Is this sentence grammatical? "He was vomiting and said his stomach was paining". I always thought that "to have stomachache" is the correct form. Therefore, I would say 'he had stomachache." Thank

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István

Is this sentence grammatical? "He was vomiting and said his stomach was paining". I always thought that "to have stomachache" is the correct form. Therefore, I would say 'he had stomachache." Thank you for the responses in advance

17 июля 2013 г., 14:53

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Another option is "He was vomiting and said he had a stomachache."

17 июля 2013 г.

I think it's better to say: his stomach aching. The word "to pain" can be used as a verb, but it is has the meaning: to cause someone unhappiness and it can't be used in the progressive.

17 июля 2013 г.