«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

Hi, May I know why the author of the following sentence used "remembering" instead of "...if I remember (it) rightly..." ?. (Isn't 'remember' a stative verb?) "The Gem and the Magnet, if I'm remembering rightly, started about 1905." You

Hi all, I got a question from someone about stative verbs. Here is how a Web site I found described them: Stative verbs usually refer to a state or condition which is quite static or unchanging . (

Dear Mr Paco, thank you for your reply. With your reply, I have understood that the stative verbs cannot be used in the present continuous even though they have got a continuous meaning, as in this example: He always believes me even if I

Ok, thank you very much for your reply. I think that explanation has helped me quite a lot. So, it all depends on the verb you use, doesn't it? In the case of the stative verbs, it must be used in the present simple, as it doesn´t allow the

Hello It depends on what kind of verbs you use. Furthermore you can use the same verb sometimes in the simple present and sometimes in the present continuous. (EX) She always looks young. (EX) She is always looking forward. paco

The aim is to give an idea of usage, but would it not be better to put the utterances into context? The only surety is that you should relax, Mandrake Thank you for the consideration of my health. One thing of note with the present