STATIVE VERBS AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Complete the sentences with present continuous or present simple

(be careful of the stative verbs)

 Look! The bus is ____________ (come).

 “Mmmm, this soup __________ (taste) good”!
 At the moment, I’m __________ (take) my dog for a walk.
 Adam is eating a hotdog but I ________ (prefer) hamburgers.
 Winter is coming, I ________ (need) some warm clothes.
 Today I am _______ (go) to visit my grandparents.
 “ Please, teacher I _______ (think) I know the answer!”
 It’s a hot day and the children __________ (swim) in the lake.
 Anna is reading a book about ghosts but I ________ (believe) in them
 “Listen! I _________ (hear) your mum calling you!”

Choose the correct word to complete;

Have, need, understand, think,
Yes, I know/am knowing the answer! believe, walk, write,

Why is she cries/crying? Complete the sentences using one of the

verbs from the box above
She always is getting/gets up late on Sundays.
Now I am _______ to my friend’s
I am liking/like this film. house.

I want/am wanting a new bike. I ___________brown eyes and short

hair.
Today, mum washes/is washing my clothes.
Sara is at the shops as she ________
“Look, I am seeing/see my friends!”
new shoes.
Yuk! I hate/am hating vegetables.
At the moment, I __________ an email
I haven’t seen the doctor for a long time but to my cousin.
she is remembering/remembers my name.
The lesson is difficult but I ______ it.
At the moment, the children play/are playing in
David __________ in magic.
the garden.
I ___________ English is fun.