Let me give you an example to illustrate the difference. Imagine there’s a business meeting. There are 10 people when the meeting begins. You happen to pass by the meeting room. How many people do you see? You see 10 people. Before the meeting is …
1) Question: “to infinitive” or “-ing”? This is something students often ask about and it’s kind of a tricky point in English. Here I’m going to illustrate the difference in meaning between the use of the “to infinitive” and the “-ing” form with two verbs: stop …
Infinitive or gerund? (stop to do sth vs. stop doing sth) Read more »