Jacky56Lin Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
" I'm feeling homesick." is it right. help me! please.
Dear teacher
As below, one paragraph in blue from a conversation:
Are you living away from home right now? Sometimes maybe you get sick. Someone asks you if you are ok. Then you can tell them this, you can say “I’m feeling home sick” or “I am homesick”.
Why we can use the word “feel” to make Continuous tense “ I am feeling...”
Emotion Verbs : to like, to love, to hate, to dislike, to fear, to envy, to mind...
English grammar book says. These kinds of verbs can not make Continuous tense,
If the word “feel” doesn’t belong this kind of verb.
Please tell me some other examples like this word “feel”.
Thanks so much ahead of time. Jacky Lin. February 19th 2011.
As below, one paragraph in blue from a conversation:
Are you living away from home right now? Sometimes maybe you get sick. Someone asks you if you are ok. Then you can tell them this, you can say “I’m feeling home sick” or “I am homesick”.
Why we can use the word “feel” to make Continuous tense “ I am feeling...”
Emotion Verbs : to like, to love, to hate, to dislike, to fear, to envy, to mind...
English grammar book says. These kinds of verbs can not make Continuous tense,
If the word “feel” doesn’t belong this kind of verb.
Please tell me some other examples like this word “feel”.
Thanks so much ahead of time. Jacky Lin. February 19th 2011.
Top answer
Your grammar book is too prescriptive, Jacky. Such verbs are used in progressive form to emphasize the current emotion. The extract you quote is quite natural.
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Your grammar book is too prescriptive, Jacky. Such verbs are used in progressive form to emphasize the current emotion. The extract you quote is quite natural.
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Dear Mister Micawber
As you say. When I want to use emotion verb in progressive to emphasize the current emotion, there will be no problem?
If I can say : This toy is so fun , "I’m loving it." Or "I’m liking it. I will buy it." and so on.
Thanks a lot.
As you say. When I want to use emotion verb in progressive to emphasize the current emotion, there will be no problem?
If I can say : This toy is so fun , "I’m loving it." Or "I’m liking it. I will buy it." and so on.
Thanks a lot.
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No, it's not so easy as that. I suggest that you keep your eye out for the usage and note the context and tenor of its use.
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