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Here are the verbs in brackets put into the Present Simple or Present Continuous tenses: 1. A: Do you know that man over there? B: Actually, I do. He’s Muriel’s husband. 2. A: Are you doing anything tomorrow evening? B: Yes. I am seeing Jack at 9. 3. A: I can see you’re feeling better. B: Yes, I am. Thank you. 4. A: What’s that noise? B: Well, I’m afraid that the people next door are having a party. 5. A: Sam has a new iPad. B: I know. I’ve

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Do You Know: Test The Flavour of

Here are the verbs in brackets put into the Present Simple or Present Continuous tenses: 1. A: Do you know that man over there? B: Actually, I do. He’s Muriel’s husband. 2. A: Are you doing anything tomorrow evening? B: Yes. I am seeing Jack at 9. 3. A: I can see you’re feeling better. B: Yes, I am. Thank you. 4. A: What’s that noise? B: Well, I’m afraid that the people next door are having a party. 5. A: Sam has a new iPad. B: I know. I’ve

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Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the

Present Continuous.

State or stative verbs are verbs which do not usually 1. A: __Do you know__ (you / know) that man over
have continuous tenses because they describe a state there?
rather than an action. These include: B: Actually, I do. He’s Muriel’s husband.
 Verbs which express likes and dislikes: 2. A: Are you doing anything tomorrow evening?
like, love, hate, dislike, enjoy, prefer, fancy, can’t B: Yes. I ___________________ (see) Jack at 9.
stand, not mind, etc. 3. A: I ________________ (see) you’re feeling better.
e.g. Cathy likes romantic films. B: Yes, I am. Thank you.
 Verbs of perception: 4. A: What’s that noise?
believe, know, notice, remember, forget, wish, B: Well, I’m afraid that the people next door
understand, realise, wonder, think, (dis)agree, doubt, _____________________ (have) a party.
guess, hope, suppose, etc. 5. A: Sam ___________________ (have) a new iPad.
e.g. I don’t believe a word he’s saying. B: I know. I’ve already seen it.
6. A: This dress ___________________ (not fit) me
 Verbs of the senses: anymore.
see, hear, taste, look, smell, sound, touch, feel, seem. B: What don’t you buy a new one?
We often use can or could with these verbs when we 7. A: Your perfume ________________ (smell) nice.
refer to what we see, hear, etc at the moment of What is it?
speaking. B: It’s a new perfume called Sunshine.
e.g. The soup tastes delicious. 8. A: What is Jane doing?
Dad is in the attic. I can hear him. B: She ___________________ (smell) the roses in
 Some other verbs: be, have ( = possess), want, need, the garden.
include, belong (to), weigh, cost, owe, fit, mean, 9. A: What ______________________ (you / look) at?
own, measure, matter, need, contain, lack, appear, B: Some pics I took during my holidays. They
deserve, etc. aren’t very good, though.
e.g. This book is mine. It belongs to me. 10. A: Hey, you _____________________ (look) really
pretty today.
B: Thank you. I’ve just had my hair cut.
11. A: I _____________________ (think) we are being
followed.
B: Don’t be silly! It’s just your imagination.
12. A: Is anything wrong?
B: No. I ___________________ (just / think) about
the party tonight.
Some state verbs have continuous tenses, but there is
13. A: This fabric _________________ (feel) like silk.
A DIFFERENCE IN MEANING.
B: Indeed it is silk, and it is very expensive.
These are some examples:
14. A: What are you doing?
 I think she’s Italian. ( = believe) B: I ____________________ (feel) the radiator to
I’m thinking about my holiday. ( = consider) see if it’s getting warm.
 The soup tastes awful. ( = have an awful flavour) 15. A: She ______________ (be) generous, isn’t she?
She’s tasting the soup. ( = test the flavour of) B: Yes, she has never been a mean person.
16. A: I’m sorry, but I _______________________
 I can see a plane in the sky. ( = perceive)
(not understand) what you mean.
I’m seeing Jill tonight. ( = meet someone)
B: Shall I explain it again?
 Susan looks tired. ( = appear) 17. A: The children are making lots of noise today.
Susan is looking at the photos. ( = study) B: I know, but they _______________ (have) fun.
 The room smells of perfume. ( = have the smell) 18. A: Tom ______________ (be) very quiet, isn’t he?
The cat is smelling its food. ( = sniff) B: Yes, I think he has some problems.
 The towel feels soft. (= have a soft texture) 19. A: Would you fancy some cherries?
Jill is feeling her son’s forehead. ( = touch) B: Yes, please. I ______________ (love) cherries.
They’re my favourite fruit.
 He is selfish. (character – permanent state) 20. A: This cake __________________ (taste) awful.
He is being selfish. (behaviour - temporary B: I think I forgot to put sugar in it!
situation)
 He has a sports car. (= possess)
He’s having lunch. (= eat – idiom)

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