Why 'taking'? Hello! I saw this sentence 'I stopped taking sugar with my coffee.' in an article. I don't know why 'taking', not 'take'' or 'took'. Why? Thanks.

Pavel

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The verb pattern is "to stop [something]". In this case, if it's an activity that you stop, the verb needs to be a gerund: taking. A simple present or past form (take/took) doesn't make any sense.

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