Stative verbs / generally speaking

Mosquito
Mosque
Thou / you / hath ( has )
Go ( activities )shopping/ice skating
/skiing/fishing/bike-riding/for a walk /hunting
/snowboarding/swimming/camping/surfing/
I am surfing the internet right now / I am browsing
the internet / my social media accounts / platforms
Suffer from
I am suffering from insomnia these days ( lack of
vitamin d )/ concentration /lack of luck
- Accept / except
- I accept your offer / suggestion
/opinion
- Do you accept my invitation to
dinner?/ apologies / fizzy drinks
- I like all sports except basketball
- I totally / strongly / completely agree
with you /I couldn’t agree more/ I
disagree with you
- Do you agree to this idea/proposal
/suggestion/opinion /project?
- Actually / In fact / as a matter of
fact / frankly speaking
- I have a lot of dreams / desires
first- I want to become rich /.
Famous
- Second ,I’d like to/ I would like to
( verb )be /have / get / do /travel
- Third I hope to / be brilliant
- Next I wish to travel all over the
world / travel around the world / tour
the world \
- I wish I had a Mercedes car / I wish I
were a doctor / I wish I could fly
- After that , I desire to have my own
business
- Finally , I aspire to achieve/
accomplish my goals / dreams
- Aspire / inspire ( Nelson mandilla
inspires me )/ conspire ‫ يتآمر‬against
- Conspiracy
- Colonel
- I dream to
- Actually , I have a lot of ambitions
- First , my goal is to( travel / be /
achieve / stay / learn / speak )
- Second , my ambition is to
- Third , I dream to
- Next , I’d like to
- Then , I really aspire to
- After that , I hope to
- Finally , my biggest goal is to
- Service
- Servant
- Serve
- Pizza here is served well
- Kentucky serves very delicious food
- Can you help me please ?
- Could you wait for me for just a few
seconds , please
- Would you mind (helping me carry
this bag , please?
- I don’t mind helping you
- Hero / Heroine / the champion
- I dream of being / becoming /
traveling / getting
- \i dreamt of getting a full mark in
science
- Nightmare ( I had a ( terrible / bad )
nightmare )last night
- Never mind
- Mind your own business / it’s not
your concern / it’s none of your
business
- Open minded
- Absent minded
- Busy minded
- On behalf of / instead of ( can you go
instead of me ?can you attend on
behalf of me
- Instead of / rather than
- I would like to drink coffee rather
than tea / instead of tea
- I believe you / I don’t believe you /I
don’t believe my eyes
- I believe in science / magic / fate
/prophets / islam
- I believe that money is honey / time is
money / health is wealth / no pain , no
gain / no sweet without sweat / tit for
tat / a dead lion is better than a live
dog / the man without a belly ,
deserves no penny /haste is waste / a
happy wife . happy life
- After a storm , comes calm
- Every cloud has a silver lining
- I believe that education is important
- I believe that life is a short journey
- I believe that he is not coming
- I think that he is not coming \
- I guess
- I bet
- I think so / I guess so / I believe so
- I decided to travel
- I enjoy learning languages/ watching
action movies / coffee
- I really / extremely enjoy with my
friends
- I enjoy playing with my friends
- I express myself / my ideas /
thoughts / feelings /my opinion
- I forgot to switch off the lights
- I hear somebody calling you
- I ‘m sorry , I can’t hear you well ,
can you please speak up / loudly /
raise your voice ?
- You crossed my mind
- I hear the sound of music
- I hear somebody knocking at the
door / ringing the door bell
- I heard some good news about covid
19
- I hear noise outside
- I hear my son’s voice
I never heard of / about covid 10
- I don’t hear you well
- I hear you well
- I know about English teaching
- I know you / him / her / myself /
them / this / him/my neighbors
- You know me / us
- I know it
- I know that English needs practice
- I know how to cook /drive
- I know how to read the body
language / facial expressions / hand
gestures / eye contact / body position
- You have to study hard , otherwise ,
you have to face the music
- After all these verbs : v-ing
- Like ( I like reading )
- Finish ( I finished doing my
homework )
- Stop ( talking / reading / shouting
- Enjoy ( I enjoy watching tv
- Avoid ( I always avoid talking to
negative people )
- Mind ( I don’t mind helping you )
- I can’t stand/ bear traveling for long
distances
- I am fond of watching
- I want to ( learn )
- I can / will / must / should / have to
- Ti / ci ( a / e / I / o / u )
- Facial
- Social
- Sociable
- Special
- Spacious
- Species
- Ancient
- Patient
- Partial ( his agreement to the idea is
partial )
- Infectious
- Add fuel to the fire
-
- I know what to say
- I don’t know what to write
- I know what makes my daughter
happy
- Let ( me / him /her /them /us /you/it )
+verb ( zero )
- Let yara go out
- let me help you
- let him go
- her do the homework
- Let’s meet / go /start
- Let me know / if you are fed up with
the class
- I’ll let you know
- Let us ( let’s ) is a way to make
suggestions
- Let’s go to dubai mall today
- I suggest that we ……………..
- Why don’t we …….
