Stative verbs or
Non-action verbs
Stative verbs (Non-action verbs) are verbs that describe a
state or situation, not an action. They indicate state, sense, desire, possession, or opinion.
They are used in the Present Simple (not in the Present
Progressive) even if they describe a situation that is true at the moment of
speaking or writing.
Stative verbs are:
Verbs of thinking or mental activity: think, believe,
agree, understand, know, remember, forget, realise, wonder, consider
Verbs of feeling: want, wish, like, love, hate,
prefer, feel, need
Verbs of perception: smell, taste, sound, see, hear
Verbs of possession: have, own, belong, possess
Verbs of existence: be, seem, appear,
Some other verbs: cost, weigh, need
Examples:
YES NO
YES NO
I believe the planet is getting warmer.
This soup smells good.
We need a new laptop.
They own a country house.
She seems rather shy.
It costs $20.
This soup smells good.
We need a new laptop.
They own a country house.
She seems rather shy.
It costs $20.
Watch this video from Teacher Dan's videos YouTube channel that explains this topic more in detail.
You can practise this topic with the following activity:
Complete this text using the verbs in brackets in their correct verb tenses, either Present Simple or Present Progressive (Continuous).
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