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Old 03-May-2008, 07:29
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Default Re: State verbs + -ing

I like this answer from the Azar Grammar Exchange:
It’s true that stative verbs, such as hear, see, and love are not usually used in the progressive. However, if you mean to emphasize an ongoing situation of the present time — and to show that it’s indeed different from a past situation — you can put these verbs in a progressive form. You can also do this with many of these verbs: realize, understand, and recognize, too, for example: Read more here (Scrowl down to the explanation for the example "We are loving our new home.")
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