Grammar: stop buying or stop to buy BBC English Masterclass

Some verbs change meaning depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or infinitive verb. Learn about three of them stop, regret and go on in this Masterclass with Sian. For more, visit our website: Transcript: Sian Hi Sian here for BBC Learning English. Now lots of people stop to buy a coffee on their way into work, but not me I ve stopped buying coffee. What s the difference stop buying stop to buy You ll find out in this Masterclass. In English we have a group of verbs that can be followed by the gerund or the infinitive, but with a change in meaning. We re going to look at three of them: stop, regret and go on. 1) Stop I ve stopped buying I stopped to buy OK, number one, listen to these two examples with stop and try and work out the difference in meaning. So, I ve stopped buying coffee and I stopped to buy a coffee this morning. What s the difference Well, the first