"want" in progressive

[Sultano]

which is correct?
I have been wanting to meet you since I saw your concert.
I want to meet you since I saw you concert.

[Yankee]

Hi Sultano

Your first sentence suggests a temporal usage of 'since' (i.e. from a time in the past until now). You could also say 'ever since'.

In your second sentence, the word 'since' seems to mean 'because'.
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[Molly]

[Sultano]

thank you Yankee for that. but I still have the same question, why is this verb " want " used in progressive " meanwhile this verb can't be used in progressive?

[Yankee]

Hi Sultano

It isn't true that stative verbs (like 'want') can never be used in the progressive. I think the most you can say is that we use stative verbs far more often in non-progressive forms.

To me, the use of the present perfect progressive in your sentence sounds quite natural. It emphasizes the duration and continuousness of 'my desire to meet you -- a desire which began at the time of the concert and which has unceasingly continued ever since'. The use of the present perfect progressive suggests to me that the desire may have been a little more than a simple state of mind. Perhaps you could say that it hints at an "active state". For example, maybe I have also been endlessly telling people about my desire to meet you ever since the concert.
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[Inga]

And what about 'I'm loving it'?
And I met 'wanting'(as a verb form) quite often.
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[Yankee]

[Lost_Soul]

Hi, Amy

I've seen this sentence (or some other very close to it in meaning):
I've been meaning to call you all this time

Do you find it naturally sounding ?

[Ralf]

[Yankee]

Hi Alex

Here is a suggestion for using "all this time":

I've been meaning to call you for months. I bet you're surprised to hear from me after all this time.
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[Molly]