B: Aha! You (rub)
are rubbing your hands together.
A: Right!
Stative Verbs
- Some English verbs have stative meanings. They describe states:
conditions or situations that exist such as sense perceptions.
- When they have stative
meanings, they are not used in progressive
tenses.
Take note:
Stative verbs have different meanings when used in progressive.
Mind the example:
- I see you now. (use eyes)
- I am seeing a doctor today. (have meeting)
* If you are not sure about these verbs, use the dictionary.
- Common verbs that have stative meanings:
1. Mental verbs
Know
Realize
Understand
Recognize
Believe
Feel
Owe
Weight
Equal
Be
Exist
Matter
Consist of
Contain
Include
Am, Is, Are + Being + Adjectives
- Be + a verb usually expresses a stative meaning.
Examples:
Ann is sick
I am hungry.
She is tall and beautiful.
He is tall and handsome.
- Am, is, are + being + an adjective is used to describe temporary, in
progress behavior.
Examples:
Jack does not feel well, but he refuses to see a doctor.
He is being foolish.
Sue is being very
quiet today. I wonder if anything is wrong.
- Some adjectives cannot be used with am, is, are + being + an
adjective because they do not describe a
temporary behavior such as
angry, beautiful, handsome, happy, healthy, hungry, lucky, nervous,
sick, tall, thirsty, young.
- Here are some adjectives that can be used with am, is, are + being +
an adjective
bad (ill-behaved)
careful
cruel
fair
foolish
funny
generous
good (well-behaved)
illogical
impolite
irresponsible
loud
nice
noisy
patient
pleasant
polite
quiet
responsible
rude
serious
silly
unfair
unkind
unpleasant
kind
logical
Exercise 7 Page 17
1. Don't pay any attention to Johnny. He's just being _______
Tired funny
foolish silly
2. A: You shouldn't act like that, Tommy. You're not being _______
B: Okay, Dad. I'm sorry.
Careful kind
healthy responsible
3. A: There's something different about Tom today.
B: What do you mean?
A: He's being so _______ today.
handsome quiet
polite tall
4. I don't approve of Ann's behavior. She is being _______
Angry unfair
cruel unpleasant
5. The children are being awfully _______ today.
noisy hungry
sick good
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