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Perifrasi Verbali — Verbal Periphrases·Smettere di vs Finire di
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Rule reminder

'Smettere di + infinitive' = to stop doing something (deliberate decision to quit). 'Finire di + infinitive' = to finish doing something (reach the natural end of a task).

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He decided to quit smoking after twenty years. Which is correct?