NON ACTION VERBS [STATE VERBS] ACTION VERBS

– don’t have continuous forms

can have continuous or simple form

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS - now PRESENT SIMPLE - repetitive

1. Mary looks nice [wygląda]

1. Bob is looking at Mary [ patrzy na] 1. Bob always looks at Mary with love.
2. She thinks that English is boring [sądzi, ze]
2. Bob is thinking about Mary [rozmyśla o] 2. Bob often thinks about future.
3. Bob has a dog [posiada]
3. Bob is having a shower / a bath / dinner / a party / fun 3. Bob has lessons twice a week
[zażywa, spożywa, doświadcza czegoś]
4. Roses smell nice [ pachnie]
4. Mary is smelling a rose [wącha] 4. Mary always smells meat before she cooks it.
5. Chocolate tastes good [smakuje]
5. Mary is tasting chocolate [smakuje, próbuje, kosztuje] 5. Mary always tastes soup before she serves it

EXERCISE 1 Put the verbs in the correct tenses.

1. Anna ________ [think] that romantic films are interesting. Now she ____________ [think] about watching one in the evening.
2. __________ you really____________ [think] that you can teach a cat how to fetch?
3. Bob, you look sad. What ______ you _______ [think] about?
4. People who believe in ghosts are crazy. What _________ you __________ [think]?

5. Bob _____________ [have] yoga lessons twice a week, actually he ___________ [have] a lesson now.
6. What is going on here? Why ________you ________ [have] a party without me? Can I join you?
7. When Anna ___________ [have] a bath she listens to classical music.
8. _________ you _________ [have] a cat?
 9. Anna ___________ [look] funny when she’s angry.
10. A: Where are the children? B: In the garden. They ___________ [look] at our cats.
11. A: Why _______ you ___________ [look] at the sky? B: The sky ___________ [look] dark. It might rain.
12. Bob is single and now he ___________ [look] for a girlfriend who ___________ [look] beautiful.

13. Ally always ___________ [smell] good.

14. The whole room ___________ [smell] delicious because mother is baking a cake.
15. I always ___________ [smell] coffee before I drink it. That’s why I ___________ [smell] it right now.
16. Mother is making dinner now. She ___________ [taste] the salad to see if it is spicy enough. She always ___________ [taste] food like that.

EXERCISE 2
1. I …………(not often read) books, but next week we have a test, so I ………….(read) Shakespeare this week.

2. A: ………………………. (you / wear) glasses? B: Yes, I ………………………

A: So why ………..(you / not / wear) them now? B:Because I only ………………(wear) them for reading.

3. A: My job is soooo boring. My boss is sooo terrible. I ……………….(think) of changing my job.

B: Why ……..you …………(complain)? You …………(earn) a lot.

4. A: Bob, why ………you …………. (look) at me like that?

B: Because you …………(look) lovely today.

5. A: Let’s go to your place, we’ll have some coffee.

B: We can’t. I …………………………(renovate) my flat. It’s all dirty.

6. A: Why ………….you …………. (eat) the soup? B: To check how it …………….(taste).

7. Really? You’re not a teacher? I thought you are a teacher.

So what ……………………………………. (you do) for a living?

8. A: Bob, what …. you …………..(think) about Mary? B: She’s a nice girl.

9. Bob, what ……you ……….. (think) about? B: Mary.

10. Teacher: You’re sick, Bob? So what …………………………….(you do) here at school, go to a doctor!

11. She ………………….(not understand) why Bob ……………….(not believe) her.

12. Sorry, can’t talk now. I ……………..(have) dinner with my family.

13. Ugh, this cake ………………….(taste) awful! I …………….. (think) it’s not fresh.

14. They’re in Spain on holidays now. They …………………(have) lots of fun. They are coming back in a couple of days because they ………….. (not have)

many days off.