Stative verbsrefer to ‘states’. A state has no beginning and no end. We don’t ‘control’ it
There are 3 cases of verbs:
· Dynamicverbs which have simple and continuous forms
I often listen to music.
I’m listening to music now.
· Verbs which are always stative
She loves her baby.
· Verbs that have stative and dynamic uses
I’m weightingmyself
I weight 80 kilos.
1. Verbs of senses
hear, see, smell, feel, notice, taste
2. Verbs of feelings and emotions
hate, like, dislike, love, need, prefer, want, wish, hope
3. Verbs of mental activity
believe, imagine, know, mean, realize, recognize, remember, suppose, understand, seem, expect, agree, doubt, forget, prefer
4. Verbs of possession and being
have, be, belong, concern, consist, contain, depend, involve, matter, need, owe, own, possess, cost, weight, come from