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Action and Stative Verbs Exercise

The document provides examples of verbs to practice putting into the present simple or present progressive tenses. It also contains examples of verbs that can be both state and action verbs. The examples describe people in an office and park, their activities, and includes verbs to identify as state or action verbs in exercises about tense and verb types.

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Action and Stative Verbs Exercise

The document provides examples of verbs to practice putting into the present simple or present progressive tenses. It also contains examples of verbs that can be both state and action verbs. The examples describe people in an office and park, their activities, and includes verbs to identify as state or action verbs in exercises about tense and verb types.

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Exercise # 1: Put the below verbs into the Present Simple or Present

Progressive tense.

1. I (know) the answer.


2. The child (look) at the TV now.
3. This cake (taste) delicious.
4. My father (not/own) a car.
5. I (wear) a blue sweater today.
6. Jane (seem) a little angry today.
7. People (do) yoga in the park across the street right now.
8. Chan (think) that English is easy.
9. Lily (love) my brother now.
10. My sister (not/talk) on the phone at the moment.

Exercise #2: Verbs That Are Both State & Action Verbs

1. John (not/work) now. He (look) outside the window of his office.


He can see two people across the street in the park. One is a woman.
She (wear) a dress. She (look) like she is 40 years old. The other
is a man. He (not/have) any hair. He (seem) angry at the woman.
Maybe they (fight). They (not/look) happy.
2. There are three other people in the park. They (have) a picnic. It looks like
they (have) a good time. One man (taste) a piece of chicken. The
chicken (look) delicious. The other people (not/eat).
They (play) cards.

Exercise #3: More Practice with State & Action Verbs

1. John (want) to leave his office, but he can’t. He (belong) to a big


company, and he (have) a lot of work to do today. He shouldn’t be looking
outside the window. He should (think) about his work.
2. His responsibilities for today (include) writing a report. He (care)
about his job. He (not/mind) writing a report, but he (wish) he was
outside right now.
3. John can see his boss. His boss (not/work) either. He (watch) a
video on his computer. He (look) happy. He (laugh) a little. His
boss often (watch) videos.

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