آموزش گرامر انگلیسی- درس دهم. - State Verbs
State verbs can describe conditions and situations that exists. When verbs have stative meanings, they are usually not used in progressive tenses. There are five types of state verbs: 1) Mental State Know, realize, understand, recognize, believe, feel, suppose, think*, imagine*, doubt*, remember*, forget*, want*, need, desire, mean* I forget everything about this matter. He remember good memories. 2) Emotional state Love, like, appreciate, please, prefer, hate, dislike, fear, envy, mind, care, astonish, amaze, surprise He believes you. I love this kind of music. 3) Possession Possess, have*, own, belong My father has a big garden. These jewelleries belong to her grandmother. 4) Sense Perceptions Taste*, smell*, hear, feel*, see* Tom smells the flowers. They feel happy. 5) Other Existing States This file includes some videos. It costs me 100 $. Seem, look*, appear*, sound, resemble, look like, cost*, owe, weight*, equal, be*, exist, matter, consist of, contain, include* Note: Verbs with an (*) can have both stative and progressive meanings and uses. It looks great. I am looking at the board. The food tastes too salty. The chef is testing the food.
State verbs can describe conditions and situations that exists. When verbs have stative meanings, they are usually not used in progressive tenses. There are five types of state verbs: 1) Mental State Know, realize, understand, recognize, believe, feel, suppose, think*, imagine*, doubt*, remember*, forget*, want*, need, desire, mean* I forget everything about this matter. He remember good memories. 2) Emotional state Love, like, appreciate, please, prefer, hate, dislike, fear, envy, mind, care, astonish, amaze, surprise He believes you. I love this kind of music. 3) Possession Possess, have*, own, belong My father has a big garden. These jewelleries belong to her grandmother. 4) Sense Perceptions Taste*, smell*, hear, feel*, see* Tom smells the flowers. They feel happy. 5) Other Existing States This file includes some videos. It costs me 100 $. Seem, look*, appear*, sound, resemble, look like, cost*, owe, weight*, equal, be*, exist, matter, consist of, contain, include* Note: Verbs with an (*) can have both stative and progressive meanings and uses. It looks great. I am looking at the board. The food tastes too salty. The chef is testing the food.