Verbs in English are either state/stative or action/active verbs. An action verb means something is happening: John is cleaning the room; Sarah put the books on the shelf. A state verb means something staying the same, or not an action: Joe owns the house. The shelf contained books. It is usually action verbs that can be used in a continuous form: kick, eat, play, swim, talk, etc.
State verbs generally fall into 4 groups:
Emotion: love, hate, want, needPossession: have, own, want, belong
Sense: see, hear, seem, smell
Thought: know, believe, remember, recall
But English is a crafty language, and some verbs can be both state and action verbs:
Example:
"I have a car." or "I am having a bath."
"I think that movie was fantastic." or "I am thinking of going to the movies."
So you want to do some state and action verb practice? Excellent - you've come to the right place! Below are some links to exercises you can do at home, on the bus, or even down at the beach - as long as you have an Internet connection you can do them wherever you please :)
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