Stative and dynamic verbs

Maria .......... 16 years old right now.

• Is being

• Is

• Are being

• Are

She ..... basketball and she .... to cook.

• likes / learns

• is liking / is learning

• likes / is learning

• is liking / learns

She ....... art at the moment

• studies

• study

• is studying

Right now she ....... to be an actress

• want

• is wanting

• wants

Jason .... (to like) her new pictures

He ...... (to love) his new job.

He ....... ( to go) home by bus right now.

In English all verbs can take the continuous form.

• TRUE

• FALSE

There are some verbs called .... which cannot take the continuous form.

Give 3 examples of stative verbs and explain why they belong to this category