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    Stative and Dynamic Verbs Dynamic verbs are verbs which describe actions/ activities: go, ask; walk, explain, etc. Stative verbs (or state verbs) are verbs which do not describe actions; they describe feelings, thoughts, wishes, the senses and states of being: believe, belong, smell, want, etc. Stative verbs do not usually have a continuous form: He needs your help. That coat belongs to me. ‘There are different classifications of stative verbs in grammar reference books. ‘Two examples of such classifications: ‘Verbs of senses: | see, hear, smell, taste, feel, look, sound (can! could) ‘Verbs of opinion: | agree. believe, consider, etc. Verbs of feel, forgive, hate, like, love, prefer, adore, ete ‘emotions: ‘Other verbs: appear (~seem), be, belong to, fit © be the right shape and size for sth), have (=possess). know, look, need. prefer, want, wish, ete. ‘appear, resemble, seem consist of, contain, have ‘come from, concer. cost, suit be, exist forget. know. realize, understand like, dislike, hate, love, prefer, enjoy need, want, wish believe, doubt. imagine. suppose. think, agree, disagree. ete. belong to, have, own, owe, possess feel, hear. notice, see. smell. sound. taste We may use present! past/ future continuous with some stative verbs when we want to emphasize that a situation is temporary. just for a period of time around the present: I've been wanting one of those computers for ages. ‘Some stative verbs have continuous forms but there is a difference in meaning: State ‘Action (different active meaning) think | Tthink (feel) he isrich. (=Tbelieve) | Tm thinking about your plan. (=T'm considering) ‘consider | I consider him to be very rich. © my _| I'm considering taking eafly retirement. view) (]T'm thinking about it now) taste This milk tastes awful. “He's tasting the sauce; it might need some (=ithas a bad flavour) salt, (Che is trying its flavour) have He has a car. (he owns) “He's having dinner now. (he’s eating now) Teel The cloth feels like velvet. (“has the | She's feeling her way in the dark. texture) (= she’s finding her way) see Tee a lot of people outside. = T'm seeing my lawyer tonight. perceive with my eyes) visiting) Issee you are in trouble. (=I Are you seeing a lot of Marry these days? understand) ~ there’s nobody at Do you see what I mean? imagine) smell} The kitchen smells of burnt meat. | Why are you smelling your food? (= tying has the smell) the smell of the food) ‘come | He comes from Spain. (“he was bom | He is coming from Spain. (= he’s travelling in Spain) from Spain) love Tlove holidays. (= in general) Tm loving this holiday. (I'm enjoying: The children love having Jean stay _| specific holiday) swith us. (=they love when she stays) _| The children are loving having Jean stay with us. (= Jean is staying with us now and children are loving it) Took “Your hair looks great. it appears) | She is looking at some old photographs. The baby weighs 5 kilos. (itis) Tm weighing myself on my new seales. (

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