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
the garden David __________ in magic.

I ___________English is fun