Dynamic and Stative Verbs use and grammar

dynamic and stative verbs grammar

1. Dynamic and Stative Verbs

2. We can divide English verbs into three groups

3. MOST VERBS ARE IN THIS GROUP. DYNAMIC VERBS USUALLY INVOLVE AN ACTION OR AN ACTIVE PROCESS

4. MOST VERBS ARE IN THIS GROUP. DYNAMIC VERBS USUALLY INVOLVE AN ACTION OR AN ACTIVE PROCESS TO PLAY TO EAT TO SPEAK

5. We can use Dynamic verbs to form the continuous tenses TO PLAY TO EAT TO SPEAK

6. TO PLAY TO EAT TO SPEAK I am play ing with my friends . She was eat ing luch with him . We will be speak ing with him later .

7. STATIVE VERBS ARE USED TO TALK ABOUT STATES AND SITUATIONS THAT CONTINUE FOR A LONG TIME.

8. ABSTRACT To know To want To need EMOTION To love To hate To prefer POSSESSION To have To own To belong

9. ABSTRACT I am know ing This girl . EMOTION He was hat ing His work POSSESSION I will be own ing This house

10. Mixed verbs have two meanings . One meaning is Dynamic and the other meaning is Stative. TO LOOK TO LOOK DYNAMIC STATIVE I am look ing at you . You look happy .

11. Mixed verbs have two meanings . One meaning is Dynamic and the other meaning is Stative. To hear To have To feel To see To weigh To appear