{"id":50503,"date":"2020-03-24T01:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T01:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-1335-english-grammar-tips-stative-verbs-conversation\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:42:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:42:02","slug":"aee-1335-english-grammar-tips-stative-verbs-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-1335-english-grammar-tips-stative-verbs-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 1335: Challenging Everything You Thought You Knew About Stative Verbs in English"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Are you loving 2020 so far?<\/p>\n

Have you heard people use a word like \u201cloving\u201d in this way in English grammar?<\/p>\n

This is a great example of a stative verb, and it can be confusing if you aren\u2019t sure of how it works.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re going to look at this aspect of conversation, some common uses, and how you can use them to show enthusiasm in natural English conversations with native speakers.<\/p>\n

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Hi ladies,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I love your show! I am wondering if you can help me to understand more about stative verbs. I hear certain phrases around such as \u201cI\u2019m loving it\u201d and I\u2019m pretty sure that is wrong.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Can you please help me to understand?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you very much,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Breaking This Down<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This is such a huge topic, and it\u2019s an important question that you may have had.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s start by looking at what is a stative verb? <\/p>\n

This is not an action like other types of verbs. <\/p>\n

This is actually more how something is or how it feels\u2013it\u2019s like a state of mind!<\/p>\n

For example when you say love in certain ways, it\u2019s not an action the same way that run is.<\/p>\n

There is some overlap when a stative verb has two meanings\u2013then it may be both stative and action. <\/p>\n

The thing is generally the idea is that because stative verbs are states and not actions, they can\u2019t be used with an \u201c-ing\u201d ending.<\/p>\n

If you look at something like \u201cI\u2019m running\u201d which is dynamic, that\u2019s very different than \u201cI\u2019m loving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Consider if any of these sound normal to you as a basis, as sometimes seeing something in print can help to demonstrate what works and what doesn\u2019t. <\/p>\n

What NOT to say:<\/strong><\/p>\n