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Open Mind Upper Intermediate Unit 02 Grammar 1
Open Mind Upper Intermediate Unit 02 Grammar 1
Open Mind Upper Intermediate Unit 02 Grammar 1
Upper Intermediate
Unit 2 Grammar 1
VERBS WITH STATIVE
AND DYNAMIC USES
VERBS WITH STATIVE
AND DYNAMIC USES
A: How is
your day
going?
a
B: I have a bad day. My
manager is difficult!
b B: I am having a bad day. My
manager is being difficult!
VERBS WITH STATIVE
AND DYNAMIC USES
see
I suppose I ______ the point of this exercise now. [S]
see
Do you think Annie and Danare
_______
seeingeach other? [D]
VERBS WITH STATIVE
AND DYNAMIC USES
2. Talk to a partner.
VERBS WITH STATIVE
AND DYNAMIC USES
Grammar wrap-up
1. True or False?
a. Stative verbs use the -ing form. F
b. Stative verbs cannot be used dynamically. F
c. Dynamic verb forms are continuous verb
forms. T
d. Using a stative verb dynamically never
changes its meaning. F