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use of "take over" | implement equals to 'carry out'?
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Doubt... #1 (permalink) Wed Aug 06, 2008 16:17 pm   Doubt...
 

Mr. Torsten..

Please, why this phrase is wrong:

:: He's not understanding What I'm saying.

And, why this one is right:

:: He's looking a lot better than he did a few days ago.

thanks in advance.
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Hello Mr.Torsten #2 (permalink) Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:04 am   Hello Mr.Torsten
 

Thank you Mr.Torsten for This Notiffication , I hope with your lesson I learn english as fast as possible

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Doubt... #3 (permalink) Thu Aug 07, 2008 13:50 pm   Doubt...
 

gerson wrote:
Mr. Torsten..

Please, why this phrase is wrong:

:: He's not understanding What I'm saying.

And, why this one is right:

:: He's looking a lot better than he did a few days ago.

thanks in advance.


Hi Gerson,

The verb "understand" is considered to be 'stative'. This means, we usually don't use understand in the progressive forms.

Hope this helps.
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understand stative verb? #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 07, 2008 15:38 pm   understand stative verb?
 

Hi Torsten

Thanks a lot.

I did a researh about 'Stative Verbs', because I want understand better, and I found this:

:: State verbs describe states (things that can't change easily or quickly, example: what you believe, think or own) . Stative verbs are not normally used in the continuous form (-ING)

Stative verbs can be grouped into theses categories:

Emotions : care, like, need, feel, loathe, prefer, hate, love, want
Ownership: own, have, possess
mind: believe, forget, know, mean, realise, remember, suppose, understand, doubt
senses: (often used with CAN ) hear, taste, see, touch, smell
others: contain, depend, matter
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