UNIT 9

STATE VERBS
STATE VERBS DESCRIBE STATES, NOT ACTIONS
BELIEVE, HATE, HEAR, LIKE, SEE, UNDERSTAND

VERBS EXPRESSING LIKES AND DISLIKES

I LOVE THIS BOOK
( NOT I'M LOVING THIS BOOK)
I HATE PLAYING SOCCER
( NOT I'M HATING PLAYING SOCCER)

SOUND, TASTE, LOOK

THAT SOUNDS GREAT!
(NOT THAT IS SOUNDING GREAT!
THAT'S SOUNDS INTERESTING! ( NOT
THAT IS LOOKING INTERESTING)
THE FOOD TASTES WONDERFUL ( NOT
THE FOOD IS TASTING WONDERFUL)

VERBS OF PERCEPTION - SEE HEAR , FEEL, SOUND, SMELL, TASTE,

WE USE THE VERBS WITH CAN / CAN'T

I CAN'T SEE YOU (NOT I'M NOT SEEING YOU)

WE CAN HEAR A DOG ( NOT WE ARE
HEARING A DOG)

STATE VERBS