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Stative Verbs Grammar Guides - 10275

This document lists common stative verbs and provides examples to distinguish their stative and dynamic uses. Stative verbs describe a state of being rather than an action, and include verbs like like, know, belong, seem, and appear. Some verbs like be, think, have, see and taste can be either stative or dynamic depending on the context. The document explains the difference between their stative and dynamic uses through examples.

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Stative Verbs Grammar Guides - 10275

This document lists common stative verbs and provides examples to distinguish their stative and dynamic uses. Stative verbs describe a state of being rather than an action, and include verbs like like, know, belong, seem, and appear. Some verbs like be, think, have, see and taste can be either stative or dynamic depending on the context. The document explains the difference between their stative and dynamic uses through examples.

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Stative (or State) Verb List

like know belong


love realise fit
hate suppose contain
want mean consist
need understand seem
prefer believe depend
agree remember matter
mind recognise see
own appear look (=seem)
sound taste smell
hear astonish deny
disagree please impress
satisfy promise surprise
doubt think (=have an opinion) feel (=have an opinion)
wish imagine concern
dislike be have
deserve involve include
lack measure (=have length etc) possess
owe weigh (=have weight)

Be
be is usually a stative verb, but when it is used in the continuous it means ‘behaving’ or
‘acting’
 you are stupid = it’s part of your personality

 you are being stupid = only now, not usually


Think
 think (stative) = have an opinion
I think that coffee is great

 think (dynamic) = consider, have in my head


what are you thinking about? I’m thinking about my next holiday
Have
 have (stative) = own
I have a car
 have (dynamic) = part of an expression
I’m having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a break

See
 see (stative) = see with your eyes / understand
I see what you mean
I see her now, she’s just coming along the road

 see (dynamic) = meet / have a relationship with


I’ve been seeing my boyfriend for three years
I’m seeing Robert tomorrow
Taste
 taste (stative) = has a certain taste
This soup tastes great
The coffee tastes really bitter

 taste (dynamic) = the action of tasting


The chef is tasting the soup

('taste' is the same as other similar verbs such as 'smell')

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