[verb form] to envy
Hello,
Is it correct to use the verb to envy in the gerund form?
For instance:
A: Don't envy others, buddy.
B: I'm not envying her as much as I'm simply thinking if I should ever go to the same country she lives in.
(Not sure if that second sentence is correct.)
Thanks
Top answer
Perfect Stranger B: I'm not envying her as much as I'm simply thinking if I should ever go to the same country she lives in. That is not a gerund but a progressive (or continuous) tense. "envy" is a stative verb.
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Perfect StrangerB: I'm not envying her as much as I'm simply thinking if I should ever go to the same country she lives in.
That is not a gerund but a progressive (or continuous) tense. "envy" is a stative verb. Stative verbs are mostly not used in the progressive tenses, but there are exceptions, and your sentence seems acceptable to me in respect of the u
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