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sative

verbs

express

a

permanent

state

rather

than

an

action

and

do

not

have

continuous

forms.

These

are:

vsrbs

of

the

Een$es (used

to

exry9s:

invofuntary

actions):

feel,

hear,

see,

smell,

taste

etc'

/

see

someone

standing

at

the

front

dooi.

verbe

or

*eetinjsand

emotions

:

adbre,

detest,

dis-

fike,

enjoy,

forgive,

hate,

fike

etc.

she realty

enioys

ooiiig

fo,

ner

friends.verbs

of

opinion

:

agree,

befieve,

suppose'

understand

etc.

r

don't

hliiyi

nrsiiiirg.

afrrer

verbs

:

appear

(=

seem),

befong,

concern'

contain,

depend,

fit

1=

6

the

right

shape

anisiie

for

sth),

have

(=

possess),

know,

mean,

owe,

own,

possess,

need,

prefer,

require,

want,

weigh,

wish,

keep

1=

,ontinlrfi

seem

etc.

IhLs

skirt

fits

you

welt.

Note:

FeeN

and

hurt

can

be

used

in

continuou.s

or

simple

forms.

Ann

is

feelinglfeelsfited

usten,

Iook

and

watcfi

express

deliberate

actions

and

can

be

used

in

continuous

forms.

They

are

tooking

at

some

pictures.

S.ome

stative

verbs

(be,

love,

see,

smell,

taste,

think

etc)

have

continuous

forms

but

there

is

a

ditference

in

meaning.

Iense

Forms

t:

-,

,

I

see

exactly

what

you

mean. (=

|

understand)

Peter

thinks

he knows

everything.

(=

He

betieves)

They

have

a villa

in

Portugal,

(=

They

own)

A

baby's

skin

feels

very

smooth. (=

tt

has

a

smooth

texture)

This

soup

tastes

of

garlic.

(=

tt

has

the

taste

of

gartic)

The

room

smells

of

fresh

flowers.

(=

tt

has

the

smellof)

Most

people

love/enjoy

eating

out.

(=

They

tike

in

general)

Peter

is

a

difficult person

to

get on with.

1= 6;9

character

is

difficult)

H.e

looks

as

if

he's

going

to faint.

1=

He

appears)

The

patient

appears

to

be recovering.

1=

1-j

seems

to

be)

Sam

now

weighs

more

than

his

father.

(=

His

weight

is

more)

My

uniform

doesn't

fit

me.

(=

tt isn,t

the

right

size)

Action

She

is_seeing

a lawyer

tonight.

(

=

She's

meering)

He

is

thinking

of

studying

Law.

1=

He

is

considering)

He

is

having problems.

(=

He

is

experiencing)

He

is

feeling

the

engine

to

see

how

hot

it

is.

(=

He's

touching)

Why

are

you

tasting

the

cur4f

(=

Why

are

you

testing

the

flavour?)

Why

are

you

smelling

that

meat? (=

Why

are

you

checking

its

smell?)

She

is

loving/is

enjoying

every

minute

of

her

holiday.

(=

She

tikes

specificaly)

Jane

is

being

particularly generous this

week.

(=

She

is

behaving generously)

They

are

looking

at the

photos.

(=

They

are

viewing)

Simply

Red

are

appearing

on

stage

next

week.

(=

They

are

giving

a

performance)

The

doctor

is

weighing

the

baby.

(=

She

is

finding

out

its

weight)

We

are

titting

a new

kitchen

next

week. (=

instaling)

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C

*

3

t

a

a

o

a

a

*

*

4

Fiil

in

with

present

Simpte

or

Continuaus.

1A:

B:

2A:

B:

3A:

B:

4A:

B:

5A:

B:

6A:

B:

7A:

B:

l....am

**eing...

(see)

an old friend tonight.

|

'

(see)

-lo

you

won't

be

abre

to

meet

me

after

work,

wi1 you?

Why

..........

....

(you/smelt)

the

mitk?

It

'

(smell)

a

bit

strange.

I

think

it

might

have gone

off.

......

(you/enjoy)

reading

Jane

Austen,Jnovels?

Not

usually,

but

| ...........

\A,r^..

(enjoy)

this

particular

one.

vy,,y

...........

(John/be)

so

bad

tempered

today?

I

don't

know.

He

.............

(be)

usually

so

easy

to

get

on

with.

Carol

and

|

.................

(think)

of

getting

married.

'

(you/think)

that's

a

good

idea?

You

haven't

known

each

other

for

very

tong.

;;;:;;

(you/have)

the

phone

number

of

a

good

business

consurtant?

YY v:

'

....... (you/have)

problems

at

work?

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