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Amy, Thank you for taking the time for the detailed explanation. I understand and in principle agree with almost everything you said. However, there is still some kind of glitch in our thoughts interpreting that particular sentence. Either my head is so thick that the signals from you can not...

«Tom is being a rich student. vs Tom will have been being a rich student. vs Tom will be being a rich student.» As you should have read, the Present Continuous tense is used to express an on-going (active) process, that is happening at the moment of speech (the present). But being a...

I know that "be" is a state stative verb. Look at this one: - I'm being asked. If "be" is a state stative verb, we shouldn't put it in continuous tense. be is not always a stative verb or a linking verb. Here it is an auxiliary verb in a passive construction. Linking: He is...

Thanks for the feedback! Tanit: «"Women were not ready to encounter those forms of difficulties they are actually facing now.» Ok. They were not ready to encounter the difficulties. They are facing them now. But are they ready now? Your sentence tell nothing about that. Right? It...

Aren't those verbs called 'stative verbs'?Not exactly. Private verbs, for example, are non-progressive, but not necessarily stative. We say I think you're right, not I'm thinking you're right, but think is not a stative verb (according to some analysts) because it is a (mental)...

Hi,They're not really the same, and no one really includes the other.I think linking verbs and stative verbs are 2 separate categories, but they're also 2 similar groups.They're different according to their definitions:- A linking verb is a verb link the relationship between subject and subject...

Liat, Let's not "muddy" up the water on present perfect by starting another debate on "Mr." vs. "Mr". Event the experts have varying opinions. I understand that you have probably an image that my English is not quite native, which is ok. I take no offense. Debates are based on what you know and...

Anonymous wrote:Stative verbs descibe a state or situation:I love chocolate (not I am loving chocolate). On the other hand dynamic verbs express an action:I eat chocolate.Dynamic verbs can be used in the continuous tenses whereas stative cannot. However, some verbs fall into both categories,...

Stative verbs descibe a state or situation:I love chocolate (not I am loving chocolate). On the other hand dynamic verbs express an action:I eat chocolate.Dynamic verbs can be used in the continuous tenses whereas stative cannot. However, some verbs fall into both categories, such as 'live' for...

Look ,the book tell me that we can't use the left words with "for" and" since" in Present Perfect Tense. we have arrived here for 5 years.(wrong) we have been here for 5 years.(right) we have borrowed the book for one week.(wrong) we have kept the book for one week.(right) Should I believe...