5. Read the Learn this! box. Find five stative verbs in the dialogue in exercise 2. How do you know they are stative verbs?
(Đọc Learn this! Tìm năm động từ trạng thái trong đoạn hội thoại ở bài tập 2. Làm sao bạn biết chúng là động từ trạng thái?)
LEARN THIS! Dynamic, stative and linking verbs in the continuous form
a. Dynamic verbs describe actions and can be used in the simple or continuous form.
b. Stative verbs describe states or situations and are not usually used in continuous tenses. Common stative verbs include:
believe belong hate know like love mean mind
need prefer remember understand want
c. Linking verbs serve as a connection between a subject and further information about that subject. We normally use the present simple (not continuous) with linking verbs. Some linking verbs are:
be become seem appear sound smell look feel taste
d. However, some stative verbs and linking verbs can sometimes be used in the continuous form to describe a temporary situation.
She is thinking of giving up her job. (= She is considering it.)
You're looking well today. (or You look well today)
How are you feeling now? (or How do you feel now?)
He’s being so selfish. (= He's behaving selfishly now.)
Bài Làm:
The five stative verbs in the dialogue are:
- Like
- Mind
- Remember
- Need
- Seem
These are stative verbs because they describe a state or condition, rather than an action. They usually do not take the continuous form because they express a long-lasting or permanent state, rather than a temporary action or situation.
