STATIVE AND DYNAMIC VERBS

Verbs in English can be classified into two categories: stative verbs and dynamic verbs. Dynamic verbs (sometimes referred to as "action verbs") usually describe actions we can take, or things that happen; stative verbs usually refer to a state or condition which is not changing or likely to change. The difference is important, because stative verbs cannot normally be used in the continuous (BE + ING) forms. This will explain the differences between the two types of verb, and give lots of examples of each kind.

If you wnat to have some practice on this with some exercises and their key, download this document: Dynamic and stative verbs: rules, examples, exercises and answers

For some practice online, visit this website: My English pages.Or this other one: Perfect English grammar

For some online translation practice in Present Simple/Continuous: check this other site: Translation in English

To download your homework: Stative verbs homework