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Even stative verbs can be used dynamicallySo 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 stative/dynamic classification, which need not...

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...

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 used with stative verb senses to refer to a state that...

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 this week. These are all OK. In #1, I'd prefer...

I would like to know some information on the use of stative verbs in past continuos. 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 this week. What about the verb LIVE ? When is it used in...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: Yes. Progressive tenses with a stative verb suggest one of the followings to me: Giving a notion of temporariness to the state, or giving a notion of development to the state. How about politeness and tentativeness?

Yes. Progressive tenses with a stative verb suggest one of the followings to me: Giving a notion of temporariness to the state, or giving a notion of development to the state.

Hey, Canadians, what's your take on this? The progressive, stative verbs, and change in Canadian English Growing use of progressive forms with stative verbs, bolded in (1), where previously only simple tenses (ST), underlined in (1), were allowed, is an oft-cited example of change in...