From class today...
"I paused to kiss you". <-infinitive
"I paused while kissing you." <- is this a gerund noun???
Answer... no: it's actually "I paused while (I was) kissing you"... past continuous!
So, can we use paused like stopped in this sense?
Compare the example from the white board:
"I stopped to hit the table." <- infinitive
"I stopped hitting the table." <- gerund
So, the exceptions like stop are listed here:
Verbs that take only gerunds as verbal direct objects:
deny risk delay consider
can't help keep give up be fond of
finish quit put off practice
postpone tolerate suggest stop (quit)
regret enjoy keep (on) dislike
admit avoid recall mind
miss detest appreciate recommend
get/be through get/be tired of get/be accustomed to get/be used to
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