Dynamic and Stative Verbs

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Action and non-verbs

Overview action & non-action verbs

dynamic & state verbs

Why's McDonalds´ slogan grammatically wrong??

non-action verbs describe a state rather than an action. They aren't usually used in the present continuous form.

I don't know the answer. I'm not knowing the answer.

She really likes you. She's really liking you.

He seems happy at the moment. He's seeming happy at the moment.

Stative verbs often relate to:

• thoughts and opinions: agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, mean, think, understand
  
• feelings and emotions: dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish
  
• senses and perceptions: appear, be, feel, hear, look, see, seem, smell, taste
  
• possession and measurement: belong, have, measure, own, possess, weigh.

Right now, my brother ... TV in the living room

1. watched
2. watch
3. is watching
4. watching

John is in his room. He ... his homework

1. is doing
2. does
3. do
4. doing

I am hungry! I ... to eat lunch at the cafeteria.

1. am wanting
2. want
3. wanted
4. is wanting

... they ... the story about the space aliens?

1. Are/ believing
2. is/believing
3. does / believe
4. do/ believe

Can you remember his name? No, I ... it all the time

1. forget
2. am forgetting
3. is forgetting
4. are forgetting

They have saved a lot of money and now they ... their home.

1. are owning
2. own
3. is owning
4. owns

My sister lives in NY. She ... it a lot.

1. like
2. liking
3. likes
4. is liking

What is Tom doing? He ... the food.

1. tastes
2. taste
3. is tasting
4. are tasting

Wow, you look great. I ... your dress

1. love
2. loving
3. am loving
4. loves

- Why are you so irritated?
- My little sister ... stupid questions all the time.

1. ask
2. asks
3. are asking
4. is asking

Roberto ... a huge family.

1. have
2. has
3. is having
4. are having

What a beautiful day. The sun is shining and birds ...

1. sing
2. sings
3. are singing
4. is singing

Did you buy new parfume? It ... nice

1. smells
2. smell
3. is smelling
4. am smelling

Look. The actress ... on the stage

1. appears
2. appearing
3. is appearing
4. appear

Do you like the food?
Yes, it ... wonderful

1. taste
2. tastes
3. is tasting
4. tasting

Joe is tired after a long day. He ... on the sofa

1. sleep
2. sleeps
3. are sleeping
4. is sleeping

I ... myself. I think I put on some weight after the holidays.

1. weigh
2. weighing
3. am weighing
4. weighs

She ... mean to me. I don't understand. She is always so kind

1. is
2. be
3. is being
4. are being

Thank you for the flowers. I ... them right now.

1. is smelling
2. smell
3. am smelling
4. smells

This question is difficult. I ... the answer

1. doesn't know
2. don't know
3. knows
4. am knowing

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