STATIVE VERBS

ΙΩΑΝΝΑ ΚΙΑΧΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ

​Stative verbs describe a permanent state and do not have continuous forms.

​These include verbs of:

• senses ( see, hear, smell, feel, taste)

• thinking (agree, believe, consider, think, etc)

• emotion & feelings (hate, love, wish, etc)

• other ( look, be, belong, have, own, weigh etc)

​NOTE:

​For example:

• think & look ( usually after a preposition)

• be, see & have ( e.g. He's being strange these days (= is behaving))

• smell, feel, taste & weigh (when they reger to an activity)

​Some of these verbs can have continuous forms, but then there's a change in meaning.

Multiple Choice

Peter ____________ his girlfriend tonight.

• sees

• is seeing

• see