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Roky0071 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Question "How long?" with stative verb or dynamic verb
In this "englishlanguage101.wordpress.com" site, I didn't understand the first part. The parts are as follows below:
the present continuous or present progressive is used for an action that is happening at the moment of speaking, or an action that is in progress in the present period of time
stative verbs do not indicate a definite time duration. The states expressed are unchanging while they last and you cannot ask How long have/has…with them. For example, you can’t really ask “How long have you hated the coffee?” or “How long have you had black hair?” with these verbs.
Here it says that stative verbs do not indicate a definite time duration and It is not possible to ask "how long?" with stative verbs. I agree with it.
Now my question is that:
1. Does the present progressive express a definite time duration?
2. Can I ask "How long" with the present progressive to indicate definite time duration?
source:https://englishlanguage101.wordpress.com/tag/stative-verbs/?blogsub=pending#subscribe-blog
the present continuous or present progressive is used for an action that is happening at the moment of speaking, or an action that is in progress in the present period of time
stative verbs do not indicate a definite time duration. The states expressed are unchanging while they last and you cannot ask How long have/has…with them. For example, you can’t really ask “How long have you hated the coffee?” or “How long have you had black hair?” with these verbs.
Here it says that stative verbs do not indicate a definite time duration and It is not possible to ask "how long?" with stative verbs. I agree with it.
Now my question is that:
1. Does the present progressive express a definite time duration?
2. Can I ask "How long" with the present progressive to indicate definite time duration?
source:https://englishlanguage101.wordpress.com/tag/stative-verbs/?blogsub=pending#subscribe-blog
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” with these verbs. That is simply not true. These are natural enough: I thought there was something different about you.
- ” with these verbs.
- That is simply not true.
- These are natural enough: I thought there was something different about you.
- How long have you had black hair?
- How long have you hated coffee?
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roky0071 For example, you can’t really ask “How long have you hated the coffee?” or “How long have you had black hair?” with these verbs.That is simply not true. These are natural enough:
I thought there was something different about you. How long have you had black hair?
How long have you hated coffee? I thought it was your favourite d
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Could you tell me that Is "how long" possible with present progressive to imply definite time duration?
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roky0071Could you tell me if" how long" possible with present progressive to imply definite time duration?.Yes. How long are you staying here?
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roky00711. Does the present progressive express a definite time duration?No, not when it is used to convey the idea of on-going action in present time.
John is sleeping. / We are having dinner. / The children are playing outdoors.
There is nothing in any of those sentences that allows us to say that these actions are happening only du
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