In Verbs^x, Present progressive^x

<< think it is right to say most stative verbs like "feel" can not be used in progressive>>No, this is a misconception. He isn't feeling well.Is the word "feeling" an adjective? No, is still a verb in present progressive form. i.e. how are you felling with you...

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

Hello,I need help with checking whether these verb tenses are present perfect, present simple, present progressive, past simple.I put my answers in (brackets)2. I wish I had more time to finish this exercise. (present simple) 3. When you have finished, you can go home. (present...

Hello Dawnstorm,The terminology is not happy, admittedly; "middle voice" and "ergative" belong to other linguistic contexts, as has been mentioned; but I think it can be disentangled. It may be the case that "ergative" usage was once much more common in English....

#1 John who took my pen is here. #2 John who is wearing my jacket is here. How firm a grasp would you like to obtain? (I know I shouldn't have written that, but I couldn't resist.) The thing that works for me is to take out the the subject and the "verb" and see if it still...

Yes, for verbs other than achievement verbs (and even for some achievement verbs in the right contexts, involving how plannable the event is, I'm guessing), the present progressive can express future time.Strictly speaking, according to some grammarians, it's not the verb, but the...

The present progressive of an 'achievement' verb indicates that the achievement seems imminent. The achievement looks as if it is about to happen. An achievement verb is a verb that expresses an action that takes place at an instant in time. For example, if you run in a race, you...

.D is the only answer. Present progressive is the only appropriate tense and aspect for action verbs in the present moment ('now').

Hi Christanford, present participle vs past participle - The past participle by itself (related) functions like an adjective and fits your definition, "connected in some way." "the heart and its related organs." I can't immediately think how the present participle (relating) would work by...

Anewcomer wrote:Hi Teachers I came across this sentence in a story book: He had stood upon his balcony and contemplated throwing himself down to the street. Why it's not like this: He had stood upon his balcony and contemplated to throw himself down to the street And what is the...