Question

I would have finished my composition by now if I had stopped ( )with him

A. talking B. to talk
应该选哪一个，这题我一直很矛盾的

Answer 1

stop to do 停下去做别的事（不定式表目的）
stop doing 停下正在做的事

根据题意：如果我停止和他说话，那么我现在早就写完文章了

所以是stop doing 停下正在做的事

选A

Answer 2

选A stop to do意为停下来去做 stop doing意为停下做 此句含虚拟语气,意为如果不和他说话的话,现在我一定完成比赛了

Answer 3

A