Grammar: Using stative verbs in the continuous tense
Here s a grammar question for you: is it ever OK to use state verbs in the continuous form Dan shows us when it is possible in this bitesized video. For the transcript, a quiz and grammar notes, visit our website: Transcript: Hi Guys Angelic Dan for BBC Learning English here. This week we re going to be looking at state verbs. Now, there are some verbs in English which talk about states, not actions. These are called state verbs and the rules of English say that we can never ever use these verbs continuously. And we don t break the rules of English do we Cos we re good people aren t we Yes Examples of state verbs are words like: be and love and want. They usually concern feelings or possession or sensory information. Oooh a magic potion. UGH Lies You can make state verbs continuous. You just have to be bad enough to bend the rules a little. So, many socalled state verbs have two different forms a state
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