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“Wanting” or “want”?
Lately I have noticed that a lot of people use "wanting" in sentences, or in books, but I don't get it because my English teachers have always said to me that with verbs like "love", "like", "want" ...
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Interpretation of 'have' as stative or dynamic
Please bear with me. It's been a long time since I looked up grammatical concepts.
The sentence is:
I can quite clearly see the bewildered looks you will be having on your faces on reading this. ...
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“How long have you [had/been having] this?” - Cont. or Simple?
I'm studying Present Perfect tenses at the moment and have been wondering what tense should I use in this example:
How long have you [had/been having] this thing?
So I know that in some cases ...
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How to avoid mistakes with stative verbs? [closed]
The below sentence is wrong and it's because of the verb.
I'm smelling your mum's great apple pie.
But to be honest, I just heard about stative verbs a few days ago. Before that, it was ...
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Is this usage of “inside” correct?
This text is taken from a children's reader. It's about some children who find a doll house that is an exact reproduction of their home.
Biff opened the little house. Everyone looked inside. "It ...
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What's the difference between “I want” and “I am wanting”?
What is the difference between the two?
Why and where is the latter very strange sounding variant used?
