Advanced Language Practice
Advanced Language Practice
Advanced Language Practice
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State verbs and<br />
event (action or<br />
dynamic) verbs<br />
<strong>Advanced</strong> <strong>Language</strong> <strong>Practice</strong><br />
1 State verbs describe a continuing state, so do not usually have a<br />
continuous form. Typical examples are:<br />
believe, belong, consist, contain, doubt, fit, have, know, like, love,<br />
matter, mean, own, prefer, understand, seem, suppose, suspect, want,<br />
wish<br />
2 Some verbs have a stative meaning and a different active meaning.<br />
Typical examples are:<br />
be, depend, feel, have, measure, see, taste, think, weigh<br />
Compare these uses:<br />
State Event<br />
Jack is noisy. Jill is being noisy.<br />
Deirdre has a Porsche. We are having an interesting conversation!<br />
I think I like you! David is thinking about getting a new job.<br />
This fish tastes awful! I am just tasting the soup.<br />
I feel that you are wrong. I am feeling terrible.<br />
This bag weighs a ton! We are weighing the body.<br />
It depends what you mean I am depending on you.<br />
The differences in 2 apply to all tenses, not just present tenses.
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