Stop, Remember, and Try with Gerund or Infinitive

Your phone keeps buzzing with notifications while you're trying to focus on homework. Select ALL the sentences where the verb pattern correctly matches the intended meaning.

- [x] I stopped checking my phone every five minutes. (= I quit the habit of checking)
- [ ] I stopped to check my phone every five minutes. (= I quit the habit of checking)
- [x] I stopped to check my phone when it rang. (= I paused my homework in order to check)
- [ ] I stopped checking my phone when it rang. (= I paused my homework in order to check)

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The correct answers are **I stopped checking my phone every five minutes** and **I stopped to check my phone when it rang**.
>**Stop + gerund (-ing)** means "end/quit the activity." **Stop + to-infinitive** means "pause another action in order to do something." The wrong options mix up these meanings!
