state verbs

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which are they and how do they work

Teechr · Accepted Answer

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CalifJim · Answer

Anonymous state verbs

Also called "stative verbs". They are verbs that express states rather than actions, activities, or events. Typically, a stative verb shows no movement of any kind. For example, know, think, believe, understand, own, be, have, and contain are all verbs which show no movement. Such verbs are not used in the continuous tenses. We do not say, for example, I am having two brothers or I am owning a car.

Other verbs are usually called "dynamic verbs" or "action verbs". These are like jump, run, throw, fly, come, go, bring, take, etc. There are probably a lot more dynamic verbs than stative verbs. These are used in continuous tenses. We can say He is running, She is jumping, They were throwing a ball, etc.

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