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stative vs active verbs

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Right now, my father ____ a TV series in the living room.

a)

watches

b)

is watching

2.

I really like pasta! I ____ to eat lunch at an Italian restaurant.

a)

want

b)

am wanting

3.

My best friend lives in Glasgow. She ____ Glasgow a lot.

a)

likes

b)

is liking

4.

I was bored, so now I ____ my favourite novel!

a)

read

b)

am reading

5.

 

____ they ____ the legend of the Loch Ness monster?

a)

Do / believe

b)

Are / believing

6.

Paul has given a bouquet of flowers to his grandmother for his birthday. She ____ them right now.

a)

smells

b)

is smelling

7.

Did you wash this sweater? It ____ really nice.

a)

smells

b)

is smelling

8.

My parents worked hard in their business and saved their money. Now, they ____ their home.

a)

own

b)

are owning

9.

A - What is Jessica doing?

B - She ____ the Chinese food you cooked yesterday.

a)

tastes

b)

is tasting

10.

A - Do you like this carrot cake?

B - Yes, it ____ wonderful!

a)

tastes

b)

is tasting

11.

All the family is outside. They ____ in the snow.

a)

play

b)

are playing

12.

A - Can you remember the name of the new student?

B - No, I ____ his name.

a)

forget

b)

am forgetting

13.

Most cats don't like to swim. In fact, they ____ the water.

a)

hate

b)

are hating

14.

Alex ____ a large family: four brothers and three sisters.

a)

has

b)

is having

15.

They ________ to get married.

a)

think

b)

are thinking

16.

She _____ I'm crazy to leave my job.

a)

is thinking

b)

thinks

17.

Be quiet, I _____.

a)

am thinking

b)

think

18.

Can you help me? I ____ for a place to stay.

a)

am looking

b)

look

19.

Decide if this verb denotes action or state:

hear

a)

state

b)

action

20.

Decide if this verb denotes action or state:

believe

a)

state

b)

action

21.

Decide if this verb denotes action or state:

remember

a)

state

b)

action

22.

I __________ three brothers.

a)

am having

b)

have

23.

She __________ how to speak four languages.

a)

knows

b)

is knowing

24.

He ___________a party tomorrow night.

a)

is having

b)

has

25.

I __________ studying for exams.

a)

hate

b)

am hating

26.

We __________ to go to the movies than the mall.

a)

are preferring

b)

prefer

27.

This soup ____________ right.

a)

taste

b)

doesn't taste

c)

Is tasting

d)

isn't tasting

28.

Emma ____________ lovely in that new dress.

a)

is looking

b)

look

c)

looks

d)

isn't looking

29.

______________ what I mean?

a)

You see

b)

Are you seeing

c)

Are you see

d)

Do you see

30.

I____________ some new clothes for the winter.

a)

doesn't need

b)

needs

c)

need

d)

am need

31.

What's the matter? You ... too well.

a)

don't look

b)

aren't looking

32.

How much money ... you ... me to lend you?

a)

are / wanting

b)

do / want

33.

I ___________about visiting my parents this weekend.

a)

think

b)

am thinking

34.

Suzy_________very naughty these days.

a)

is being

b)

is

35.

Because it __________ of petrol and I want to check for leaks.

a)

is smelling

b)

smells

36.

Please don’t be so loud. I _______________________ .

a)

read

b)

am read

c)

am reading

d)

reads

37.

How many languages __________________________ ?

a)

is Ted speaking

b)

Ted speak

c)

is Ted speak

d)

does Ted speak

38.

I ____________________________ to a health club

a)

don´t belong

b)

am not belonging

c)

am belonging

d)

don´t belongs

39.

The Mississippi River ____________________ into the Gulf of Mexico.

a)

is flowing

b)

does flow

c)

flow

d)

flows

40.

The river ________________________ very slowly today – much slower than usual.

a)

is flowing

b)

flows

c)

flowes

d)

flowing

41.

You can borrow my rain coat. I ____________________ it at the moment

a)

am not needing

b)

don´t need

c)

not needs

d)

am needing

42.

Stewart doesn’t hate winter. He __________________ it.

a)

is liking

b)

likes

c)

does like

d)

liking

43.

I __________________ a strange sound coming from that box! Let’s open it.

a)

hearing

b)

hear

c)

am hearing

d)

hears

44.

Roberto _______ a large family: three sisters and two brothers.

a)

is having

b)

have

c)

has

d)

having

45.

(A) What’s Tom doing? (B) He ____ the food you cooked.

a)

is tasting

b)

tastes

c)

taste

d)

tasting

46.

It’s a beautiful day today. It’s sunny and the birds

a)

sing

b)

sings

c)

are singing

d)

is singing

47.

Emilia is in her room. She _____ her homework

a)

does

b)

doing

c)

do

d)

is doing

48.

Thank you for the flowers. I’m _______ them right now.

a)

smell

b)

smells

c)

smelling

d)

is smelling

49.

James __________________ the password. That’s good because I forget it!

a)

remembers

b)

is rememberimg

c)

remember

d)

remembering

50.

I was bored, so now I _____ the dictionary!

a)

reads

b)

reading

c)

am reading

d)

read

51.

Choose the stative verb

a)

Have

b)

Lean

c)

Scream

d)

Fly

52.

Which verb is a stative verb?

a)

Walk

b)

Sweep

c)

Dislike

d)

Run

53.

Choose the one that is NOT an stative verb

a)

Recognize

b)

Own

c)

Jump

d)

Agree

54.

Choose the stative verb

a)

Sleep

b)

Bite

c)

Climb

d)

Prefer

55.

Which one is the stative verb?

a)

Wish

b)

Bark

c)

Drive

d)

Sit

56.

Choose the stative verb

a)

Wash

b)

Dance

c)

Hop

d)

Taste

57.

Which one is NOT a stative verb?

a)

Disagree

b)

Ride

c)

Forget

d)

Smell

58.

Which one is NOT a stative verb?

a)

Know

b)

Promise

c)

Hug

d)

Prefer

59.

Choose the stative verb

a)

Throw

b)

Weigh

c)

Push

d)

Pull

60.

Which of the following is a stative verb?

a)

Eat

b)

Understand

c)

Cry

d)

Stand