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Stative verbs, and verbs being used to describe a state, generally don't use the continuous form. So stative uses like "I know" and "I have" are correct, but "I am knowing" and "I am having" are incorrect. A verb that has both stative and active meanings is not used in the continuous form when it has the stative sense. This tag should also be used for questions comparing dynamic with stative verbs.
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The use of the verb "think" in the progressive form in the sense of having some kind of opin...
I am aware that the verb think can be used in the progressive form in some contexts, but it cannot be used in the progressive when someone is expressing one's opinion. But in this video a stand-up com …
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"I have a thought" vs "I am having a thought"?
Tell me please if it's correct to use have in the progressive with thought.
I am having a thought that there might be something wrong.
If it's perfectly grammatical, then how would it be differe …
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is the verb "lie" in the sense of telling lies always stative?
I was watching Lord of the Rings, and in the scene where the ork said that Aragorn had fallen off the cliff, Legolas said: "you lie". Why did he say it in the present simple time?
Wouldn't the present …
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"I have class" or "I am having class" in context
Let's say I am a student and at this very moment I am being taught math and someone is calling me and asks what are you doing. Is correct to say the following?
I am having math class.
And by the …
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What is the subtle difference between "I hope" and "I'm hoping"?
What is the subtle difference between I hope and I'm hoping? For example:
I'm going to the park tomorrow, so I hope it won't rain.
I'm going to the park tomorrow, so I'm hoping it won't rain.
I hope …
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Is it natural to use the verb "want" in the continuous form to express a strong desire for s...
I am aware that the verb want is a stative verb and many grammar books and teachers say it is correct to use it in the continuous form. But as is the case with lot of stative cases, there some instanc …
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"Someone has a relationshio with someone" or "someone is having a relationship with someone"?
Do I have to use have in the present simple or present continuous when talking about being in a relationship. For example:
Kate has a relationship with the guy.
Kate is having a ralationship …
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"I hear" vs. "I am hearing" in context
Let's say my friend and I are at his place alone. and and all of a sudden music starts to play in the living room, which is imposible because I am sure we are totally alone. So I start to think that I …
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What is the difference in meaning between "I agree" and "I am agreeing"?
I am aware of the fact that the standard way of using agree is in the Present Simple. And until recently I thought it's only correct to use it that way when talking about present situations. But in th …
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What is the difference in meaning between "I think" and "I am thinking" in the sense of havi...
What is the difference in meaning between I think and I am thinking in the sense of having an opinion? Grammar books say that it isn't correct to use the verb think in the present continuous in that s …
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"You will want to..." vs. "you will be wanting to..."
Could you tell me what the difference in meaning between you will want to and you will be wanting to is? For example in the ninth episode of the second season of Rick and Morty, an alien said the foll …
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"I see" vs. "I am seeing" in the sense of receiving information through the sense of sight
Grammar books say that when we are talking about being able to see something, the verb see is used in the present simple. But in the 11th episode of the 3rd episode of Friends, Chandler used it in the …
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"If you think that..." vs. "if you are thinking that..."
Is there any difference in meaning between if you think that... and if you are thinking that...? I am aware that when the verb think is used in the sense of having an opinion it is used in the present …
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What is the difference in meaning between "I wish" and "I am wishing"?
As this article says wish can be used in informal speech in the continuous tense, which was done in the 15th episode of the 5th season of the TV show Friends. Here is the excerpt:
Monica: (kneels …
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"I hear what you are saying" vs. "I am hearing what you are saying"
As this dictionary puts it I hear what you are saying means to acknowledge what someone has said. But in the 13th episode of the 7th season of Friends Phoebe said I am hearing what you are saying. Her …
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