STATIVE VERBS

.‫פעלים שלא לוקחים פרסנט פוגרסיב )מפני שהם מתארים מצב ולא פעולה( ולוקחים את הפרסנט סימפל‬
be, believe, know, want, need, understand, hear, smell*, feel*, taste*,
sound*, belong, like, hate ,have*, remember , love, see*,think* (
thinking of/ thinking about), guess, forget, hope, mean, prefer, dislike,
miss, own, appear*, seem, cost, weigh*, measure*

smell- He is smelling the perfume. The perfume smells.

feel - She is feeling the baby's soft skin. He feels tired.
taste - She is tasting the cake. The cake tastes delicious.
sound - He is sounding the drums. You sound unhappy.
see - He is seeing the doctor this afternoon. I see him now.
think (= believe ‫ )לדעתי‬- I think he is an excellent pupil.
appear - She is appearing at a concert tonight. They appear responsible.
weigh - The greengrocer is weighing the tomatoes. He weighs 50 kilos.
measure - The carpenter is measuring the cupboard. The room measures
5 x 6m.
have – I have a new dog. I am having a party tonight. I am having
supper with my girlfriend.
Fill in using present simple or present progressive:
1. She (prefer) ................................tea to coffee.
2. How much (that dress/cost) ..........................................?
3. How much (you/weigh) ...............................................?
4. We (study) .........................................right now.
5. He (study) ........................................every Thursday.
6. (They/live) .........................................in Ramat Hasharon?
7. (They/live) ........................................in Tel Aviv at the moment?
8. You (seem) ................................a little angry. What (be)
.......................................the matter?
9. We often (play) .........................................games on the internet.
10. Look out! Your costume (fall) .....................................down.
11. Where (he/live) ....................................................?
12. He (hate) .......................................studying art but he (love)
.........................................sports lessons.
13. They (own) ..........................................a new block of flats in Givatayim.
14. It (be) .......................................dangerous to swim in the sea at night.
15. He (not belong) ..........................................to the Scouts this year.
16. They (not listen) .......................................to the teacher right now.
17. He (know) .................................. my mother. They (be)
.............................................. good friends.
18. Where (you/go) .....................................today?
19. She (watch) ...................................too much television.
20. He (not remember) .......................................... the rules.
21. We (not study) .....................................today because there (be)
..........................................a vacation.
22. This book (belong) ..........................................to me

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23. These books (belong) .......................................to me.
25.What (you/do) ............................tonight?
26. He (lie) ........................... in his bed right now.
27. Everyone (know) .................................she is a good teacher.
28. How much (the watermelon/weigh) .....................................?
29. A: What (your mother/do) ..................................now?
B: She (read) ..................................the newspaper.
30.She ( not understand) ..................................

Present Simple Present Progressive/ Past Simple

1. We (move) …………………………..there last year.
2. They (arrive) ……………………….at 8 o'clock last night.
3. We (do) ……………………….exercises in English right
now.
4. He (not/ usually / cook) …………………………..anything
but today he (make) ……………………….a barbeque for
friends.
5. He (not /be) ……………………………..at home last night.
He (go) …………………………….to the cinema.
6. I (not go) …………………………..out yesterday because I
(not feel)………………….. well but today I (feel)
…………………………………..much better.
7. We (swim) …………………………at the beach yesterday.
In the summer we (swim) ………………….everyday. My
sister (swim) ………………..very well.
8. I (speak) ……………………..to him yesterday. I usually
(speak) ………………………..to him at least twice a week.
My mother (speak) ………………………..to him once a day.
9. At the moment we (sit) …………………………….and
(study) ……………………………. . I (like)
…………………………..studying with the teacher but I
(not/ like) …………………………..doing homework.
10. I (play) …………………………….a game now.
11. He seldom (listen)
…………………………….to music.
They (move) …………………………….to the USA this year.
12.Last year I (be) …………………………in Mexico.
13.They (make) ………………………………a lot of noise now.
12. She always (play) ………………………..the piano in the
afternoons.
14. (She/baby-sit) .........................................for you tonight?

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 Present Simple / Present Progressive.

1. I (need) …………………….your help now.

2. (She/ belong) ……………………….to the Country Club?
3. (You/know) …………………..how to speak English?
4. (You/want) ……………………..me to help you?
5. (Tomer/like) ……………………..swimming?
6. (Your father/think) …………………………...you work hard?
7. They sometimes (visit) ……………………her on Friday evenings.
They (not/ be) ……………………there now.
8. (You/need) …………………..my help now?
9. They (fly) ………………………to New York now.
10. The children (not/play) …………………….in the playground now.
11. I (not /usually/ finish) …………………….my homework in the
afternoons.
12. He (fix) …………………………..the electricity.
13. He (live) …………………..in London this year.
14. We (not /understand) ……………………….. “stative verbs”.
15. We (be) …………………happy now. We (eat) ......................
supper.
16. I (eat) …………………ice cream in the summer. My sister (eat)
……………………ice cream all year round.
17. (She/smile) ……………………….now?
18. They (not like) …………………..the new teacher.
19. He (brush) ……………………his teeth twice a day.
20. He (watch) ……………………..TV every day.
21. The pupils (listen) …………………..to the teacher now.
22. He (not understand) ………………………French.
23. This book (belong) ……………………..to my sister.
24. She (love) ……………………..English.
25. These books (belong) .......................................to me.
26.What (you/do) ............................tonight?
27. He (lie) ........................... in his bed right now.
28. Everyone (know) .................................she is a good teacher.
29. How much ( the watermelon/weigh) .....................................?

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 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE PRESENT SIMPLE

This /year / week/summer/ century always

now usually
right now every day
at this moment often
at the moment frequently
..................... ! every week/ month/ summer
today once a week
this week never
seldom
rarely
sometimes

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