Need to think vs need to be thinking 1. You need to think. 2. You need to be thinking. What is the difference in meaning between the two sentences above? In which situations should I use the two sentences above?

Please Review My Examples And Let Me Clear My Doubts? 1.a. My mom can smell something burning.(stative or by accident)- "transitive" "stative, i.e. involuntarily" 1.b. My mom is smelling the fragrance of a rose. (active or on purpose) "transitive" "dynamic, i.e. voluntarily" 2. This flower smells good.(stative or have a specific odor) "intransitive" "Involuntary" never used in "progressive tense". 3. This flower smells like a rose.(stative or have a specific odor) "intransitive" "Involuntary" never used in "progressive tense". 4. My mom is smelling like a dog.( progressive is not possible when "smell" is an intransitive verb) instead, 5. My mom is sniffing like a dog. ("intransitive" "on purpose", "voluntary") is possible. Again, 6. He is sniffing his socks to see if they need washing. ("transitive" "on purpose" "voluntary") is also possible. Please review my examples and let me know whether I am correct or not.

I can see her <run><running> slowly. 1. I can see her run slowly. 2. I can see her running slowly. What is the meaningful difference between the two sentences above?

"remind" stative or dynamic verb When I was watching a movie "Dark night", I noticed a sentence saying "now you remind me of my father". This is the context. My questions are as follows: 1. Is the verb "remind" in the sentence above used as a stative verb or a dynamic verb? 2. Does the sentence express the state or an event?

Feel or feeling 1. Do you feel the heat now? 2. are you feeling the heat now? 1. What is the meaningful difference between the two sentences? 2. Which sentence is used always for expressing heat? 3. which one is the stative verb or used statively between the two verbs "feel" and "feeling"?

"Who sings it" habitual present tense or present tense of immediacy "I like this song. Who sings it" Here "signs" refers to habitual present tense or present tense of immediacy? Suppose, I was listening to a song. I asked this question "who sings it" as soon as the song had stopped playing. Even I don't know the singer dead or alive.So in this case "who sings it" express habitual present or present tense of immediacy? Get me clear pls.Source: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar/stative-verbs

State or event 1. I see you standing in front of me. 2. I hear what you are saying. 3. Now I understand why she left me. A. Do "see", "hear" and "understand" verbs in the three sentences above express "the state"? a) Then I go to the next door and (I) see that my brother stands smiling. b) I hear that you have retired. c) Then, my brother comes to me and explains everything, after hearing my brother, I understand the matter. B. Do "see", "hear" and "understand" verbs in the three sentences above express "the event" and do these verb above carry the sense of immediacy? Please get me clear. ​

"Get" or "Grasp" stative or dynamic verb In "Merriam-Webster" dictionary, the meaning of "understand" is as follows: "to get the meaning of something / to grasp the meaning of something." Now my questions are below: I don't understand your instructions. 1. Is it grammatically correct if I rewrite the sentences with present simple, using "get" and "grasp" verbs instead of "understand"? 2. Do these sentences above express the same meaning? 3. I know "understand" is a stative verb but is "get"/"grasp" a stative or a dynamic verb here?