks a lot Emma, you’re amazing!!
Thank you Emma. This lesson is great.
You´re a terrific teacher!
Can i use it for all verbs?
Thanks!
WOW! I have 10 right answers from 10! It is great! Thank very much, Emma!
Sorry, ‘Thank you very much, Emma!’
wow….i got it
It is very good, thank you EMMA
It is very good, thank you EMMA.
Very intersting
thanks you emma
I cannot understand the lesson then also thanks, I got 40%.
You don’t even know but I love you! :) I’m taking Ielts exam next Saturday and I’ve improved a lot with your lessons…keep us always updated, please =)
Thanks, I got 100
Excellent lesson!! That was something very confused to me.
Really helpful =)
Thanks a lot ! It becomes clear when U point out difference in meaning with ACTIONS ! First attempt my score was 80. Now I`m going to work with mistakes
Thanks Emma!! I understood it very much ;)
Nice lesson Emma. Thank you very much :)
Thanks for this video Emma. I hope to learn English!
Dear Emma ,
Can I ask you that “. Don’t stop to look up many new words in the dictionary. If you stop often for new words, you will read slowly and forget the story .
Does It mean ?
1.you should stop looking up new words in dictionary or
2. you should look up new worlds in dictionary ???
My friend said it mean I should stop looking up new words in dictionary .
I’m confused now!!
Thank you
I stopped to watch Emma’s English lesson while I was playing game.
I stopped playing game while I was watching Emma’s English lesson.
Thanks Emma. Got 100%
You are my vevorte teacher
Thank you Emma~ God bless you^^
Thank you much Emma,
Emma, this class is great as well as your
old-school sweater :) Thanks, I am longing for your further lessons!
your pronunciation is easy to understand.
Thanks Emma! your voice is always so sweet ^ ^
I scored 100%
Emma, you are number one!
I learn a lot of knowledge from your video.
Thank you,Emma.
Good work, thank you
Hi!
Please, help me to understand defense between next two sentences.
‘l love hating you’ & ‘i love to hate you’
Thanks a lot.
Thank you.
Thanks EMMA…I got 90%.
Thanks, Emma. Very useful
Thanks, Emma. You`re amazing!
Thanks.
ok but in this ex. what should i choose:
mom: why are you home so late?
son: I stopped (chatting/to chat) to Sally and I lost track of time.
Thanx
Thanks Emma , may I know what is the different between good in and good at English?
Thanks a lot teacher ! Usefull lesson, i got 100%
Great lesson Emma , many thanks , just now I understand the deferences between them , I used to mix them up while I was speaking . I got 9/10
Thank you Emma great lesson.
Thank you Emma,you’re really great teacher and full fill my knowledge till I can’t stop watching your lesson VDO
Great lesson! Can you explane the correct difference between “comfortable” and “convenient”…different resourses give different meaning(
thank you very much!
Emma, excellent lesson!
I cant download the video.help me.what is the instructin???
Sorry, our videos are only available on YouTube, which doesn’t allow downloading.
Thank you!
Thank you so much you helped me
<3
you’re the best teacher!
This lesson is very helpful to me. I enjoy it. Thanks a lot, Emma.
thank you so much teacher ^^
Dear Teacher Emma,
This lesson is really perfect. Well this type of lessons will never have plenty of entries. But they are necessary for students. You are precise in explanations and you adress to learners who at a lower level and at the higher level of English.
I would appreciate if you continue more lessons with ing and to verb form.
It would be great if you make a lesson comparing past form of must verb in particular:
I needn’t have done
I didn’t have to do
And so on
Best wishes,
Thanks for this video Emma.
Thank you Emma.
Thank you young lady for your time.
Thank you Emma! you are the best!
Good lesson….
wonderful lecture
Merci mille fois, c’est la premiere fois que j’ai compris la différence. Amazing.
Great explanation!thx :)
I got 10
thank you so much
thanks its helpful
thanks Emma…thats great lesson
Thank you, Emma. At the school in English class teacher shouted to us: “Stop talking, girls!” It seems that she was wrong…
9 out of 10 hehe
Thank you so much again EMMA!!
I was thinking about STOP and, you helped me to figured it out!!!!!
xoxo
Thank you. It is a very lovely and important work you do to us….
thanks for this lesson Emma!
I will never stop watching engvid videos.
Emma, your videos are amazing! I’d like to know what are the another verbs that I can aplly this rule? only stop? thank you very much!
I have the same question ( what about the other verbs?)
great.
Thanks!
EA!Now everything is clear!!!
The biggest important to transfer your knowledge. Thank you Emma you are amazing
Thank you ma’am, it was a very valuable lesson.
Ma’am, is there any difference between the following sentences,
” I am busy to play cricket”.
“I am busy playing cricket”.
Thank you Em.
I stopped watching other English videos in my free time. Your videos are exceptional.
Thank you, Emma.
Could you prepare something similar with the
verb Like?
Like to dance / Like dancing.
Thanks in advance.
I want to thank you for the time you spend with us for learning english. For me this sites and you teacher Emma have been more useful mainwhile I learn english.
Great lesson. Thank you for it
Yeh, I’ve got 100%
Thanks Emma ..
100%
got a perfect score!…Thanks Ms.Emma
thank you miss emma
I will often practice tests.
