Did it snow this time last year? seems a little too specific. I would take it almost as Did it snow on this date last year? Hardly anyone would remember such a thing. I think, therefore, that unless I were consulting a meteorologist regarding real

2nona the brit: It may not be "standard English". It may be smart one. We do not discuss the obedience to the rule. It's duteous and overwhelming. We discuss the reasons for the rule to exist. By the way, this rule which prevents the

Hi, I think it is right to say most stative verbs like "feel" can not be used in progressive. Does that mean when most of them that can't be used in progressive tenses are used progressively, they are to be considered an adjective?

some stative verbs can take on progressive verb forms, whereas most of them don't. Hmmm. Most of them? I'm not sure that part is true. It may be. Some verbs have both stative and dynamic uses / meanings. He is feeling good. = He feels

. He is playing tennis. -- I think the word 'play' is active, thus allows for the use of progressive.- - YES He is feeling good/humble. -- Here, I think the word 'feel' is stative, where the word 'feel' could be used in an

Hi, I think it is correct to say that some stative verbs can take on progressive verb forms, whereas most of them don't. He is playing tennis. -- I think the word 'play' is active, thus allows for the use of progrssive. He is feeling

Is this a past perfect tense or a past perfect continous tense? They went back to ***, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they ... One more thing: Does the term "progressive tense" mean the same as

Goodman: I didn’t not change the content of your post No, you did. You said that I had said "I stopped know it". I've never written so. I wrote "I stopped know ing it". If you say “I forgot I have a 10 o’clock

2CalifJim: What about 700 examples of "been knowing"? ;) 2Goodman: The verb "to know" works perfectly well with the Perfect Continuous (Progressive) Tense. Yes, it is FORBIDDEN to be used in this tense, but that doesn't

Hi, YSchneider . I am not a native speaker and this is indeed a tough grammar point for non-native speakers. Here is an extract from CGEL*: Did you lock the front door? in a domestic situation where it is known that the front door is locked at