- What do you think of ( v-ing ) ?
- What about ……..
- How a bout doing ………
- May I suggest to do something / that
we can do something
- Don’t you think it’s a good idea to go
to dubai mall today
- Well , I’d love to but I have much
work
- I’d like to
- I am so sorry , I can’t / I am tied up
this week
- Why not , let’s do it
- It’s a great idea
- That sounds awful / terrible/ a bad
idea
- It sounds amazing
- With my pleasure
- That doesn’t sound a good idea
- How about tomorrow ?
- This is exactly what I am thinking of
- I like
- I prefer ( gerund ) v-ing ( reading /
swimming )
- I love
- I adore
- Dislike
- Hate ( hypocrisy /betrayal )
- Abhor (perfectionism)/ betrayal /
lying / two faced people / hypocrisy /
strikes / cheating / troubles / cheating
on / racism / bullying / conflicts /
destroy the world
- You look ( adj ) tired today /elegant /
amazing /wonderful /sad / stylish /
happy /exciting / empty / full
- Look like
- Resemble
- In terms of appearance, who do you
look like ?
- In terms of appearance , I look like
my father
- In terms of character , who do you
resemble ?
- I lost my wallet /pen /car / my
friend /my weight ( 10 kilo grams ) of
my weight
- I lost my temper / my mind when I
didn’t find my keys
- I lost my purse
- I lost my temper when he ignored me
- I lost my weight two months ago
- I lost 2 kg of my weight a week
- I gained weight
- I don’t want to gain weight / put on
weight
- Earn money / living / livelihood /
points
- I earn my livelihood by selling cars
- Win/ won a prize / a match / the
competition / the race/ the contest
the company got / won the tender /
basketball tournament
- Gain / acquire ( knowledge /
experience / skills / vocabulary )
- I gained a lot of experience through
working in Emiarets
- I acquired many skills in that
company
- Nurse
- Purse
- Turn
- Curve
- Curse
- Curry
- Hurry
- Bury
- Turkey
- Burger
- Miss ( I miss my childhood memories
)
- I missed the class today / the
appointment /flight / the bus /the
point /my friends
- I missed when I and my friends were
gathering in front of my house to play
- Pass ( my father passed away/ died
23 years ago )
- Passers walk / pass by ( I passed by
jasmine’s house )
- Pedestrian signal / crossing
- family gatherings /my old days
- Make ( me / him /her /them /us /you
/it ) +verb ( zero)/ adjective
- The teacher made me answer
- He makes me happy
- It makes me good / relaxed
- You made my day / you’ve just made
my day
- I prefer ( v-ing ) cooking
- I ( really / extremely ) prefer …….to
……………
- I like ( v-ing ) playing basket ball
- I love traveling around the world /all
over the world /touring the world
- I adore
- I am fond of ……..
- I am crazy about …..
- I am passionate about ….
- I am addicted to
- I am really into …. Cooking
- I am falling in love with ….. fashion
performances
- In a reverse manner ( he does this but
in a reverse manner )I think in a
reverse manner
- I did that in a reverse manner
- I went to dubai but in a reverse
manner
- I do charity
-
- dislike
- stingy / miser (stinginess )
- hate (hypocrisy /betrayal /gossip/
lying/two faced people / traffic /
violating rules /racism )/ bullying /
backbite
- nervous ( I am nervous about the
interview )
- I am angry about my broken phone )
- I am angry / furious with my brother
because he doesn’t listen to me
- I don’t like / hate quick tempered
people
- I hate people of benefits /friends with
benefits
- abhor
- I abhor lying / hypocrisy / gossip
/betrayal /staying home alone /waiting
/traffic
- Loneliness / poverty dictatorship
- Mention
- I mentioned this in the message /the
email / the report
- It is mentioned in the report/ the book
/the resume
- I remember my first day at school
- I remember when my father took me
to the amusement park for the first
time
- I remembered you
- Do you remember me?
- Do you remember your first
impression about me ?
- I remembered that I have a homework
- Stove /cooker
- remember me to him /her /them
- send my regards /greetings to him
/her /them
- He reminds me of my father
- I will remind you of the class time
- She reminded me of the doctor’s
appointment
- Can you remind me of …(the family
gathering )………?
- Show me what you have /the offers
- Can you show the lesson on the board
?
- I will show the reasons /the points/the
solution /the results /the facts /the
cause of the problem
- She is my beloved naked
- The weather is so lovely today
- He is a lovely person
- You are a big lover
- Residential areas / wedding zone
- I agree to your point of view / that
opinion / this suggestion /this idea
/this proposal /your decision
- I agree with you / I totally agree with
you
- I disagree with him .you / her
/them /my father /I always disagree
with………..
- I agree that technology has pros and
cons (advantages and disadvantages)
merits and demerits / benefits and
drawbacks
- Internet is a double edged sword as it
has pros and cons
- I agree that water is the kiss of life/
indispensable / the core of life
- I don’t mind going with you
- I don’t mind helping you do the
homework
- Would you mind switching off the
lights , please ?
