Stative - Dynamic Verbs

How to use stative (state) and dynamic verbs?

Some English verbs, which we call state, non-continuous or stative verbs, aren't used in continuous tenses. These verbs often describe states that last for some time. Here is a list of some common ones:

agree	appear	astonish
be	believe	belong
concern	consist	contain
deny	depend	deserve
disagree	dislike	doubt
feel (= have an opinion)	fit	hate
have	hear	imagine
impress	include	involve
know	lack	like
look (= seem)	love	matter
mean	measure (= have length etc)	mind
need	owe	own
please	possess	prefer
promise	realise	recognise
remember	satisfy	see
seem	smell	sound
suppose	surprise	taste
think (= have an opinion)	understand	want
weigh (= have weight)	wish

Words more :)
appriciate (értékelni, megérteni jelentésben)
expect (gondol, hisz jelentésben)
forget, trust, notice desire, fear, respect, adore
observe (észrevesz jelentésben)
look on (v.milyennek tekinteni), look down on (lenézni v.kit)
care for (szeretni v.kit jelentésben) - de: lehet folyamatos a "törődni v.kivel" jelentésben!
value - értékel, becsül - de: lehet folyamatos a "felértékelni" jelentésben!
kéép (mint folytatni)
matter

A verb which isn't stative is called a dynamic verb, and is usually an action.

Some verbs can be both stative and dynamic:

Be

'be' is usually a stative verb, but when it is used in the continuous it means 'behaving' or 'acting'

you are stupid = it's part of your personality

you are being stupid = only now, not usually

Think

think (stative) = have an opinion

I think that coffee is great.

think (dynamic) = consider, have in my head

What are you thinking about? I'm thinking about my next holiday.

Have

have (stative) = own

I have a car.

have (dynamic) = part of an expression

I'm having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a break.

See

see (stative) = see with your eyes / understand

I see what you mean.

I see her now, she's just coming along the road.

see (dynamic) = meet / have a relationship with

I've been seeing my boyfriend for three years.

I'm seeing Robert tomorrow.

Taste

taste (stative) = has a certain taste

This soup tastes great.

The coffee tastes really bitter.

taste (dynamic) = the action of tasting

The chef is tasting the soup.

('taste' is the same as other similar verbs such as 'smell')

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