state verbs
state verbs
state verbs
100

The roses _________ lovely. (smell)


smell (smell = the state of the roses, not something they actively do)

100

That little girl ______ happy with her new baby doll.(look)

looks

100

I _____ the boat over there. (see)


see (a sense)

200

Wait, I ________________the roses! (smell)

am smelling (= an action, I have put my nose in the roses and inhaled)

200

This soup ________ great! (taste)


(has a certain taste)

200

I _____ her tomorrow. (see)

am seeing (= meeting, which is an action)

300
​I always ____________uncomfortable when I walk alone in the street late in the evening. (feel)​


feel

300

The chef _________ (taste) the soup.

is tasting (the action of tasting)

300

What did you saw at the cinema?

What did you see at the cinema?

400

He ___________ a bit better today.(feel)

is feeling

400

I ____ she should work harder on her maths.(think)


(think = an opinion or state)

400

When I was ten, I broke/was breaking my leg in an

accident.

broke

500

From her window, she ___________at me right now.(look)


is looking

500

They _______about buying a new house. (think)

are thinking (considering which is an action)

500

We have/’re having lunch at the moment. Can

I call you back?

are having

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