STATIVE VERBS

 Choose the present simple or present continuous. This exercise includes

the verbs see, think, have, be and taste, which are sometimes stative.

1- My husband ___________ (always/taste) the food while I'm cooking! It's

very annoying.
2- She _________ (have) a bath every evening.
3- Luke ___________ (see) the doctor now.
4- He ____________ (have) a party next weekend.
5- This coffee __________ (not/taste) right.
6- We __________ (see) John and Susie next month.
7- What ___________ (you/think) about the war?
8- She ___________ (have) a headache.
9- It ____________ (be) cold today.
10- I ___________ (not/see) anything, I can't work the telescope?
11- The waiter ___________ (taste) the wine now.
12- She _________ (not/be) a doctor.
13- I ____________ (think) too much about my ex-boyfriend.
14- They often ___________ (see) a film on Fridays.
15- ____________ (have) a good time at the moment?

 Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences.

1- That can't be right. I _____ you! (don't believe/ 'm not believing)
2- My holiday's next week. I _____ myself on the beach right now! (imagine/
’m imagining)
3- I've changed the design slightly. What _____? (do you think/ are you
thinking)
4- She's not answering. _____ her phone with her? (does she have/ is she
having)
5- Fifty-three? Are you sure that's the answer, or _____? (do you guess/
are you guessing)
6- The film's on at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Which _____? (do you prefer/ are you
prefering)
7- Where's Grandad? Oh, he _____ the flowers in the garden. (smells/ ‘s
smelling)
8- I don't know, but I _____ he'll win the election. (doubt/ ‘m doubting)

 Complete with verbs that are both state and action verbs

1- John ________ (not/work) now. He __________ (look) outside the

window of his office. He can see two people across the Street in the
park. One is a woman she _________ (wear) a dress. She ________
(look) like she is 40 years old. The other is a man. He __________
(not/have) any hair. He _________ (seem) angry at the woman. Maybe
they _________ (fight) They ___________ (not/look) happy.
2- There are three other people in the park. They ________ (have) a picnic.
It looks like they _______ (have) a good time. One man _________
(taste) a piece oh chicken. The chicken __________ (look) delicious. The
other people ________ (not/eat). They ________ (play) cards.
3- Mark ________ (want) to leave his office but he can’t. He __________
(belong) to a big company, and he _________ (have) a lot of work to do
today. He shouldn’t be looking outside the window. He should _______
(think) about his work.
4- His responsibilities for today _________ (include) writing a report. He
__________ (care) about his job. He _________ (not/mind) writiing a
report but he __________ (wish) he was outside right now.
5- Mark can see his boss. His boss _________ (not/work) either. He
_________ (watch) a video on his computer. He __________ (look)
happy. He _________ (laugh) a little. His boss often _______ (watch)
videos.
 Put the verbs into the correct form.
1- Are you hungry? _________ something to eat? (want)
2- Jill is interested in politics but she ___________ to a political party.
(not/belong)
3- Don’t put the dictionary away! I _______ it (use)
4- Don’t put the dictionary away! I _______ it (need)
5- Who is that man? What _________ (he/want)
6- Who is that man? Why _________ at us? (he/look)
7- George says he’s 80 years old but nobody ________ him (believe)
8- She told me her name but I ________ it now (not/remember)
9- I ________ of selling my car. (sell) Would you be interested in buying it?
10- I ________ you should sell your car. (think) You _______ it very often.
(not/use)
11- I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I _______ tea. (prefer)
12- Air _______ mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. (consist)