STATIVE VERBS WORKSHEET

Directions: Apply the words in parentheses to the following sentences by using appropriate
structures. Use either the simple present or the present progressive.

1. am reading
Please don’t be so loud. I _______________________ (read).
2. does Ted speak
How many languages __________________________ (Ted, speak)?
3. don't belong
I ____________________________ (not, belong) to a health club.
4. is arriving
Hurry! The train ______________________ really need
(arrive). I ___________________ (really, need)
to take it, or I’ll be late for my meeting.
5. flows
The Mississippi River ____________________ (flow) into the Gulf of Mexico.
6. is flowing
The river ________________________ (flow) very slowly today – much slower than usual.
7. is it ever snowing
________________________ (it, ever, snow) in Guayaquil?
8. grow
We _____________________ (grow) corn in our garden, but this year we
are not growing
_________________________ (not, grow) any.
9. Part A: Do you drive?
am learning
Part B: No, but I _____________________ is teaching
(learn). My mother ___________________
(teach) me.
10. don't need
You can borrow my rain coat. I ____________________ (not, need) it at the moment.
11. enjoy
(at a party) I normally _________________________ (enjoy) parties, but I
am not enjoying
____________________________ (not, enjoy) this one very much.
12. don't believe
Greg says he’s 70 years old, but I _____________________ (not, believe) him.
13. is staying
Trent is in Quito at the moment. He ___________________ (stay) at the Marriott Hotel.
stays
He usually ______________________ (stay) at the Marriott Hotel when he’s in Quito.
14. live
My parents ______________________ (live) in Burlington. They were born there, and they
do you parents live
have never lived anyplace else. Where ____________________ (your, parents, live)?
15. is living
She __________________ (live) with her brother at the moment until she finds
somewhere to live.