ALL VERBS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL -- Lexical Aspect Maintaining a Balance Between DURATION and COMPLETION

KINDS OF VERBS:

STATIVE:("non-action")	states, possession senses mental activity qualities.	be - have see - hear - smell - taste - feel think - believe - know - like - understand - want mean - cost                                 (etc.)
DYNAMIC:     Durative     Conclusive (durative)     Punctual	activities, goings-on finished processes/accomplishments events -- momentary/transitory	rain - glow - study - play cards melt - turn blue - write a X - eat 2 fish jump - arrive - explode - begin X

NOTES ABOUT ASPECT: <--+--> I. DURATION (in progress at the SAME TIME) .. how do we show it? PROGRESSIVE? stative verbs already have duration, so don't need progressive -- progressive changes the meaning       when we say "progressive = duration," we're probably referring to dynamic verbs punctual verbs can't have duration ... so we understand repetition                   note: progressive can also show anticipation II. Two meanings for PERFECT?:         note: present perfect can't have a definite past time expression, or the focus shifts to past! X?  | NOT NOW: COMPLETION/EXPERIENCE BEFORE NOW/THEN -- no adverb of duration*                                         ever, never, already, yet, this ..., etc. -- common with all verbs, :       plus progressive? -- recent duration/repetition, possibly with visible effect. (no statives, of course) --->| NOW (STILL): INCOMPLETE/DURATION UNTIL NOW/THEN) -- adverb of duration* needed                                                                           *for, since, etc.       progressive needed with dynamic verbs, especially for one-time events or activities.       no progressive? -- progressive not needed with stative or negative verbs -- or with dynamic verbs for habits (especially live and work) I have lived/been living here for two years would describe the same situation, as would I have smoked/been smoking since high school.)