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    Stative (Or State) Verb List

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    This document provides a list of stative verbs, also known as state verbs. Stative verbs describe a state of being rather than an action. Some common stative verbs included are like, know, belong, want, need, understand. The document also notes that verbs that are not stative are called dynamic verbs and usually describe an action. Additionally, it provides examples of some verbs that can be both stative and dynamic depending on how they are used, such as be, think, have, see, and taste.

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    Stative (Or State) Verb List

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    This document provides a list of stative verbs, also known as state verbs. Stative verbs describe a state of being rather than an action. Some common stative verbs included are like, know, belong, want, need, understand. The document also notes that verbs that are not stative are called dynamic verbs and usually describe an action. Additionally, it provides examples of some verbs that can be both stative and dynamic depending on how they are used, such as be, think, have, see, and taste.

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    This document provides a list of stative verbs, also known as state verbs. Stative verbs describe a state of being rather than an action. Some common stative verbs included are like, know, belong, want, need, understand. The document also notes that verbs that are not stative are called dynamic verbs and usually describe an action. Additionally, it provides examples of some verbs that can be both stative and dynamic depending on how they are used, such as be, think, have, see, and taste.

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    Stative (Or State) Verb List

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    This document provides a list of stative verbs, also known as state verbs. Stative verbs describe a state of being rather than an action. Some common stative verbs included are like, know, belong, want, need, understand. The document also notes that verbs that are not stative are called dynamic verbs and usually describe an action. Additionally, it provides examples of some verbs that can be both stative and dynamic depending on how they are used, such as be, think, have, see, and taste.

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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
    measure (=have length
    lack possess
    etc)
    owe weigh (=have weight)

    A verb which isnt stative is called a dynamic verb, and is usually an action.

    Some verbs can be both stative 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 = its 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? Im thinking about my next holiday

    Have
    have (stative) = own
    I have a car
    have (dynamic) = part of an expression
    Im 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, shes just coming along the road
    see (dynamic) = meet / have a relationship with
    Ive been seeing my boyfriend for three years
    Im 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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