Stative Verbs

Question 1

Stative Verbs

Answer 1

Động từ chỉ trạng thái

express states, condititions

Question 2

Principle

Answer 2

Không chia tiếp diễn

Question 3

Categories

Answer 3

• Description (mô tả) : appear, be, look, look like, resemble, seem, sound
• Feelings (cảm xúc) : dislike, hate, like, love, miss, need, wish, crave (+for), desire, long (for sb), want, prefer, hope
• Senses (giác quan) : feel, hear, see, smell, taste
• Possession (sở hữu) : belong (+to), have, own
• Mental states (nhận thức) : agree, believe, know, think, get, catch, understand
• Measurement (đo lường): cost, weigh

Question 4

Some stative verbs have both stative and active meaning

Answer 4

• feel sick (state of body) / feel the soft material (touch)
• have a car (own) / have a good time (experience)
• see something (perceive visually) / see a movie (watch) or see a doctor (visit)
• taste good (flavor) / taste the food (take a bite)
• weigh 120kg (state of body) / weigh the apples (put on scale)

Question 5

Note

Answer 5

Use HTD / HTTD for verbs that describe physical conditions

• How do you feel?
• How are you feeling?