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Verbs with stative and dynamic uses

Dynamic

"Dynamic" is an adjective which means something is moving or changing. 

In English grammar a "dynamic verb" means that the verb describes an action rather than a state. Dynamic verbs are sometimes known as "action verbs."

"Joe is chasing the bus."

"Joe is chasing the bus."


Stative

"Stative" is an adjective which describes something as having a state, or existing (this is a very uncommon adjective). 

In English grammar a "stative verb" means that the verb describes a staterather than an action.

Stative verbs are sometimes known as "state verbs." 

"Kevin wants some ice-cream."

"Kevin wants some ice-cream."

So now you know the meaning of the terms, let's look at some examples!

First, here is a list of some dynamic verbs. You can see that they are all used to describe an action, change, or process. Most of them are used to describe an activity which has a start and an end. 

Examples of dynamic verbs:
  • eat
  • walk
  • learn
  • grow
  • sleep
  • talk
  • write
  • run
  • read
  • become
  • go
These words can all be used in the progressive form. 

Example sentences with dynamic verbs:
  • "I can't talk right now, I'm eating dinner."
    Present progressive used to describe an action happening now.
  • "Sorry, I'm out of breath because I've been running."
    Present perfect progressive used to describe an action that started in the past, continued for some time and has results now.
  • "I didn't steal the necklace! I was sleeping when someone broke into the shop!"
    Past progressive used to talk about an action that was happening at a particular time in the past.
Here is a list of some of the stative verbs. Some of these describe relationships between things or people (for example, own) and some describe emotions or states of mind.

Examples of stative verbs:
  • love
  • hate
  • like
  • prefer
  • doubt
  • seem
  • know
  • own
  • understand
Here are some examples, showing that these words cannot be used in the progressive form.

Correct: "I like chocolate, but I prefer cake."
Incorrect: "I'm liking chocolate but I'm preferring cake."

Correct: "I don't understand you when you speak quickly."
Incorrect: "I'm not understanding you when you speak quickly."

There are also some verbs that can be either dynamic or stative, depending on their meaning and context in the sentence. I'm sure you know by now that there are many words in English that can have more than one meaning!

Examples of verbs that can be either dynamic or stative:
  • think
  • mind
  • have
  • smell
  • sound
Let's look at some examples of how these verbs are used differently.

Example sentences:
  • "I think it is wrong to hit children."
    Here, think is a stative verb. It means "to have an opinion" and it cannot be used in the progressive form in this case.

    BUT

    "I'm thinking about buying a new car."
    Here, thinking is describing a process, or an action. This is something that is happening, rather than simply being. So here we can use the progressive form.
  • "I don't mind if we watch a movie tonight."
    Here, mind means "be bothered by", which is a state of mind, not an action. Therefore, it is stative.
Resultado de imagen para verbs with stative and dynamic uses

Resultado de imagen para verbs with stative and dynamic uses

Resultado de imagen para verbs with stative and dynamic uses

  1. Are they having a good time? 
  2. I am thinking you are a nice person. 
  3. It is tasting good 
  4. You are looking great 
  5. He's been working since this morning 
  6. He's having a huge house 
  7. The food tastes good 
  8. They are looking at the photo album 
  9. They are designing a robot 
  10. She is liking him very much 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=i2MbvSq0BLU

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