Stative verbs Правило и упражнения

Stative Verbs

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

Some verbs can be both stative and dynamic: Be

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

Have

• have (stative) = own

I have a car

• have (dynamic) = part of an expression

I’m having a party I a picnic I a bath I a good time I a break

See

• see (stative) = see with your eyes I understand

I see what you mean

I see her now, she’s just coming along the road

• see (dynamic) = meet I 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')

Stative verbs worksheet - Exercises 1

A.-Put the verb into the correct form. Use either the present simple or the present continuous.

1. Please don't make so much noise. I(study).

2. How many languages(Tom speak).

3. I(not/belong) to a political party.

4. Hurry! The bus(come). I(not/want) to miss it.

5. The River Nile(flow) into the Mediterranean.

6. The river(flow) very fast today — much faster than usual.

7. (it/ever/snow) in India?

8. We usually(grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we (not/grow) any.

9. A: Can you drive?

B: No, but I(learn). My father(teach) me.

1. You can borrow my umbrella. I(not/need) it at the moment.

2. (at a party) I usually(enjoy) parties but I

(not/enjoy) this one very much.

1. George says he's 80- years old but I(not/believe) him.

2. Ron is in London at the moment. He(stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He usually(stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he's in London.

3. My parents(live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where(your/parents/live)?

4. She(stay) with her sister at the moment, until she finds somewhere to live.

5. A: What(your father/do)?

B: He's a teacher, but he(not/work) at the moment.

1. What time(the banks/close) in Britain?

2. I don't understand the word 'aint'. What(it/mean)?

3. He is still ill but he(get/better) slowly.

4. The economic situation is already bad and it(get/worse)..

b.-GRAMMAR: Stative Verbs Exercise

Circle the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. Right now they (think, are thinking) about buying a new car.

2. Pete (has been knowing, has known) Jane for many years.

3. She told me that she (had always loved, had always been loving) the theatre.

4. It (is depending, depends) on what the weather (is being, is) like on the weekend.

5. Pierre (has owned, has been owning) that car for over ten years.

6. Mary (saw, was seeing) Freddie for the first time in a club in Greenwich Village.

7. Gerry (was tasting, tasted) the wine when suddenly the fire alarm went off in the restaurant. He spilled wine all over his shirt.

8. The roses (smelled, were smelling) lovely in your garden last summer.

9. Shirley (is having, has) a difficult time right now.

10. It (looks, is looking) as if it might rain.

11. I (am thinking, think) that I should look for a new job.

12. The thief looked into his rear-view mirror and (was realizing, realized) that he (was

being, was) followed by a police car.

C. Put the verbs in brackets in their correct form.

1. He (think) that ^{we are} studying now.

2. . These flowers (smell) terrific.

3. . Henry (understand) Italian well.

4. . this milk (taste) funny. I won’t dank it.

5. . Diana (want) to come over now. Is that all right.

6. There’s a spider in the corner. I (hate) -—-^taem' .

7. ) (_hear) you, but I can’t understand what you are saying.

8. Please give me that book. It (belong) ——^{t0 me}-

q Moshe (believe) you, but I know that you are lying.

10 I (think)^{that we wiH} g^{et a discount} because Talia (know)

manager.

D. Put the verbs in brackets in their correct form.

1. Although Tom is very ill, he (know) what (happen)

2. Of course I (understand) you, I (listen) , aren’t I?

3. Why don’t you comb your hair? It (look) awful.

4. I (tell) the truth. Why (you/not believe) me?

5. I (enjoy) myself a lot at the moment. I (like) Eilat.

6. Why are you so angry? You (look) awful when you (be)

7. Can we go somewhere else? I (hate) it here.

8. I (wait) for David. We (want) to go swimming.

9. The girl you talked about (sit)over there. She (seem)

around him.

angry.

nice.