Verbs can be divided into two types: stative and dynamic verbs.
Stative verbs are also known as state verbs and dynamic verbs are also known as action verbs.
Do you know the difference between stative and dynamic verbs?
Do you know about an important grammar rule that applies to stative and dynamic verbs?
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Differences between stative and dynamic verbs
- Dynamic verbs describe actions.
For example: to run, to work, to sleep, to eat etc.
- Stative verbs describe things that are not actions.
For example: stative verbs describe feelings, emotions, senses, thoughts, opinions etc. They often refer to things you cannot actually see people doing.
Examples of stative verbs
Thoughts and opinions:
to agree; to know; to realise; to suppose; to understand; to believe; to remember; to think
Feelings and emotions:
to like; to love; to hate; to dislike; to envy; to mind; to want; to need; to desire;
Senses:
to taste; to smell; to hear; to see
States:
to seem; to belong; to own