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STATIVE VERBS ................................................................................................................................... 3
DYNAMIC VERBS ............................................................................................................................ 6
Activity Verbs ............................................................................................................................. 6
Process Verbs ............................................................................................................................. 6
Verbs of Bodily Sensation .......................................................................................................... 7
Transitional Event Verbs ............................................................................................................ 7
Momentary Verbs ...................................................................................................................... 7
STATIVE-DYNAMIC VERBS .................................................................................................................. 8
Be ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Think ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Have ........................................................................................................................................... 8
See .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Taste ........................................................................................................................................... 9
EXERCISE .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Decide whether each verb is normally stative or dynamic. ......................................................... 10
Choose the present simple or present continuous, these verbs are sometimes stative. ........... 11
Each sentence has four underlined sections. Identify the section with a grammar mistake. ..... 12
Choose o e t o i o e t ................................................................................................... 13
Choose the present simple or present continuous, these verbs are sometimes stative. ........... 14
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STATIVE VERBS
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idea.
This cookbook includes a recipe This cookbook is including a
INCLUDE
for bread. recipe for bread.
The job is involving a lot of
INVOLVE The job involves a lot of money.
money.
I’ e ee k o i g A d és fo fi e
KNOW I’ e k o A d és fo fi e ea s.
years.
LIKE I like reading history stories. I’ liki g eadi g histo sto ies.
LOVE I love bread. I’ loving bread.
MATTER It does ’t atte . It is ’t atte i g.
E ou ous is ea i g e
MEAN E ou ous ea s e ig .
ig .
MEASURE (be
This door measures 180cm. This door is measuring 180cm.
long)
MIND Luisa does ’t i d the oise. Luisa is ’t minding the noise.
At th ee o’ lo k este da I At th ee o’ lo k este da I as
NEED
needed a bus. needing a bus.
OWE Ca los o es e 50€. Ca los is o i g e 50€.
OWN My father owns two flats. My father is owning two flats.
PREFER I prefer cheese. I’ preferring cheese.
I’ p o isi g to help ou
PROMISE I promise to help you tomorrow.
tomorrow.
REALISE I did ’t ealise the p o le . I’ ealisi g the p o le .
RECOGNISE I did ’t e og ize old f ie d. I as ’t e og izi g old f ie d.
Ma io did ’t e e e he Ma io as ’t e e e i g he
REMEMBER
name. name.
The weather seems to be The weather is seeming to be
SEEM
improving. improving.
SOUND Ca los’ idea sou ds g eat. Ca los’ idea is sou di g g eat.
SUPPOSE I suppose Juan will be late. I’ supposing Juan will be late.
SURPRISE Your friend surprised me. Your friend was surprising me.
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I’ ot u de sta di g this
UNDERSTAND I do ’t u de sta d this uestio .
question.
I want to go to the theatre I’ a ti g to go to the theatre
WANT
tonight. tonight.
WEIGH (have
This box weighs 500g. This o ’s eighi g 500g.
weight)
WISH I wish I had a plane. I am wishing I had a plane.
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DYNAMIC VERBS
Dynamic verbs can be used in the simple and perfect forms as well as the
continuous or progressive forms. There are many types of dynamic verbs, but most of
them describe activities or events which can begin and finish.
Activity Verbs
Process Verbs
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Verbs of Bodily Sensation
Progressive forms indicate the beginning of an event, as opposed to the simple present
tense.
María was falling out of the bed [when I caught her] María falls out of
the bed every night.
Momentary Verbs
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STATIVE-DYNAMIC VERBS
Be
Think
Think (stative)
Think (dynamic)
Have
Have (stative)
Have (dynamic)
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See
See (stative)
See (dynamic)
Taste
Taste (stative)
Taste (dynamic) =
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EXERCISE
JUMP
READ
UNDERSTAND
REMEMBER
PAINT
SEEM
WANT
CHANGE
SMELL
BELIEVE
KNOW
PLAY
DRIVE
GROW
WRITE
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Choose the present simple or present continuous, these verbs are
sometimes stative.
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Each sentence has four underlined sections. Identify the section with a
grammar mistake.
1. I play tennis every Monday. Last week, I was playing with Juan, a man I am knowing from
work, when a bird flew into the tennis net.
a. flew
b. am knowing
c. was playing
d. play
2. Marcos owns two different flats. He likes to live in his flat by the sea when the
weather is good, but in the winter he is preferring to live in the city.
a. likes
b. is
c. owns
d. is preferring
3. I don't understand stative and dynamic verbs. They seem very confusing. I am
hating them, because they are driving me crazy!
a. am hating
b. seem
c. are driving
d. don't understand
4. While Ramón was fixing the car, I was making the supper. By seven o'clock I had been
working for eight hours, so I was needing a good meal.
a. had been working
b. was fixing
c. was needing
d. was making
5. When I called Tania, she said she watched TV, so she didn't want to come out with me, so
I went to the pub alone.
a. called
b. went
c. watched
d. didn't want
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Choose correct or incorrect .
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Choose the present simple or present continuous, these verbs are
sometimes stative.
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terminantemente prohibida , con las correspondientes implicaciones de la Ley vigente.