Thank you teacher
Hi Emma.
In the street, i stopped to buy a newspaper,but i had forget that i stopped reading newspapers.is it correct?
Regards.
i’ve watched this video last year, but i didnt understand, but this time i got it well when i watched again.
Thank you so much . This is helping me a lot!
finally! I can judge between stopped to do sth and stopped doing sth.Thanks Eamma. Although sometimes I spend a liitle time to think which one i will use.
very nice
Thanks Emma….
Thanks. I love it.
hi Emma!
Thank you .. but i would like to say it seems to me when i have feeling with tired i should be go to swim,because swiming has making the body more active and comfortable,I think that may be qustion nomber “9” has two right answers. anyway you are great women i have been very comfortable when i seeing you in lecture.
until the next time take care!
Thank you, Emma!
it’s amazing…….
thanks ms EMMA!
Thank you Emma, really appreciated the way you teach
Is the following reasoning correct?
Infinitive means action will continue
Gerund : end the action
thanks a lot this video very helpful
Thanks a lot Emma, I LOVE YOUR CLASSES, I love everything in you!! For me you are perfect and marvelous teacher!!!?
Wow! I didn’t know that ‘I stopped smoking and I stopped to smoke have a different meaning.Thanks, Emma, for explaining this. You’re a great teacher!
Nice
Hi Emma! Can you help me to differentiate between two sentence
1. Start to jump
2. Start jumping
What is first action?
I stoped working my job becase I do not like what I was doing. While I was walking on the street,I saw my friend so I stoped and said hellow to her. :)
9 out 10 not bad for beginner student
Emma. Thank you so much. It was the great direction
thanks alot
What a very interesting there are!
They are dramatic change of meanings.
Thank you for giving me the grammar.
thank you emma
EXCELENT LESSON.
stop+ v+ing (Don’t do the verb anymore)
THX
very clear
Thank you
You are a great teacher, Emma.
Good job Emma! Thanks
Thank You, Emma!
Thank You,Emma!
Thank you Emma, i have never been so close to understand it. i hope slowly i stopped making mistakes . :D
many thanks
You got 9 correct out of 10.Thank You
Pour un français c’est simple : to égale pour et -ing égale : de
Je me suis arrêté pour fumer. I stopped to smoke.
Je me suis arrêté de fumer ! I stopped smoking.
Les sens de ces 2 phrases sont opposés !
think you.iam so only .iam looking for girlfrind .this is my nunber 00212606246270.
Great ,Thank you 9
Hello mis Emma… i got 90 correct out of 10. Its wonderful and very intersting to learn… very good class. It’s my thing ?
thanks very much miss emma
i stopped distrubing in my vocabulary
really thanks very much thanks thanks thanks from my heart
I stopped to learn English because I need to some rest.
Thank you Emma.
I had 10/10
Thank u emma. :)
Thanks！
10 out of 10
I really learn more every day in English classes.
Thanks so much Emma.
Very clear, thank you. The important point is the time lapse between “I stopped” and “to smoke” : it is easier to understand with it.
Many thanks.
Thankx Emma. This is a very important lesson and your explanations are so clear.?
Great and simple lessons! Thank you. My result 100%
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Thank you Emma
Thank you very much, Emma!
It’s a really helpful lesson!
It was a great lesson dear Emma thank you
very useful class, Emma.
thank you Emma you are one of best teacher of mind who i’ve ever had
I stopped watching any videos except your videos
Thanks Emma
10/10 Thanks Emma
Thank you. I couldn’t understand the differences between those two phrases. Your video solved my problem. God bless you! Perfect teacher.
I stopped the video to do the exercises. Great lesson!
I stopped watching vedios of all teachers except you
????
Thank you. you did a very nice course
Hi Emma
A nice and useful lesson as usual, where in eight minutes you focus the core of the two different meanings.
You are a great teacher
Cheers
It’s easy to understand, it’s simple and very useful.
Ten Outta Ten ( 10 / 10 ) !
These lesson ,brought a little bit a smile to my face!
Thanks, Emma.
Hello…. I’d like to brush my speaking up. Is there anyone who is interested in speaking with me on a regular basis?
My whatsapp number is +8801812788727
Thank you.
Rasho.
You make it so clear, thank you :)
Thank you Ms. Emma.
10/10! Wonderful! I’m obese when I started smoking, drinking, and eating much every day. I stopped smoking in 2016 and stoped to keeping fit. Now I feel my body more better than before.
I used to drinking coffee a lot. Now I stoped drinking coffee because I have my heart problem.
I was walking on the street and I stoped to look some handsome guy in front of me. LOL
Thank you, Emma, for this explanation, it´s very important to understand the difference between infinitive and ing form after verb to stop.
Thanks Emma you explain the lesson very well.
I got 9/10 because of question 9. Thanks !!
I got 10 correct out of 10.
Hello emma you are great maestro. You inspired me thanks
I stopped being lazy for learning English. Many thanks Emma.
9/10
I have a question.
my mistake was 9 question.
if I say ”9. I stopped ___swimming________ in the pool because I was too tired.
doews it mean that I stopped to swim for forever ?
I thought the answer is ”to swim”
Thanks, teacher!
really appreciate that great team effort
Thank sweet Emma for this superb lesson and keep smiling you light the screen every day,. Greetings from Surco