Anonymous  +  172224 Tue, 20 Dec 05 12:21 PM Dear teachers, Are there verbs that cannot be used in the present perfect simple? Is it the case of : LOVE ? LIKE ? any others please? Thanks a lot, Hela Anonymous Verbs, Present Perfect

	Mister Micawber  +  172240 Tue, 20 Dec 05 01:14 PM Could you give us an example of what you mean by 'the present perfect simple', please? Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,501 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Verbs, Present Perfect

	Mister Micawber  +  172259 Tue, 20 Dec 05 01:49 PM Perfectly possible and quite common, Hela: I have loved posting here for the last couple of years. I have never liked kumquats much. I cannot think of any verbs offhand that eschew the perfect aspects. Mister Micawber Verbs, Present Perfect

	Hela  +  172388 Tue, 20 Dec 05 05:41 PM Dear Mr Micawber, On a handout I read: "Some verbs connot be used in the present perfect. Name a few." So what the teacher should've written was "in the present perfect PROGRESSIVE", then? Kind regards, Hela Hela Joined on Mon, Nov 15 2004 Tunisia Regular Member 831 Regards, Verbs, Present Perfect

	Mister Micawber  +  172582 Wed, 21 Dec 05 12:33 AM That sounds more reasonable, Hela-- but I have never thought about a list of verbs that may apply.  I presume it is the same stative verbs that do not normally appear in any progressive form:  see, prefer, hate, contain, cost, etc. Mister Micawber Verbs, Resume, Present Perfect, List of Verbs

	Hela  +  172722 Wed, 21 Dec 05 11:00 AM Dear Mr Micawber,  Mister Micawber wrote: I presume it is the same stative verbs that do not normally appear in any progressive form:  see, prefer, hate, contain, cost, etc. The verbs that you have stated above can be used in the present perfect but not in the present perfect progressive, right? Is it the same for "hope, remember and forget"? But the verb "choose" can be used in the progressive form, can't it? Thank you for all the help you provide me. I wish you all the best for the year ahead. With all my due respect, Hela Hela Verbs, Resume, Stative Verbs, Present Perfect, Perfect Progressive

	Mister Micawber  +  172745 Wed, 21 Dec 05 01:10 PM Yes, hope, remember and forget are among those verbs that are not usually used in the progressive-- remember that most of the stative verbs have special instances when they can be used 'actively', and therefore may appear in a progressive form. And choose is not a state verb anyway-- it is an action; it can easily appear as have been choosing, etc. By the way, use the phrase all due respect only when you are planning to disagree with someone:  With all due respect, I think your design is terrible! Have a good year-end holiday, Hela. MM Mister Micawber Verbs, Stative Verbs, Present Perfect

	Hela  +  173243 Thu, 22 Dec 05 02:54 PM Thank you for correcting me, Mr Micawber!   Hela Verbs, Present Perfect