Grammar
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Is it okay to use the stative verbs "need, like, hate, prefer, want, belong, love" with present perfect continuous as follows?
1. I have been needing someone to help me.
2. I have been needing some money.
3. I have been liking that girl.
4. I have been hating that boy.
5. I have been preferring tea.
6. I have been wanting a car
7. I have been wanting somebody to take me out of here.
8. The pen has been belonging to me.
9. This village has been belonging to that city.
10. I have been loving that book.
I think they are wrong.
Top answer
Sometimes stative verbs are used dynamically. It is highly dependent on the verb, and sometimes on the context. 1.
- Sometimes stative verbs are used dynamically.
- It is highly dependent on the verb, and sometimes on the context.
- 1.
- I have been needing someone to help me.
- The need has existed for some time.
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Sometimes stative verbs are used dynamically. It is highly dependent on the verb, and sometimes on the context.
1. I have been needing someone to help me.
0Joseph AIs it okay to use the stative verbs "need, like, hate, prefer, want, belong, love" with present perfect continuous as follows?
The use of a 'non-progressive verb' in a progressive (i.e., continuous) tense is almost always a "special effect", and that requires some special, unusual situation, so as you say, they are all wrong according to the grammar
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