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Joseph A Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Know or be knowing

Hello everyone,

Can we say "be knowing" in the following sentence?

- He could be knowing the answer.

Or must it be?

- He could know the answer.

Do the verbs "want, need, belong, hate, love" have the same rule as "know"?

Regards

JA

  

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Joseph A Can we say "be knowing" in the following sentence? No. - He could know the answer.

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  • Joseph A Can we say "be knowing" in the following sentence?
  • No.
  • - He could know the answer.
  • Yes.
  • Joseph A Do the verbs "want, need, belong, hate, love" have the same rule as "know"?
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Joseph ACan we say "be knowing" in the following sentence?

No.

Joseph AOr must it be?- He could know the answer.

Yes.

Joseph ADo the verbs "want, need, belong, hate, love" have the same rule as "know"?

In general, yes. When verbs describe the state of affairs, the progre

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Joseph A- He could be knowing the answer.

Saying things like this is a distinctive feature of Indian English.

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