Emotions & feelings
can't stop doing something
be unable to stop an action
If you can't stop doing something, you continue doing it or keep doing it repeatedly, even though you want to stop.
Hear it in real life
Why are you smiling like that?
I can't stop grinning because I passed my driving test.
I can't stop grinning whenever I think about the surprise party.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I can't stop to grin.
Say: I can't stop grinning.
Use "stop" plus an -ing form when the action continues; "stop to grin" means pause another activity in order to grin.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
I can't stop grinning; she couldn't stop smiling
Your turn: say it out loud
I can't stop grinning whenever I think about the surprise party.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
can't stop doing something
be unable to stop an action
“I can't stop grinning whenever I think about the surprise party.”
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