on the other hand
: ‘These new XJlOO computers are amazingly fast. On the other hand,
they’re very expensive.’
Using progressive tenses
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Progressive tenses are used to talk about things that are happening at a particular point in time:
Progressive tenses are NOT used to talk about states (i.e. the way things are or the way things feel):
Bill
was painting
the kitchen when I arrived.
What
are
you
eating
?
My brother
belongs
to a boxing club. (NOT ‘is belonging’)
Each envelope
contained
twenty dollars. (NOT ‘was containing’)
The cat
sensed
danger so it turned and ran away (NOT ‘was sensing’)
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Verbs with ‘state’ meanings which are NOT used in progressive tenses include:
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LIKES and DISLIKES
admire, adore, like/dislike, love, prefer, hate
NEEDS and WANTS
need, lack, want
SENSES feel
hear, wish, see, notice, smell, taste, sound, sense
KNOWLEDGE
forget, know, realize, remember, understand
OPINIONS
believe, doubt, feel, imagine, suppose, suspect, think
COMPOSITION
comprise, consist of, contain, include
APPEARANCE
appear, be, seem, look, resemble
POSSESSION
have, belong to, own, possess, owe
RELATIONSHIPS
come from, concern, involve, depend, fit, suit
EXISTENCE
be, exist
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Remember that many verbs have both ‘action’ and ‘state’ meanings.
Compare:
George
is having
a bath.
George
has
two sisters and one brother. (NOT ‘is having’)
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