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Stative verbs, also known as non-action verbs. Part one. I am enjoying a beautiful day at the park. I see people everywhere. I hear children laughing and
people talking. This man prefers the shade. This woman likes the sun. Everyone is relaxing. Do you know what kinds of verbs these are? This are stative verbs,
also called non-action verbs. They do not express an action,
they express a state. We use them to talk about thoughts,
emotions senses, and states of being. We do not use them to talk about actions. Let's look at some examples. Mary believes that sun can make her happy. Believe is related to thoughts. Other examples are agree, remember, understand, prefer, and know. John hates the sun, so
he is sitting in the shade. Hate is related to emotions. Other examples of stative
verbs that are related to emotions are love, like and dislike. I bet this dog is thinking,
mm, this grass tastes good! The verb taste is related to the senses. Other examples of stative verbs that
are related to the senses are hear, smell, sound, see, feel, and look. Here in the park almost
everyone has a hat. The verb have is expressing
a state of being. Other examples are be,
appear, need, and want. Careful, do not use verbs that
express states with -ing. Here are some examples of how you
can use stative verbs correctly. The music sounds beautiful. Who wants something to drink? You are so handsome. Do you hear that? Do you know where mom went? We must not use -ing with stative verbs. Notice, none of those examples have -ing. We cannot say, sounding, wanting,
being, hearing or knowing. It's incorrect. Because we can't use
-ing with stative verbs, that means we can't use stative
verbs in any progressive tenses. However, we can use
action verbs with -ing. But you already knew that. For example,
we can say they are listening to music. They are eating food. A man is singing. The children are playing with each other. Watch part 2 of stative verbs to learn
about some important exceptions. Thank you and goodbye.