状态动词很复杂,因为表示的是一种状态而非进行的动作,所以大部分时候不用于进行时态,但并不是绝对。下面分情况讲述:
1. 某些状态动词例如attract, like, look, love, sound是可以用于进行时态的,强调一个临时的状态或特指现阶段的某个时期。
例如:Ella styas with us quite often. The children love having her here. Ella经常来,所以此处love指常态不需要用进行时。
Ella's with us at the moment. The children are loving having her here. Ella现在跟我们在一起,她跟我们在一起的这段时间内,孩子们都很喜欢她的陪伴,love可以用进行时。
2. 某些状态动词很少用进行时,例如:believe, consist of, doubt, own。
3. 某些动词既可以作为状态动词,也可以作为行为动词。当这种动词作为状态动词时,通常用一般现在时而不用进行时。当它们作为行为动词的时候,根据语境既可以用一般现在时也可以用进行时。这些动词有: cost, expect, feel, fit, have, imagine, meaasure, think, weigh等,此处用appear举例:
状态动词:The app doesn't appear to work on my phone. 此处appear是指app呈现出的一种状态。
行为动词:Carley Robb is currently appearing in a musical on Broadway. 或者 She often appears in musicals.
4. 某些描述情感或心理的状态动词,用现在进行时可以强调我们最近才思考某问题或我们不确定某事情。这类状态动词有:find, realise, regret, think, understand等。用regret举例:
I regret that the company will have to be sold. 指我已经做出决定并感到遗憾。
I'm regretting my decision to give her the job. 指我越来越意识到做出了一个错误的决定,这里情绪在升级。
5. 情感状态动词consider意味仔细地考虑时,只能用现在进行时而不能用一般现在时。
例: He's considering taking early retirement. 不能用He considers taking early retirement.
6. 其它描述偏好或情感的状态动词极少用现在进行时,例如 agree, believe, conclude, know, prefer.
例:I believe you now. 不能用I'm believing you now.