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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Stative verb "look"
I've seen the verb "look" when describing the appearance of a person in the simple present and the present progressive. How come? Isn't the verb "look" with the previous meaning always a stative verb?
These are the sentences I found:
He is looking very afraid of something.
She was looking miserable.
Can I also say?
He looks very afraid of something.
She looked miserable.
Then, where is the point? Can anyoneone tell me why I can use the verb "look" in the progressive tense, if it is a stative verb when describibg appearance?
thanks a lot
thinking
These are the sentences I found:
He is looking very afraid of something.
She was looking miserable.
Can I also say?
He looks very afraid of something.
She looked miserable.
Then, where is the point? Can anyoneone tell me why I can use the verb "look" in the progressive tense, if it is a stative verb when describibg appearance?
thanks a lot
thinking
Top answer
Yes, you can say it that way, too. In reality, most stative verbs are often cast in the progressive aspect to emphasize the immediacy, evanescence or ephemerality of the state.
- Yes, you can say it that way, too.
- In reality, most stative verbs are often cast in the progressive aspect to emphasize the immediacy, evanescence or ephemerality of the state.
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Yes, you can say it that way, too. In reality, most stative verbs are often cast in the progressive aspect to emphasize the immediacy, evanescence or ephemerality of the state.
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