By Expressions, Stative verbs

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...

CalifJim wrote:I take it, these sentences are correct. That's a (somewhat) safe assumption if you found them already formed by native speakers. So now the problem is to find an interpretation that makes them correct.First of all, while stative verbs don't go well in this sort of construction...

I take it, these sentences are correct. That's a (somewhat) safe assumption if you found them already formed by native speakers. So now the problem is to find an interpretation that makes them correct. First of all, while stative verbs don't go well in this sort of construction with...

Hi I would like to know more about the use of "since" and "for" with the Present Perfect Simple. I have found that these expressions are mainly used in the Present Perfect Simple in order to show a continuous situation, (especially with stative verbs that most of the time are used only in the...

According to traditional grammar, the sentence isn't correct, since when lovemeans "like very much," it is normally considered a stative verb--a verb thatis not used in progressive tenses. However, languages change, and "I'm lovingit" is widely used nowadays as a slang phrase or idiomatic...

Hi Paco,Here are some comments.(1) (x) I knew her five years ago.This is wrong. "Five years ago" is a point-time adverbial and so it can't go with a stative verb "know". It sounds OK to me. My understanding is that you have lost contact with her, thus you don't know her now, you don't have a...

Hello Roro Excellent writing! I believe you are an advanced English learner, at least a learner much more advanced than me. Anyway, what I feel about the problem you have now is that it rather come from your misunderstanding the tense relation in a sentence using the time connective word ....