Stative verbs describe states, not actions. They are NOT used in continuous tenses. 40 questions to master which verbs are stative.
Set:
Exercise 1: Is it stative or active?
Stative verbs describe states (know, want, love). Active verbs describe actions (run, write, eat). Stative verbs are NOT used in the continuous form. Choose the correct sentence.
Set:
1
I ___ what you mean.
2
She ___ to music right now.
3
He ___ coffee. He never drinks tea.
4
They ___ a new project at the moment.
5
I ___ a headache right now.
6
She ___ the door. Please wait.
7
We ___ that the answer is correct.
8
He ___ his car. It's up on a ramp in the garage.
9
I ___ an interesting book at the moment.
10
This soup ___ delicious!
Stative Verbs: Never Use -ing
States, not actions. Learn the categories and practise.
* = can sometimes be active with a different meaning
⚠ think, have, look, taste, feel, see can be BOTH stative AND active, and the meaning changes! think (= believe) → Simple; think (= consider/ponder) → Continuous.