Stative verbs
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Victoria Banno
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Stative verbs
Non-continuous verbs
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What is a stative verb?
Stative verbs express a state rather than an action
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They are related to :
Thoughts and opinions
Senses
Feelings and emotions
Possession
Verbs that aren't actions
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They are used...
... only in the simple tenses...
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So...
You can't use them in the Continuous tenses..
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Some examples are:
Hear
Know
Have
Like
Measure
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What does it mean that a verb is stative?
The word "hear" requires no action from the subject. It is one of the senses, and you do it even if you don't want to.
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But...
The verb "Listen" is an action verb, we get to choose whether we want to listen to something or not...
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It can also depend if the verb has an active or a stative meaning..
- The table measures 60x60 cm
- I'm measuring the window to fit the courtines
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Stative verbs
Non-continuous verbs
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