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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Stative verb
Hi. I believe the verb "want" is a stative verb and is one of those stative verbs that can't be in present continuous verb form. If so, are these correct? Thank you in advance for your help.
He started wanting it.
He went home, wanting to play the sport.
He started wanting it.
He went home, wanting to play the sport.
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pdf I found myself wanting when faced with your question. I visited the above site but I do not agree with many of the examples that have been struck out. I would like to know from which country's 'perfect English grammar book it comes.
- pdf I found myself wanting when faced with your question.
- I visited the above site but I do not agree with many of the examples that have been struck out.
- I would like to know from which country's 'perfect English grammar book it comes.
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http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/stative-verbs-list.pdf
I found myself wanting when faced with your question. I visited the above site but I do not agree with many of the examples that have been struck out. I would like to know from which country's '
I found myself wanting when faced with your question. I visited the above site but I do not agree with many of the examples that have been struck out. I would like to know from which country's '
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He started wanting it. -- This is OK in colloquial English. In formal English I would say "He started to want it".
He went home, wanting to play the sport. -- The use of "wanting" is fine. Overall, more context is needed to determine whether this is the natural way of saying what you mean.
He went home, wanting to play the sport. -- The use of "wanting" is fine. Overall, more context is needed to determine whether this is the natural way of saying what you mean.
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AnonymousI believe the verb "want" is a stative verb and is one of those stative verbs that can't be in present continuous verb form.Correct. The present continuous form is thus:
I am wanting (something); you are wanting (something); he, she is wanting (something); we, they are wanting (something).
To have the present continuous you must ha
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AnonymousHe started wanting it.Wanting is being used as the object of the verb "started."
He started his lesson. (the object is "his lesson.")
He started jumping. (the object is "jumping")
He started wanting an ice cream cone. (the object is "wanting an ice cream cone")
Since it is an object, it is not a finite verb with a tense.
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