Stative vs Dynamic verbs
WE ARE SURROUNDED BY ACTIONS
DYNAMIC VERBS THEY CAN BE USED IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS MOST VERBS ARE ACTION VERBS OR DYNAMIC VERBS THEY CAN BE USED IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
SOME VERBS DO NOT DESCRIBE ACTIONS DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONES THEY ARE? BELIEVE LOVE KNOW PREFER WANT UNDERSTAND HATE
THEY ARE CALLED STATIVE VERBS THESE VERBS ARE NEVER USED IN CONTINUOUS FORMS I WANT TO GO I AM WANTING TO GO
SOME STATIVE VERBS VERBS EXPRESSING FEELINGS: LIKE, LOVE, HATE, WANT, PREFER, NEED
KNOW, UNDERSTAND, BELIEVE, REMEMBER, MEAN, FORGET VERBS RELATED TO THE MIND KNOW, UNDERSTAND, BELIEVE, REMEMBER, MEAN, FORGET
OWN, POSSESS, BELONG, HAVE GOT VERBS EXPRESSING POSSESSION OWN, POSSESS, BELONG, HAVE GOT
I CAN´T SEE ANYTHING AND I CAN´T HEAR ANYTHING FROM HERE SOME VERBS RELATED TO THE SENSES SEE, HEAR I CAN´T SEE ANYTHING AND I CAN´T HEAR ANYTHING FROM HERE
VERY IMPORTANT WHAT HAPPENS WITH THESE VERBS?? HAVE SHE IS HAVING A SHOWER THEY ARE HAVING LUNCH
SMELL SHE IS SMELLING THE FLOWERS THE TRASH SMELLS BAD
TASTE THE SOUP TASTES DELICIOUS THE MAN IS TASTING THE FOOD
HE IS LOOKING AT HIS WATCH HE LOOKS TIRED HE IS LOOKING AT HIS WATCH
SEE I CAN SEE THE SEA FROM MY WINDOW HE IS SEEING THE DOCTOR