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3. An ongoing incomplete action being carried out during a limited period of time, not necessarily now.

e.g. I'm drinking too much coffee these days because I'm so busy at work.

Michelle is working in London this month. Scientists are looking for a cure for AIDS.

  1. Annoying habits (usually with 'always'). For actions repeating themselves regularly, with which you are not satisfied.

e.g. My flat mate is always leaving the kitchen in a mess!

She is always coming to class late.

He is constantly talking. I wish he would shut up.

My grandfather is forever telling us about his teenage adventures.

Stative and dynamic verbs.

Verbs in English can be classified into two categories: stative verbs and dynamic verbs. Dynamic verbs (sometimes referred to as "action verbs") usually describe actions we can take, or things that happen; stative verbs usually refer to a state or condition which is not changing or likely to change. Stative verbs describe things that are not actions.

Note that we CANNOT use Stative verbs in the continuous (progressive) forms;

Stative verbs:

Adore / agree / appear (seem) / appreciate / be (exist) / believe /belong to/ concern/ consist of

contain /cost /deny /depend on /deserve / detest /disagree /dislike / doubt /feel / hate /hear

have (possession)/ imagine/ include / involve / know/ lack/ like / look (seem)/ love / matter

mean/ measure/ mind/ need/ owe / own/ possess/ promise/ realize / recognize/ remember/

resemble/ satisfy/ see/ seem/ smell/ sound/ suppose/ taste/ think (opinion)/ understand

want/ weigh/ wish

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'

e.g. you are stupid = it's part of your personality

There's no point losing your temper. You're being very silly about this. Just calm down! = only now, not usually

Think

think (stative) = have an opinion e.g. I think that coffee is great

think (dynamic) = consider, have in my head e.g. What are you thinking about? I'm thinking about my next holiday.

Have

have (stative) = own e.g. I have a car

have (dynamic) = part of an expression e.g. I'm having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a break

See

see (stative) = see with your eyes / understand e.g. I see what you mean I see her now, she's just coming along the road

see (dynamic) = meet / have a relationship with e.g. I've been seeing my boyfriend for three years I'm seeing Robert tomorrow

Taste

taste (stative) = has a certain taste e.g. This soup tastes great The coffee tastes really bitter

taste (dynamic) = the action of tasting e.g. The chef is tasting the soup (“taste” is the same as other similar verbs such as “smell”)

10. Simple or Continuous? Use each verb twice, once in the Present Simple and once in the Present Continuous, to complete the sentences.

  1. think

What _____ you _____ of Stephen Spielberg’s latest film?

You’re day-dreaming. What ________ you ___________ about?

  1. expect

I _______ an important phone call from America. Could you tell me when it comes?

I ___________ you’re hungry after so much hard work. Shall I get you something?

  1. appear

He __________ to understand what you say to him, but when you ask him a question, he isn’t sure.

Roy Pond ________at Her Majesty’s Theatre in the role of King Lear.

  1. smell

Something ____________ good in the kitchen. What’s cooking?

Why __________ you ___________the meat? Do you think it’s gone off?

  1. weigh

I need to know how much the meat ______________ to know how long to cook it for.

Why ____ you __________ yourself? Do you think you’ve put on weight?

  1. see

I ______________ what you mean, but I don’t agree.

She ______________ a solicitor about her aunt’s will.

  1. have

I usually pick up languages quickly, but I _______________ difficulties learning Chinese.

He __________ more clothes than a department store.

  1. look

It ________ as if it’s going to rain.

What are you doing on your hands and knees? _____ you__________ for something?

  1. think

What __________ you __________ of doing when you leave here?

How much ___________ you ______ it would cost to fly to Australia?

  1. see

I_____________ a butterfly. __________ you __________ it too?

Jack and Ann _______________ each other. They go out together every weekend.

  1. look

Kathy ____________ cold. I’ll lend her my coat.

Tina ___________ out of the window. She sees her sister.

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