The document discusses stative verbs, which express a state rather than an action and are not used in continuous tenses. It provides examples of different types of stative verbs including verbs of the senses, feelings/emotions, opinion, and others. It notes some stative verbs like feel, hurt, look, watch, and listen that can be used in continuous tenses to express deliberate actions. The document also explains how some stative verbs have different meanings depending on whether they are used in continuous or simple tenses to express a state or an action.

1. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
Express a permanent state rather than an
action and are not used in the continuous
forms.
These are:
● Verbs of the senses.
● Verbs of feelings and emotions.
● Verbs of opinion.
● Other verbs.

2. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
Verbs of the senses.
used to express involuntary actions:
feel
● hear
● see
● smell
● taste
●

3. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
Verbs of feelings and emotions.
● Adore
● Detest
● Dislike
● Enjoy
● Forgive
● Hate
● Like...

4. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
Verbs of opinion.
Agree
● Believe
● Suppose
● Understand...
●

5. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
Other verbs.
belong concern depend know
own
possess
need
mean
prefer want...

6. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
Note I: feel and hurt can be used in either
continuous or simple forms.
She feels / is feeling better

7. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
Note II: Look, watch and listen express
deliberate actions and can be used in
continuous forms.
He is listening to some records

8. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
Some stative verbs (be, love, smell, taste,
think,...) have continuous forms but there
is a difference in meaning.

9. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
State
Action
I see them coming towards us
(= I have the ability)
She's seeing her doctor today
(= she's visiting)

10. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
State
These flowers smell nice
(= they have a nice smell)
Action
Why are you smelling the food?
Has it gone off?
(= why are you checking the smell of)

11. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
State
Action
This soup tastes delicious
(= its flavour is good)
She's tasting the soup
(= she's testing the flavour)

12. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
State
Action
It feels like velvet
(= It has the texture of)
He's feeling the cloth
(= he's touching the cloth)

13. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
State
Action
He has a house
(= he possesses)
We're having a nice time
(= we're enjoying ourselves)

14. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
State
Action
Do you like his new car?
(= is it nice?)
How are they liking the party?
(= they are enjoying)

15. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
State
I think he has left
(= I suppose)
Action
I'm thinking about his suggestion
(= I'm considering)

16. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
State
Action
Ann is polite
(= her character is)
Tom is being very polite
(= he is behaving impolitely)

17. Tense Forms
Stative Verbs
State
Action
It looks as if it's going to snow
(= it appears)
They are looking at the statue
(= they're viewing it)

18. Exercises & Extras...
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