"would" does not match with stative verbs 'When I was young, we would believe anyone who was older than us. -- Not correct In those days, we would own pointy shoes with Cuban heels and fast cars with open pipes, and would live our lives like

Thanks! It's nice to be back! (Nowhere else in my life can I complain about the futility of discussing stative verbs with waiters and be appreciated!)

my friend and i have been having an argument akin to this. I have been having that cd for a while. Interesting -- The second sentence seems very unnatural to me, but the first one seems fine! Perhaps because having an argument" as it's used

The list? I didn't know there was such a list! I imagine you are talking about stative verbs that allow the progressive ('continuous') form. has worked - has been working has lived - has been living has waited - has been waiting

Even stative verbs can be used dynamically So my question is: Is the stative/dynamic dichotomy a property of a given verb in itself ? Or a property of its usage in a particular context? Or can both the verb itself AND its usage both have the

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

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,

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

Ant_222 wrote: Yoong: do you think the following sentence is incorrect? «In 2002, Stricklin struggled mightily and was soon released. That was the last time he has driven a NASCAR race.» The 3 chief uses of pp: 1 state present perfect

Hi, I would like to know some information on the use of stative verbs in past continuous. Is it possible to say this: When I was lying in bed, I heard a strange noise. When I was a student ,I lived in the centre. She is late for the second time