- I own a car
- It is my own……………….. teaching
style
- It is my own way to success
- Possess ( verb) possession / position
- I have / I have got …… a nice house
- He has … . /he has got …….
- It sounds great / AWFUL
/TERRIBLE / DisGUSTING
/ADORABLe
- Seem / look / appear / sound
- Look ( external / clear description )
- Jacky is not here . he seems absent
- It seems to me that ( internal
feelings / opinions )
- It seems to me that money is honey
- It seems to me that time is money
- Actually / in fact / as a matter of fact /
honestly / obviously / basically .It
seems to me that education is the food
to mind
- It seems to me that
- I hear different news about expo 2021
- I hear a strange sound
- I can’t hear you very well
- I hear some rumours
- Hear me out
- I satisfy my parents /Allah with my
worshipping
- My score in IETS satisfies me
- My money doesn’t satisfy me
- I am full /satisfied / stuffed
- I am satisfied with / content to my
standard of living
- Satisfaction is a blessing
- I have a self satisfaction
- I am self satisfied
- Grasp all , lose all
- You don’t deserve my tenderness /my
care
- I deserve to be the best teacher ever
- He deserves to be a superstar/.be
honoured
- He doesn’t deserve the marks
- I am worthy of ….your care
- He is worthy of……………
- She is
- They are ………
- I have a lack of vocabulary / self
confidence /tenderness
- He has a lack of respect
- I owe you 10 dirhams /my life /my
love
- I know you /him /this /that all of my
neighbors
- I know much about English
- I know that money is honey
- I know that learning has no elevator ,
you have to take the stairs
- Important / basic /necessary /essential
/significant /vital /main /fundamental
- I realize my spelling mistakes
- I realize my weakness points
- I realize my feelings / my
surroundings /the good sides in my
personality /my pronunciation
mistakes /the importance of education
 - I realize that water is necessary for
the body
- I realize that orange juice provides the
body with vitamin c
- I suppose that they are not coming
- I am supposed to ( verb ) base form
- Am I supposed to pay in advance /
cash / by the credit card ?
- He is supposed to have a meeting
- Giving advice in English
- ( actually / in fact ) I’d like to give
you a few pieces of advice
First , You are supposed to ( verb )
- Second , I advise you to ( verb )
- Third , You should ( verb )
- You shouldn’t + verb
- Next , You’d( had ) better ( verb )
- It’s a good idea to ( verb )
- Finally / eventually , You ought to
( verb )
- Am I supposed to wait for you ?
- It is supposed to have a car
- What do you mean by(……? Your
answer)/your situation ?/ attitude /
your reaction / saying you are weird
- what’s the meaning of (……….)?
- I mean that I don’t have time
- This is what I meant exactly
- You mean that you are not coming
- I meant to say that …….
- I didn’t recognize you
- I recognize myself as exceptional /
romantic / a man of integrity / a man
of my word
- Quick tempered ( I am quick
tempered )
- Absence
- Nervous (I am nervous about the
interview )
- Angry ( I am angry about my score of
the English exam)
- Spouse
- Siblings
- Step father
- Step mother
- Step brother
- Step sister
- Step son
- Step daughter
- Father in law
- Mother in law
- Sister in law
- Brother in law
- Nephew
- Niece
- Uncle
- Paternal uncle / maternal uncle
- Mohamed appeared/disappeared
suddenly
- it appears/looks sunny
- it appears to me that all of you got
improved
- he appeared /disappeared suddenly
- physical appearance / personality
- you look amazing today / tired
- he looks sad at the moment
- praise / flatter / thanks for the
compliment
- it seems to me that English is
important
- it seems to me that you are not
coming today
- organic food
- illness /sickness
- it tastes ( delicious /very well
/flavored /amazing )/awful /terrible
/horrible /bad /disgusting /yucky
- I am so tender
- This steak is really tender
- The company took the tender
- your accent astonishes /fascinates
/impresses me
- I am fascinated by ……your
performance
- Fascinating
- the gift astonished me
- your visit pleased me
- I am pleased with my life
- Pleased / delighted / glad / happy
/thrilled
- food pleases me
- pleasant
- the news is pleasant today
- with my pleasure/ it’s my pleasure
- I promise you
- you have my word
- I give you my word
- He is a man of his word
- Exert great effort
- he always promises me with the
change
- she promised to help me
- promise me not to do this once again
- don’t break your word
- I don’t imagine myself without the
existence of my family
- I can’t imagine myself without my
smart phone
- can you ever imagine life without
internet?
- the project involves many stages
- the book involves valuable
information
- I am involved in murder
- I am involved in my project
- it’s a big dilemma /trouble /crisis
/disaster
- characteristics
- I belong to a small family consisted
of 5 members including me.
- This pen belongs to me
- These are my belongings
- The color of the walls fits the
furniture
- The shirt fits me
- It doesn’t fit me
- He is a fit person
- The time of the class doesn’t suit me
- His friendship doesn’t suit me
- The appointment of the doctor
doesn’t suit me
- Suitable for
- Fittable for
- Convenient for
- Proper for
- Appropriate for
- This class is suitable for appropriate
for / proper for / convenient for me