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Stative and Dynamic Words

Stative verbs describe states or conditions that exist beyond a person's control, such as possession, mental states, feelings, and senses. Dynamic verbs describe activities or events where a person is actively doing something. Some verbs like look, smell, and enjoy can be used either as stative or dynamic verbs depending on whether they describe a state or an action. The document provides examples of conversations where the correct form of verbs as either stative or dynamic must be chosen based on the context.

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Stative and Dynamic Words

Stative verbs describe states or conditions that exist beyond a person's control, such as possession, mental states, feelings, and senses. Dynamic verbs describe activities or events where a person is actively doing something. Some verbs like look, smell, and enjoy can be used either as stative or dynamic verbs depending on whether they describe a state or an action. The document provides examples of conversations where the correct form of verbs as either stative or dynamic must be chosen based on the context.

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Stative verbs describe states: conditions or situations that Dynamic verbs can describe activities, events where a

exist beyond the persons immediate active control person actively doing something.
Stative verbs describe possession (own, belong, contain...) Children usually play Nintendo DS Lite in the car.
Mental state (recognize, understand, know, think, remember) hen ! was in New "rleans, ! ate lots o# sea#ood.
Feeling (ho$e, like, en%oy, love, wish, care, loath, adore) Im reading The Lost World by Conan Doyle.
Senses (look, smell, hear, taste, fell)

Stative verbs dont take Pres. ont. !orm" however, we can use some o! these verbs either !or a state or !or an action
look/ smell/ enjoy is looking /is smelling/ is enjoying





think/ to be is thinking/ is being
have/ hope/ see is having/is hoping/is seeing
omplete the conversation. hoose the correct !orm o! the verb.
Claire: Oh, I see/am seeing a picture of you and your girlfriend. &ou both look great' (() Do you still
see ) are you still seeing each other*
Mike: +m... yes, and we (,) think) are thinking o# getting married.
Claire: "h, congratulations. -nd on this $hoto, you (.) a$$ear) are a$$earing in a rush. here are
you headed*
Mike: ! (/) ho$ed) was ho$ing to get home on time to catch my #avorite 01 show. "h, this is a
$icture o# my sister with a burning #rying $an. She is (2) not care#ul) being care#ul. No wonder
when ! got home, the house (3) smelled) was smelling like a burning wood stove.
Claire: "h, what a nice $icture' &ou (4) smell)are smelling a #lower.
Mike: &es, that was a story. 5ight a#ter ! smelled it ! (6) didn7t #eel) wasn7t #eeling very well. 8aybe (9)
!7m)being allergic to some $lants.
Claire: ! ((:) think) am thinking it7s $ollen that #lowers ((() contain) are containing, you7re allergic
to. ! ((,) ho$e) am !7m ho$ing you7ll be ok. "h, ! didn7t know your mom wears glasses.
Mike: &es, she does. She is ((.) doesn7t see) isn7t seeing very well these days.
Claire: -nd that7s her again. ow'' She ((/) en%oys) is en%oying a ride'
Mike: &es, she ((2) has) is having #un. She ((3) has always liked) was liking car rides.
Claire: "k, who7s that woman who ((4) thinks)is thinking about something very serious*
Mike: !t7s my aunt 8ary. She7s is with us at the moment. 8y niece ((6) loves) is loving having her here.
Claire: "k, 8ike. ! have to go as ! ((9) see) am seeing a dentist at . $.m. 0hank you #or sharing
your great $hotos. Now (,:) ! think) am thinking o# making a $hoto album in the same vein.
(,() !7m ho$ing) ho$e to see you soon.
; "h, that turkey was terri#ic' !t
looked and smelled delicious.
! en#oyed it'
0hank you'
<e $atient. !7m #ust
smelling its aroma
and en#oying it
greatly.
=ey, Im looking
at you and
wondering when
you #inish your
co##ee.
! don7t think ! can give you a %ob. !
don7t need much hel$.
0hat>s all right. !n #act ! am %ust
the right $erson in this case. &ou
see, ! won>t be o# much hel$
anyway'
-re you
going to the
$arty*
; ! hope you liked
the concert.
; "h, ! see.
&eah, the concert7s music
does have a certain charm.
! got a bit carried away and
didn7t notice how ! #ell
aslee$.
&es, !7m'
-nd Im
hoping to
win a $rize
and stun my
girl#riend as
Im seeing
her tonight.
$re you having
a good time*
!7m a#raid not. Im
thinking o# staying home
and reading a book. -m
Im being stu$id*
$nswers:
Are you still seeing ( dynamic; means they are dating each other, a general activity in $rogress at
$resent)
are thinking (dynamic ? the action o# thinking, thoughts are going through the s$eaker7s mind.)
appear ( stative; state @ seem)
as hoping ( dynamic ? deliberate action, an active interest o# the s$eaker)
not !eing careful ( dynamic; suggests a tem$orary behavior)
smelled (stative; describes a state that eAists #or a short $eriod o# time.)
are smelling ( dynamic ? describes the action o# smelling a #lower)
felt/ as feeling ( both #orms are $ossible)
am allergic ( sativa;describes a state that eAists o# $erson having allergic sym$toms)
think (stative; the state o# having an o$inion)
contain (stative ? the state o# $ossession that eAists)
hope ( stative ? the state o# emotion, but more #ormal than Bam ho$ingC)
isn"t seeing ( dynamic ? the action o# develo$ing condition, the mother7s sight is getting worse)
is en#oying ( dynamic ? an action o# $resent en%oyment)
is ha$ing ( dynamic ? an action o# $resent eA$erience)
liked ( stative ? the state o# emotion that eAists )
is thinking (dynamic ?an actionD thoughts going through the s$eaker7s mind)
is lo$ing ( dynamic ? the situation is #or a $eriod o# time around the resent)
is seeing (dynamic ? showing #uture intentions)
is thinking (dynamic ? that7s what occu$ies her mind now.)
hope/ I"m hoping ( both are $ossible, de$ends on how close #riends you are)

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