Categorii de verbe statice

Mental and emotional states: like, dislike, love, hate, prefer, remember, want, think, understand
E.g.: I like what he is saying. (not I am liking)
E.g.: Thanks for the hint! Now I remember that day. (not I am remembering)

Communication verbs: agree, disagree, mean, promise

E.g.: We agree with you, but there’s something we’d like to suggest. (not We are
agreeing)
E.g.: Go ahead and buy the dress; I mean it. (not I am meaning)

Sense verbs: hear, see, sound, smell, taste, feel

E.g.: I see a ship far in the distance. (not I am seeing)
E.g.: This soup tastes horribly. (not It is tasting)

Possession verbs: own, possess, have, belong

E.g.: Our great news is that we finally own a beautiful house downtown. (not we are
owning)
E.g.: Right now, she has a pet turtle, but she’ll give it away soon. (not she is having)

Abstract verbs: be, exist, seem, need, cost

E.g.: I am the person you are looking for. (not I am being)
E.g.: It seems that the rain is coming. (not It is seeming)

Verbe mixte

Iar acum să vedem câteva exemple în care folosim același verb ca verb static și ca verb dinamic.
Contextul în care verbul se află determină tipul său. Verbele care pot fi statice sau dinamice
poartă și denumirea de verbe mixte.

to think E.g.: I think this is a bad idea. (stative)

E.g.: I am thinking of you. (dynamic)

to feel E.g.: She feels very confident. (stative)

E.g.: She is feeling the texture of the carpet. (dynamic)

to have E.g.: We have enough towels. (stative)

E.g.: We are having dinner together. (dynamic)

to be E.g.: They are at the museum. (stative)

E.g.: They are being ironic. (dynamic)
to be:

Bob is American. Non-Continuous Verb

Bob is a citizen of America.

Bob is being very American. Normal Verb

Bob is behaving like a stereotypical American.

Bob is being very rude. Normal Verb

Bob is behaving very rudely. Usually he is not rude.

Bob is being very formal. Normal Verb

Bob is behaving very formally. Usually he is not formal.

Only rarely is "to be" used in a continuous form. This is most commonly done when a person is
temporarily behaving badly or stereotypically. It can also be used when someone's behaviour is
noticeably different.

to think:

He thinks the test is easy. Non-Continuous Verb

He considers the test to be easy.

She is thinking about the question. Normal Verb

She is pondering the question, going over it in her mind.

to have:

I have a pound now. Non-Continuous Verb

I possess a pound.

I am having fun now. Normal Verb

I am experiencing fun now.

Verbs without continuous forms

With verbs not normally used in the continuous form, use the simple present perfect instead
(verbs such as: know, hate, hear, understand, want).
I've wanted to visit China for years.
She's known Robert since she was a child.
I've hated that music since I first heard it.
I've heard a lot about you recently.
We've understood everything.