In Verbs^x, Stative verbs^x

When it comes to must used logical deduction in most of grammar books we meet example sentences like these a You must be Mr Brown b She must know where he lives c They must like skiing In these sentences must is followed by the base form of stative verbs But I think it is possible must active...

Dear Mr Paco thank you for your reply With your reply I have understood that the stative verbs cannot be used in the present continuous even though they have got a continuous meaning as in this example He always believes me even if I deceive him from times to times But in the dynamic verbs which...

Ok thank you very much for your reply I think that explanation has helped me quite a lot So it all depends on the verb you use doesn t it In the case of the stative verbs it must be used in the present simple as it doesn t allow the present simple e g He never believes anything I say and in the...

He always knows the right answer He is always knowing the right answer Impossible with certain stative verbs He knows the right answer all the time He knows the right answer every day He always reads Impossible with certain activities He reads all the time He reads every day He is always reading...

HelloIt depends on what kind of verbs you use Furthermore you can use the same verb sometimes in the simple present and sometimes in the present continuous EX She always looks young look stative verb EX She is always looking forward look dynamic verb paco

after while only stative verbs like sit can be used in the past simple tense Yes that sounds like a reasonable generalization Nevertheless dynamic verbs might be used after while but they would then have to be interpretable in a non event sort of way This pattern occurs with activities While I...

MrPedantic wrote This kind of structure is common with a stative verb in the main clause 1 If I were more intelligent I wouldn t have made such a mess of my exams Intelligence now implies intelligence then MrP I see this as hypothetical and the original as something that didn t happened in the...

From what you wrote Jim can we generalize and say that 1 after while only stative verbs like sit can be used in the past simple tense 2 The accident happened when they were going to school is wrong and when had better be replaced with while if yes still I ll have doubts about when to use when...

Hello DiamondYou are correct in that while in itself contains the sense of duration Nevertheless I believe while can t be followed by a purely punctual dynamic verb For example While I hit the car I was staring at a pretty girl sounds weird to me In the case of a when clause the sense of duration...

Hello Kooyeen Since 1995 is from 1995 up to now For 10 years does not always imply for five years up to now Technically it can imply a period of five years at an arbitrary time in the past EX 1 I have stayed at this hotel for over 20 days in the last five years As for the differences between...