100 Examples of Stative Verbs in English

The stative verbs either state verbs in English (static verbs or state verbs) are verbs that express states and not actions. For example: baby(to be),have (have),know (know).

The stative verbs They serve to express opinions, feelings and emotions, tastes and beliefs. They express permanent states and conditions. They do not describe movement, changes, or processes. That is why they cannot be used in continuous tenses. For example: Yo believe in God./ I believe in God. (And not: I am believing in God).

While the stative verbs express states, the dynamic verbs They express actions and activities.

• See also: «Stative verbs" and "dynamic verbs" in English

Uses of stative verbs

The stative either state verbsin English they can express:

• Thought and opinion. For example:think, know, understand.
• tastes and feelings. For example: like, want, wish.
• Existence and possession. For example: be, have, belong.
• Senses and perception. For example: taste, hear, see.
• State and attribute. For example: seem, look, involve.

Verbs that express thought and opinion

think think	mean mean	suppose suppose
believe believe	seems seem	doubt dude
understand understand	agree agree	Guess suppose
know know	disagree dissent	imagine imagine
remember remember	expect expect that	realize realise
forget forget (be)	recognize recognize	deserve deserve

Verbs that express likes and feelings

like like	hate detest	hope expect that
sees it love	dislike displease	mind bother, deal with
adore to adore	prefer prefer	matters import, be import
hate hate	need need	care matter, prefer
loathe hate	wanted want	surprised to surprise
can't stand not bear	wish want	print impress

Verbs that express existence and possession

baby be be	have have	possesses possess
exists exist	belong belong	Owe duty
eat (from) originate from	own possess, have	lack lack

Verbs that express senses and perception

taste taste like, like	hear hear	sound dream
smell smell	see see	feel feel

Verbs that express state and attribute

looks look, look, seem	weight weigh	involves to imply
seems seem	fit stay well, enter	include include
resemble resemble	cost Cost	contains contain
measure measure	consist consist	concern concern

• See also: «Dynamic verbs" in English

Sentences with stative verbs

1. Yo like black tea.
   I like black tea.
2. Mary hate rainy days.
   Mary hates rainy days.
3. This book belongs Uncle John.
   This book belongs to John.
4. I have deserves better.
   He deserves better.
5. The essay contains a lot of mistakes.
   The essay contains many errors.
6. The baby weighs 6 kilos.
   The baby weighs 6 kilos.
7. Ouch, that hurts!
   Ouch, that hurts!
8. where do you eat desde?
   Where are you from?
9. This dish tastes awful!
   This dish tastes horrible!
10. Yo think Peter es right.
    I think Peter is right.
11. I have believes in me.
    He believes in me.
12. my family You see it animals.
    My family loves animals.
13. Yo hope the weather improves.
    I hope time gets better.
14. They own some real estate in west Virginia.
    They own some property in West Virginia.
15. Yo wish my friends were here.
    I wish my friends were here.
16. That reminds me i have to rush to the doctor's.
    That reminds me that I have to hurry to the doctor.
17. Item appears to be the only answer.
    It seems to be the only answer.
18. Yo agree with every word he says.
    I agree with every word he says.
19. The children are tired and wanted to go home.
    The children are tired and want to go home.
20. I have admitted the truth.
    He admitted the truth.
21. We expect sales will increase.
    We expect sales to increase.
22. she she possesses a lot of courage.
    She has a lot of courage.
23. Item depends on you.
    It depends on you.
24. the soup smells delicious.
    The soup smells delicious.
25. Lamborghini costs to fortune.
    A Lamborghini costs a fortune.
26. Yo need you.
    I need you.
27. you looks wonderful tonight.
    You look wonderful tonight.
28. Yo forgot about the party.
    I forgot about the party.
29. What does “far-fetched” mean?
    What does it mean "far fetched"?
30. that word sounds familiar.
    That word sounds familiar to me.

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verbs that are stative and dynamic

Even though the stative verbs are used only with simple tenses (present simple, past simple, present perfect), there are some that can be used in continuous tenses to indicate an activity or a process, and not a state. The meaning of these verbs changes depending on how they are used. stative verbs (in simple times) or as dynamic verbs (in continuous tenses):

Verb	as stative verb	as dynamic verb
have	Express possession. They have to big house. They have a big house.	Express activity. Yo am having a party on Saturday. I have a party on Saturday.
think	Express opinion. Yo think the movie is great. I think the movie is great.	Expresses mental activity. Yo am thinking of going on vacation. I'm thinking of going on vacation.
see	Express understanding. Yo puedo see what you mean. I see what you mean.	Express activity. We are seeing Bill tomorrow. We're going to see Bill tomorrow.
taste, feel, smell, look	Express perception. Item tastes delicious. It tastes delicious.	Express activity. I have is tasting the wine to guess the stock. He is testing the wine to guess the strain.
baby	It expresses a permanent state. she she es kind. She's kind.	It expresses a temporary state. she she she is being too kind. She is being nice.

Follow with:

• Verbs to express likes and preferences in English
• Sentences with irregular verbs in English
• Sentences with regular verbs in English
• Description of a situation in English
• Description of a person in English
• Verbs with «-ing" either "to infinitive»
• «present continuous" in English

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