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is it progressive? Tue Mar 18, 2008 15:23 pm  is it progressive?
 

There are some vebs that can not be used in progressive tense such as want ,love , like, taste , understand, ....etc.
The question is why in this sentence the verb is in progressive?

1) " Cosequently, I'm hearing very well at the moment."

2) " If you're wantingto know what the paly was about, you must guess it from the title:Mother knows best."
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is it progressive? Tue Mar 18, 2008 15:39 pm  is it progressive?
 

Hi,

'I am hearing very well' taken I believe from something I've written for the site? would suggest: at the moment my ears are working well and I can hear perfectly.

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is it progressive? Tue Mar 18, 2008 16:13 pm  is it progressive?
 

Hi Sultano,

I think the expression "If you're wanting to know" is only used in 'Indian English'. The standard phrase is 'If you want to know...' since the verb 'want' is a stative verb that doesn't have a progressive form.
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