The Bob and Rob Show Lesson 17: Contractions

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Lesson 17: Contractions. Nov 3rd, 2005

On this show we talked about contractions and “ing” dynamic verbs versus stative verbs . Here are some points:

Contractions:
Gimme= give me, gonna= going to, gotta= got to, init= isn’t it, kinda= kind of, lemme= let me, wanna= want to.

“ING” verb forms:
Point 1: Stative verbs talk about conditions which continue over some time, e.g., like, love, hate, hear, see. We do not usually use these verbs with “ing”.

Point 2: We can use stative verbs (only sometimes) in its “ing” form when they talk about a temporary condition, or something with a definite beginning and end. Look at the differences between the following sentences to understand better:
‘Her perfume smells like flowers’.
‘Why are you smelling the pencil?’
‘he said he felt the class was boring’.
‘How are you feeling today?’….’I'm not feeling very well actually’.

infinitive and “ing”

Both sides of the pond
(US) jump rope/ (UK) skipping rope
(US) kerosene/ (UK) paraffin
(US) lease/ rent/ (UK) let