By Difference between, Stative verbs

Oh my, this is so confusing. So this subject IS complicated, indeed.Thanks a lot, I think what you said makes sense ---> consider the difference between repeated events (habits), individual events, and 'mere potentialities' expressed by stative verbs (know, be, can).But I think the rule must...

OK. I think I've finally understood the game you're playing. I'm the native informant (or whoever of us answers); you're the descriptive grammarian! (By the way, the standard saying among you descriptive grammarians is: Never trust a native informant!) Fun game, though. - I've always...

Thanks, John. Your question is not easy to answer definitively, but some comments:1-- The text is informal, a replica of spoken English, so the grammar is loose.2-- You'll notice that the writer uses both forms you mention ('To be asking them to go home' and 'to ask them after supper'), and...

Yes, there is a big difference - the difference between past and future. If you say I wish I bought a new car, you are suggesting that you haven't bought the car even though you had an opportunity to do so (in the past). (This is also said I wish I had bought a new car with the same...

1 and 4 are correct. 2 and 3 are incorrect. Am I right? I would say so, yes. know is a stative verb, so ever since is going to mean during the entire time from when (I came to know him) until now. meet is not a stative verb, so ever since is going to mean from the time when (I met him)...

Paco2004 wrote:My tries were as below but I too feel both forms may be OK.11. Don't bother to do the dishes. cease to dump 42 / cease dumping 435paco could you please tell me about the google check thingy? is it a software or something? how to check ' em like this? thank you so much

Hello Daxiaoaixad Daxiaoaixad wrote: Is there exist a slight difference between "continue to do" and "continue doing"? In the sense that "continue to do" indicates that you finished doing something, then continue to do something else. While "continue doing" indicates that you are doing something,...

My tries were as below but I too feel both forms may be OK.11. Don't bother to do the dishes. cease to dump 42 / cease dumping 435paco

Hello Kalamajka Welcome to this Forum. The choice between "doing" and "to do" is really messy. Some verbs take only "doing" and some only "to do" and still some verbs can take both. Every English learner should be annoyed with this problem. But there seems no way other than learning them one by...

My understanding is that normally sentences using stative verbs such as lack, resemble, and await cannot be changed to the passive.