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Action and Non-Action Verbs (Exercises)

The document provides examples of verbs in the present simple and present continuous tenses. It contains 3 sections that provide sentences using state verbs and action verbs in different tenses: 1. The first section gives 10 sentences with verbs that need to be changed to the present simple or present continuous tense. 2. The second section contains 2 paragraphs with examples of state and action verbs used in sentences. 3. The third section provides 3 more examples of sentences using state and action verbs to practice identifying them.

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Action and Non-Action Verbs (Exercises)

The document provides examples of verbs in the present simple and present continuous tenses. It contains 3 sections that provide sentences using state verbs and action verbs in different tenses: 1. The first section gives 10 sentences with verbs that need to be changed to the present simple or present continuous tense. 2. The second section contains 2 paragraphs with examples of state and action verbs used in sentences. 3. The third section provides 3 more examples of sentences using state and action verbs to practice identifying them.

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№1. Put the below verbs into the Present Simple or Present Continuous 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.

№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

№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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