Stative Verb Question Overhead:

1. What is the grammatical significance of stative verbs?

2. What does the name mean and what is the semantics of
stative verbs (i.e. their meaning in general terms)?
3. Name three semantic categories of stative verb.
4. Say what the difference in meaning is between the two
sentences in each pair:
i. I have a shower/I´m having a shower.
ii. I see Maria now/I´m seeing Maria now.
iii. What do you think?/What are you thinking?
iv. Sally is stupid/Sally is being stupid.
5. What is the relation of the verbs look and feel to aspect?
6. What is the connection between the use of the simple
form for habits and the use of the simple form for stative
verbs?
7. What semantic categories of stative verb do contain,
include, matter and concern belong to?
8. Say what the difference in meaning is between the two
sentences in each pair:
i. I expect a letter will arrive tomorrow/I´m expecting a
letter tomorrow.
ii. What is he saying?/What does he say?