stative verbs

Stative verbs

§  Verbs which express likes and dislikes:

like, love, hate, dislike, enjoy, prefer, fancy, can’t stand, not mind, etc.

§  Verbs of perception:

believe, know, notice, remember, forget, wish, understand, realise, wonder, think, (dis)agree, doubt, guess, hope, suppose, etc.

  §  Verbs of the senses:

see, hear, taste, look, smell, sound, touch, feel, seem.  We often use can or could with these verbs when we refer to what we see, hear, etc at the moment of speaking.

   §  Some other verbs: be, have ( = possess), want, need, include, belong (to), weigh, cost, owe, fit, mean, own, measure, matter, need, contain, lack, appear, deserve, etc.

  

Subject | Subject

§  I think she’s Italian. ( = believe)

I’m thinking about my holiday. ( = consider)

 

§  The soup tastes awful. ( = have an awful flavour)

She’s tasting the soup. ( = test the flavour of)

 

§  I can see a plane in the sky. ( = perceive)

I’m seeing Jill tonight.  ( = meet someone)

 

§  Susan looks tired. ( = appear)

Susan is looking at the photos. ( = study)

§  The room smells of perfume. ( = have the smell)

The cat is smelling its food. ( = sniff)

 

§  The towel feels soft. (= have a soft texture)

Jill is feeling her son’s forehead. ( = touch)

 

§  He is selfish. (character – permanent state)

He is being selfish. (behaviour - temporary situation)

 

§  He has a sports car. (= possess)

He’s having lunch. (= eat – idiom)

Subject | Subject

Multiple Choice

A: ___ you ___ that man over

     there?

B: Actually, I do. He’s Muriel’s husband.

• Do you know

• Does you know

• Are you knowing

Multiple Choice

1.     A: Are you doing anything tomorrow evening?

B: Yes. I ___ Jack at 9.

• see

• sees

• am seeing

Multiple Choice

1.     A: I ___ you’re feeling better.

B: Yes, I am. Thank you.

• see

• sees

• seeing

Multiple Choice

1.     A: What’s that noise?

B: Well, I’m afraid that the people next door

___ a party.    

• have

• has

• are having

Multiple Choice

1.     A: Sam ___ a new iPad.

B:  I know. I’ve already seen it.

• have

• has

• is having

Multiple Choice

1.     A: This dress ___ me

     anymore.

B: What don’t you buy a new one?

• don't fit

• doesn't fit

• isn't fitting

Multiple Choice

1.     A: Your perfume ___ nice.

     What is it?

B: It’s a new perfume called Sunshine.

• smell

• smells

• is smelling

Multiple Choice

1.     A: What is Jane doing?

B: She ___ the roses in

    the garden.

• smell

• smells

• is smelling

Multiple Choice

1.     A: What ___ at?

B: Some pics I took during my holidays. They

     aren’t very good, though.

• do you look

• does you look

• are you looking

Multiple Choice

1.     A: Hey, you ___ really

     pretty today.

B: Thank you. I’ve just had my hair cut.

• look

• looks

• are looking