Revolucion China

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) | |
A verb which isn’t stative is called a dynamic verb, and is usually an action.
some verbs can be bothstative and dynamic:
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
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Think |
* think (stative) = have an opinion
I think that coffee is great * think (dynamic) = consider, have in my head
whatare 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 / apicnic / a bath / a good time / a break
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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 souptastes 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') |