"Michigan State makes key stop to hold off Iowa"
Espn
Stop doing = the ending of an activity.
E.g: "She spoke until one day she couldn't be heard
And she just stopped singing"
Amy Winehouse, October's Song
Eg.2: This year, I'm gonna stop yellin' at my children.
Go on to do = refers to the continuing action, a persistent action.
Eg.: he will go on to win multiple Grand Slams.
Go on doing= refers to the continuation of an action, a sequel.
(...)"Why does the sun go on shining? (...)Why do the birds go on singing?(...)"
Mean to do = intend, implies
Eg.:" the best of what’s going on in the mind of an artist who’s a resolutely honest chronicler of what it means to be a young woman in contemporary Britain."
Mean doing= refers to what is involved.
Eg: "In part this meant going to New York, to work with Mark Ronson."
Regret to do =The speaker regrets what is going to be said or done.
Eg.: I regret to say that your Oct. 12 wedding falls square in the middle of the Prisoner marathon on the Sci-Fi Channel.
Regret doing = The speaker regrets about the past.
Eg. 1:"10 Things Jimmy Kimmel May Regret Saying At ABC's Upfronts"
Eg.2: 'I regret saying some things I shouldn't have said'
George W. Bush
Other verbs:
Hear, see, watch (infinitive to= action is complete, but, + verb -ing= action still in progress).
| VERBS NORMALLY FOLLOWED BY INFINITE WITH TO |
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| AGREE TO | EXPECT TO | NEGLECT TO | SEEM TO |
| APPEAR TO | FAIL TO | OFFER TO | STRUGGLE TO |
| ARRANGE TO | GROW TO | PAY TO | SWEAR TO |
| ATTEMP TO | HASTEN TO | PLAN TO | THREATEN TO |
| ASK TO | HAPPEN TO | PLEGDE TO | VOW TO |
| CHOOSE TO | HOPE TO | PRETEND TO | WANT TO |
| DARE TO | HURRY TO | PROMISE TO | WISH TO |
| DECIDE TO | LEARN TO | REFUSE TO |
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| DEMAND TO | LONG TO | RESOLVE TO |
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| DESERVE TO | MANAGE TO | SEEK TO |
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| VERBS NORMALLY FOLLOWED BY INFINITE WITH – ING |
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| PUT OFF |
| APPRECIATE | EXCUSE | RESENT | CAN'T STAND |
| AVOID | FACE | RISK | SPEND |
| CONTEMPLATE | FANCY | SUGGEST | WASTE TIME |
| DELAY | FINISH | IT'S NO GOOD |
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| DENY | INVOLVE | IT'S NO USE |
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| DETEST | MENTION | FEEL LIKE |
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| DISLIKE | MIND | GIVE UP |
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| ENDURE | MISS | KEEP ON |
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| ENJOY | POSTPONE | LEAVE OFF |
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| ESCAPE | PRACTISE | LOOK FORWARD |
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