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Stative (State) Verbs used in Continuous tenses

We all know what the stative verbs are and that the most of them are used in Present Simple Indefenite but there are aleays exceptions that may change their meaning. Here I present the most common examples.

State verbs

State verbs express states or conditions which are relatively static. They include verbs of perception, cognition, the senses, emotion and state of being.

like	know	belong
love	realise	fit
hate	suppose	contain
want	mean	consist
need	understand	seem
prefer	believe	depend
agree	remember	matter
mind	recognise	see
own	appear	look (=seem)
sound	taste	smell
hear	astonish	deny
disagree	please	impress
satisfy	promise	surprise
doubt	think (=have an opinion)	feel (=have an opinion)
wish	imagine	concern
dislike	be	have
deserve	involve	include
lack	measure (=have length etc)	possess
owe	weigh (=have weight)	appear

A verb which isn't stative is called a dynamic verb, and is usually an action.

Some verbs can be both stative and dynamic

Appear

He didn't appear to be bothered at all by the fact the gifts had been unwrapped.= seem to
The only person who will be appearing in my show is Harry, because we're family. = performing

be is usually a stative verb, but when it is used in the continuous it means 'behaving' or 'acting'

you are stupid = it's part of your personality
you are being stupid = only now, not usually

Think

think (stative) = have an opinion I think that coffee is great
think (dynamic) = consider, have in my head "What are you thinking about? I'm thinking about my next holiday." or "I'm thinkig about movig to Moscow."

Have

have (stative) = own I have a car
have (dynamic) = part of an expression I'm having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a break

See

see (stative) = see with your eyes / understand
I see what you mean I see her now, she's just coming along the road
see (dynamic) = meet / have a relationship with I've been seeing my boyfriend for three years I'm seeing Robert tomorrow

Taste

taste (stative) = has a certain taste This soup tastes great The coffee tastes really bitter
taste (dynamic) = the action of tasting The chef is tasting the soup ('taste' is the same as other similar verbs such as 'smell')

Smell

When it begins to smell fragrant, in about 30 seconds, stir in the chopped kale. (stative) = has an aroma of
Ben, is already smelling coffee.

Fit

Real customers have their new watches adjusted at the store to fit their wrists. = they are the right size
Tim is fitting a new door in the garage.= is installing/attaching

Here are the web sites where we can practice the usage of state verbs:

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/stative-verbs-exercise.html

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1H.html

Категория: Английский язык

17.08.2015 15:00