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Do you always sleep in the bed?
Do you always date him?
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* sleep and date
Are they all stative verbs in these sentences?
So, do they sound unnatural?
Does this sound natural?
Do you always sleep in the bed?
Do you always date him?
Q.
* sleep and date
Are they all stative verbs in these sentences?
So, do they sound unnatural?
Does this sound natural?
Do you always date him?
Q.
* sleep and date
Are they all stative verbs in these sentences?
So, do they sound unnatural?
Does this sound natural?
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
Do you always sleep in thea bed?
Do you always sleep in thea bed?
Do you always date him?
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* sleep and date
Are they all stative verbs in these sentences?
So, do they sound unnatural?
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
Do you always sleep in thea bed?
Do you always sleep in thea bed?
Do you always date him?
Q.
* sleep and date
Are they all stative verbs in these sentences?
So, do they sound unnatural?
I'm a little confused on what you're trying to say with the first sentence but "in a bed" or "in that/this bed" sounds more natural. Also the second sentence, while grammatically correct, doesn't make that much sense either. Are you asking if they are stilk dating them? Then you can say "Are you still dating him?"
I don't think either of them are stative verbs.
I don't think either of them are stative verbs.
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@gertygert
People don’t say “date” in simple present.
“Do you always date him?”
But, people can say “sleep” in simple present. 😅
I got it. They are different.
I thought they are the same kind.
People don’t say “date” in simple present.
“Do you always date him?”
But, people can say “sleep” in simple present. 😅
I got it. They are different.
I thought they are the same kind.
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@gertygert
I thought they are the same kind.
I thought they are of the same kind.
Which one is correct?
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I thought they are the same kind.
I thought they are of the same kind.
Which one is correct?
🙏
- English (US)
A little unnatural
@Huisook We can say it in the present. Sorry, just the sentence meaning confused me 😅
Ex:
Do you date people older than you?
I don't usually date.
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A little unnatural
@Huisook Hm "I thought they were the same kind" sounds better to me. Or "I think they're the same kind"
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@gertygert
“Do you date people older than you?”
I just found out this is a natural sentence.
I have a queustion.
"Do you date him?"
Why does this sentence sound unnatural?
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“Do you date people older than you?”
I just found out this is a natural sentence.
I have a queustion.
"Do you date him?"
Why does this sentence sound unnatural?
😅
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@gertygert
“Do you date people older than you?”
Do most people say this one?
Does it sound natural?
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“Do you date people older than you?”
Do most people say this one?
Does it sound natural?
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
@Huisook I think in English if its a continuous action that is occurring in the present we use progressive tense more often. So saying "date" could be used for more general things that aren't happening in the present. Like: "I date older people" "I date younger people" but if you want to say you are "currently doing something then we say "dating"
"Are you dating him"
"I am dating someone right now."
Kind of how "I walk to school" and "I'm walking to school" are different in English, "I date older people" and "I'm dating someone older" are different, too.
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A little unnatural
@Huisook "Do you date people older than you?" is a natural sentence if that is a question you want to ask someone 😆
To ask if someone is in a relationship we usually ask "Are you dating someone?"
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@gertygert
“Do you sleep in this bed?”
Does this sound natural?
If so, in this case “sleep” is used as a dynamic/active verb, not a stative one? 😲
I usually go to bed at midnight. (o)
I usually sleep at midnight. (x)
“Do you sleep in this bed?”
Does this sound natural?
If so, in this case “sleep” is used as a dynamic/active verb, not a stative one? 😲
I usually go to bed at midnight. (o)
I usually sleep at midnight. (x)
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@gertygert
Even though it has the same meaning, can it be used as both a stative verb and a active/dynamic verb depend on the context?
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Even though it has the same meaning, can it be used as both a stative verb and a active/dynamic verb depend on the context?
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@gertygert
Thanks to you, I think I took one more step toward the present tense.
(Does this make sense?)
Thank you very much for teaching me. 👏
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I was curious why "date" sounds unnatural in the present tense.
Thanks to you, I think I took one more step toward the present tense.
(Does this make sense?)
Thank you very much for teaching me. 👏
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I was curious why "date" sounds unnatural in the present tense.
- English (US)
A little unnatural
@Huisook I definitely think "I go to bed/I go to sleep at midnight" sounds better than "I sleep at midnight." but it doesn't sound too bad and everyone would understand you.
"Do you sleep in this bed?" sounds natural if what you are asking is "Hey, in general, do you sleep in this bed?" but if you are asking if this person is going to sleep in that bed then you would ask "Are you sleeping in this bed?".
Date sounds natural in the present tense if its just a general question or staring a general fact. Like "do you date people older than you?" "I date people older than me." but if you are asking about something that is currently taking place and continously happening, then you need to use "dating".
"Are you dating anyone?" (o)
"Do you date anyone?" (x)
"I'm dating him." (o)
"I date him" (x)
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It’s very interesting to/for me.
Do you sleep in this bed? -> okay
Do you date him? -> not okay
Both are general questions.
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Do you sleep in this bed? -> okay
Do you date him? -> not okay
Both are general questions.
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
@Huisook The person isn't about to do or doing the action of sleeping so the progressive tense doesn't need to be used. Thats when this would be asked. However, for dating, you would be actively in the relationship so you use the progressive tense.
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@gertygert
Do you play golf?
Do you go hiking?
People do say this, but “date” is something different.
😃
Come to think of it, I think it is just because dating is a special action?
😅
I wonder if there are other words like “date”.
Do you play golf?
Do you go hiking?
People do say this, but “date” is something different.
😃
Come to think of it, I think it is just because dating is a special action?
😅
I wonder if there are other words like “date”.
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A little unnatural
@Huisook Yeah I think so. Because asking someone if they date is kind of a weird question to ask. It makes it sound like dating is an activity like hiking, golfing, etc. which it isn't.
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@gertygert
Yes, it is something different. It’s hard to explain.
🙂
This morning, I found one English script from the newspaper.
It's about the expression.
“Go to sleep / sleep”
At that time, all of a sudden, I thought they might be the same kind as/of “date”.
😅 However, it turned out/ended up that they are not the same.
Thank you very much.
Your kind explanation helped a lot.
Yes, it is something different. It’s hard to explain.
🙂
This morning, I found one English script from the newspaper.
It's about the expression.
“Go to sleep / sleep”
At that time, all of a sudden, I thought they might be the same kind as/of “date”.
😅 However, it turned out/ended up that they are not the same.
Thank you very much.
Your kind explanation helped a lot.
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I don't think either of them are stative verbs.