----- Original Message ----- From: Alaa Nassar - alanassar59@xxxxxxxxx Subject: stative verbs? Hello.. I told one of my students that "hurt" is a stative verb, and therefore it's wrong to say "My leg is hurting me." Still, I often hear in songs " I'm hurting, or your love is hurting me..". So, can this verb be used in the progressive? Another question: In the following sentence, the writers of the grammar book suggest the past simple. "Who __________you that lovely picture?" a neighbour asked Yael. (buy) I'm just wondering why "has bought" is not also suggested in the answer key . Is it wrong? Thank you for your help. ----------------------------------------------- ** The ETNI Rag ** http://www.etni.org/etnirag/ Much more than just a journal ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------