Tag: Stative verb use

Verb use to refer to an extent of a cognitive ground rather than part an extent only, as in I READ MUCH when compared with I AM READING, in classic grammars recognized for the Simple Aspect.

7.1. PRACTICE FOR THE HEART AND THE MIND

We practice deciding between the Simple and the Progressive, variables {ON} and {IN}. We exercise thought, and our answers may vary. ■→More

CHAPTER 7. TIME IN THE MIND AND HEART

There are many grammar books to tell about “stative” or “static verbs”; that we should never use them with the Progressive; that phrases as "I am loving" or "I am hating" are incorrect. In fact, such phrases do occur also in educated styles, and without the brain, the heart is just a muscle. ■→More