Dynamic and Stative Verbs

Action and non-verbs
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Action and non-verbs

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Overview action & non-action verbs

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

non-action verbs describe a state rather than an action. They aren't usually used in the present continuous form.

I don't know the answer. I'm not knowing the answer.
She really likes you. She's really liking you.
He seems happy at the moment. He's seeming happy at the moment.



Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Stative verbs often relate to:

  • thoughts and opinions: agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, mean, think, understand
  • feelings and emotions: dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish
  • senses and perceptions: appear, be, feel, hear, look, see, seem, smell, taste
  • possession and measurement: belong, have, measure, own, possess, weigh.

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Right now, my brother ... TV in the living room
A
watched
B
watch
C
is watching
D
watching

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

John is in his room. He ... his homework
A
is doing
B
does
C
do
D
doing

Slide 7 - Quizvraag

I am hungry! I ... to eat lunch at the cafeteria.
A
am wanting
B
want
C
wanted
D
is wanting

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

... they ... the story about the space aliens?
A
Are/ believing
B
is/believing
C
does / believe
D
do/ believe

Slide 9 - Quizvraag

Can you remember his name? No, I ... it all the time
A
forget
B
am forgetting
C
is forgetting
D
are forgetting

Slide 10 - Quizvraag

They have saved a lot of money and now they ... their home.
A
are owning
B
own
C
is owning
D
owns

Slide 11 - Quizvraag

My sister lives in NY. She ... it a lot.
A
like
B
liking
C
likes
D
is liking

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

What is Tom doing? He ... the food.
A
tastes
B
taste
C
is tasting
D
are tasting

Slide 13 - Quizvraag

Wow, you look great. I ... your dress
A
love
B
loving
C
am loving
D
loves

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

- Why are you so irritated?
- My little sister ... stupid questions all the time.
A
ask
B
asks
C
are asking
D
is asking

Slide 15 - Quizvraag

Roberto ... a huge family.
A
have
B
has
C
is having
D
are having

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

What a beautiful day. The sun is shining and birds ...
A
sing
B
sings
C
are singing
D
is singing

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

Did you buy new parfume? It ... nice
A
smells
B
smell
C
is smelling
D
am smelling

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

Look. The actress ... on the stage
A
appears
B
appearing
C
is appearing
D
appear

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

Do you like the food?
Yes, it ... wonderful
A
taste
B
tastes
C
is tasting
D
tasting

Slide 20 - Quizvraag

Joe is tired after a long day. He ... on the sofa
A
sleep
B
sleeps
C
are sleeping
D
is sleeping

Slide 21 - Quizvraag

I ... myself. I think I put on some weight after the holidays.
A
weigh
B
weighing
C
am weighing
D
weighs

Slide 22 - Quizvraag

She ... mean to me. I don't understand. She is always so kind
A
is
B
be
C
is being
D
are being

Slide 23 - Quizvraag

Thank you for the flowers. I ... them right now.
A
is smelling
B
smell
C
am smelling
D
smells

Slide 24 - Quizvraag

This question is difficult. I ... the answer
A
doesn't know
B
don't know
C
knows
D
am knowing

Slide 25 - Quizvraag

Practice makes perfect 
Let´s do this exercise together to check if we grasp this grammar item. 

Slide 26 - Tekstslide