would and used to

[johnnn]

Hello,

It is written in the books that 'we don't use would with stative verbs'. My question is:Do all the stative verbs like want, smell, hate, love, have, be,...etc contain this?

Thank you... I am really confused about it...

When I was a child, I would hate, want, have, be,....

[Route21]

As a NES, but not a teacher, I would really love to know on who's authority such books base their case. I would regularly use "would" with such verbs.
Regards
R21

[Tdol]

When would has a similar meaning to used to for past habits, etc, we tend not to use would with stative verbs:

Action:
When I was young I used to watch TV every day.
When I was young I would watch TV every day.

State
When I was young I used to live in a small town.
When I was young I would live in a small town.

We can use would with stative verb in conditionals, etc.

[5jj]

As a NES, but not a teacher, I would really love to know on who's authority such books base their case. I would regularly use "would" with such verbs.

Most people tend not to.

ps typo: who's - whose.

[Tdol]

I think Route21 was probably thinking in general- my immediate reaction was to think it wrong, and then I narrowed things down a bit.

[Route21]

When I was young I would live in a small town.

By inference, then:

"When I lived in Liverpool, as a child, I would regularly go down to the Pier Head by tram."

would be incorrect English?

R21 (Confused)

[5jj]

By inference, then:

"When I lived in Liverpool, as a child, I would regularly go down to the Pier Head by tram."

would be incorrect English?

No. I don't quite see how you infer this.

[johnnn]

Okay sir, but what about this?

-When I was a child I would always love to play with my dolls...

[Tdol]

By inference, then:

"When I lived in Liverpool, as a child, I would regularly go down to the Pier Head by tram."

would be incorrect English?

R21 (Confused)

With action verbs you can use would/used to- go is an action, so it's fine to say this.

[johnnn]

It was my theread not Routee :D

Okay sir, but what about this?

-When I was a child I would always love to play with my dolls...