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Jigneshbharati Posted 5 years ago
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Deny stative or action
I know that stative verbs are not used in the progressive tense but I can't understand why do we consider the verb "deny" as a stative verb and not as an action verb?
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Who has claimed that deny is a stative verb?
- Who has claimed that deny is a stative verb?
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Jigneshbharatistative verbs are not used in the progressive tense
This is not 100% true. It depends on how a verb is used. Some verbs can be both stative and dynamic, but they are generally classified according to how they are used most of the time.
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