STATIVE AND

ACTIVE VERBS
THEY REFER TO STATES. EMOTIONS. SENSATIONS AND OWNINGS.
DIFFERENCES

• ACTIVE VERBS STATIVE VERBS

• ACTION VERBS NON- ACTION VERBS

• DESCRIBE MOVEMENT AND ACTIONS SENSATION, PERCEPTION,

ETC
• PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE
EXAMPLES

• ACTIVE VERBS STATIVE VERBS

• JUMP GO SWIN AGREE, THINK,
UNDERSTAND(STATE)
• RUN LEARN WALK LIKE, LOVE, PREFER (LIKES)
• WRITE PLAY WRITE HAVE, LACK,
BELON(POSSESSIONS)
• SMILE READ TALK HEAR, SEE, SMELL, TASTE, TACT
(SENSATION)
SAME MEANING

• ACTIVE VERBS STATIVE VERBS

THINK , HAVE, SEE,

FEEL, BE, LOOK

SMELL TASTE
EXAMPLES

HE IS THIKING ABOUT YOU (EMOTIONS)

I THINK MONTESSORI SCHOOL IS COOL (OPINION) THINK

WE ARE HAVING LUNCH (TEMPORARY) HAVE

HE HAS A BEAUTIFUL BACKPACK (POSSESSION)

PETER IS NOT FEELING VERY WELL TODAY (EMOTIONS) FEEL

THIS SWEATER FEELS NICE AND WARM (OPINION)
• I AM SEEING CLASSMATE LATER (MEETING) SEE
• I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN

HE IS BEING BEHAVE IN CLASS (BEHAVIOUR)

HE IS BEHAVE (TO BE) BE