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"I'm understanding" googled got 43,600 hits. Could you clarify two things for me, JTT. Did you google "understanding" as a transitive verb or as an adjective, and how many of the 43,600 were native English speakers? Verb: I am understanding biology. Adjective: I am understanding, flexible,...

I agree with both Jim and Casi on this and I think it's a matter of degree. But I don't think it's quite as easy to discern for ESL learners as Jim suggests, so I'll throw out this caution. "I'm understanding" googled got 43,600 hits. "I understand" googled got 7,200,000 hits. Allowing that a...

I understand biology. . . . Most stative verbs, like see, hear, and so on, didn't always have a continuous form, but over the ages, things have changed and today we have: I hear I am hearing what you're saying. I see I am seeing her. And the up and coming, *"I'm understanding it", which...

The present simple tense is commonly used as follows: 1. When talking about habits. 2. What talking about facts. 3. With certain verbs called non-action (or stative) verbs. Habits are usually repeated actions. They can also include permanent (or semi-permanent) states. Examples: She does her...

Thank you very much CalifJim for your clear answers. Best wishes, Hela

1) OK. Yes, you haven't decided for sure yet. 2) OK. Means the same as "I think his name was Bill", but shows more difficulty in remembering the name and less certainty that "Bill" is the correct name. 3) Possible as a somewhat humorous and sarcastic answer to "What are you doing?", said at...

Dear teachers, 1) Is it true that the progressive aspect when used with adverbs of frequency like always, forever, eternally, perpetually, continually, constantly, repeatedly may express either • emphasis or approval. ex: I am always hearing strange stories about him. (stative verb ?) ...

Dear teachers, Are the following sentences correct ? If yes, in which circumstances can they be used ? 1) “ I am thinking of visiting New York next year.”, does it mean that I have not decided for sure yet ? 2) "I am thinking his name was bill" (possible ? If yes, what does it mean?) 3)...

Neither of your natural-sounding examples has an indefinite article followed by a time unit followed by "before" within an "if" clause. It seems to me that one or more of these factors must be contributing to the difference we sense. "I think we have met before" has no article and time unit, so...

By the way....., am I also right when I say that "the weather would be nice" ist probably wrong because it is due to the fact that the verb be is a stative verb and perhaps you use would only with active verbs???? I'd like just to know if I justified the phenomen in the right way...(Would:...