Stative Verbs

TASTE- When we are using our sense of taste to find out something the progressive form can be used.

-"Will you stop eating the chocolate cake, please, it's still hot".
- I'm just tasting it to see if it is ok. (investigating)

In English grammar, we do not use ' ing ' with verbs of senses. Once they are used, they can mean other thing.

eg. John is seeing Mary. ( to meet )

Do not use -ing with senses? I disagree.

Consider:

"Did you notice the old fruit at the back of the fridge?"

"Ah ha! That's what I'm smelling."

And:

"Are you tasting the eggplant?", she asked as she watched him carefully lift the spoon to his mouth.

...???

To answer antonio's question, I think that these verbs can be used as usual. However, one should be aware of other meanings such as "He's seeing my sister" as the other poster mentioned.

Examples:

"Are you seeing what I'm seeing?"

"I was feeling pain in my leg before the operation."

"While I was smelling the Christmas cake, the drugs hit me."

"I w

That's why sometimes we don't know whether to stick to the rules to a T or make allowance for some manueverings.

I am pretty sure you would definitely make some allowance for some manOeuverings. It's in our nature, isn't it?

But following rules add a touch of class to speeches. That's why people admire those with crystal clear pronunciation and good gramm

I couldn't agree more! With a touch of class life is more fun.

If we'd stuck to the rules to a T, we'd still be speaking whatever they spoke when the rules got stuck. Latin? Neanderthal?

But if we don't put emphasis on following rules, beginners will fumble in the dark, ryan. Advance learners can tinker a bit to sound