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Stative Verbs, Exercise 1

Use either simple present tense or present continuous. If the verb is stative, use simple present tense. a. a. I get so tired of cleaning the house! b. I (know) _______________ what you mean. I spent

three hours cleaning mine yesterday. #__ b. Can you lend me $25? I (promise) _______________ I'll pay you back when I get paid. #__ c. Your voice (sound) ____________ funny (=strange, different). Do you have a sore throat? #__ d. The doctor (see) _______________ a patient right now. Can he call you back? #__ e. What (mean) ___________ this word __________? #__ f. Our house (have) _______________ a two-car garage. #__ g. She (be) _______________ a physician. #__ h. a. What are you doing? b. I (taste) _______________ the food. #__

a. You shouldn't stick your finger in the food. It's not sanitary (卫生的, higiénico, гигиени́чный,

.(صحي، نظيفi. a. (you have) _______________ fun? #__ b. Oh, yes! The music is great, and there are so many interesting people here. j. My mother is upset with me. She (think) ___________ I should be nicer to my little brother. #__ k. a. You don't understand? Let me explain. If you have negative + and + negative, too changes to

either. He doesn't drink, and I don't, either. b. Oh, I (see) _______________. #__

Stative Verbs, Exercise 1

Use either simple present tense or present continuous. If the verb is stative, use simple present tense. a. a. I get so tired of cleaning the house! b. I (know) _______________ what you mean. I spent

three hours cleaning mine yesterday. #__ b. Can you lend me $25? I (promise) _______________ I'll pay you back when I get paid. #__ c. Your voice (sound) ____________ funny (=strange, different). Do you have a sore throat? #__ d. The doctor (see) _______________ a patient right now. Can he call you back? #__ e. What (mean) ___________ this word __________? #__ f. Our house (have) _______________ a two-car garage. #__ g. She (be) _______________ a physician. #__ h. a. What are you doing? b. I (taste) _______________ the food. #__

a. You shouldn't stick your finger in the food. It's not sanitary (卫生的, higiénico, гигиени́чный,

.(صحي، نظيفi. a. (you have) _______________ fun? #__ b. Oh, yes! The music is great, and there are so many interesting people here. j. My mother is upset with me. She (think) ___________ I should be nicer to my little brother. #__ k. a. You don't understand? Let me explain. If you have negative + and + negative, too changes to

either. He doesn't drink, and I don't, either. b. Oh, I (see) _______________. #__

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Stative Verbs, Exercise 2

a. I (have) ____________________________ a great time! #__ b. a. What's the matter? b. I (think) _______________ about the hurricane in Mexico. I hope my family is OK. #__ c. a. I won't clean my room, and I won't take out the garbage!!! b. Why (you be) ____________________________ so difficult today? #__ d. I (have) ______________________ a headache. #__ e. She says that she has read the lesson and that she (understand) ____________________________ everything. #__ f. He (want) ______________________ me to go play basketball with him, but I have to study. #__ g. (Showing a picture to a friend) a. Who's this? b. It's my brother. a. He (look) ____________________________ handsome! Is he married? #__ h. (you want) _________________________ me to make you a sandwich? #__

i. The police (think) ____________________________ that he is a smuggler. #__ 做非法买卖的人, traficante, наркокурье́р

j. a. Are you enjoying your meal? b. Yes. The food (taste) _________________________ great! #__ k. a. I'm not a criminal! I didn't commit that crime! b. I (believe) _______________________ you. #__

Stative Verbs, Exercise 2

a. I (have) ____________________________ a great time! #__ b. a. What's the matter? b. I (think) _______________ about the hurricane in Mexico. I hope my family is OK. #__ c. a. I won't clean my room, and I won't take out the garbage!!! b. Why (you be) ____________________________ so difficult today? #__ d. I (have) ______________________ a headache. #__ e. She says that she has read the lesson and that she (understand) ____________________________ everything. #__ f. He (want) ______________________ me to go play basketball with him, but I have to study. #__ g. (Showing a picture to a friend) a. Who's this? b. It's my brother. a. He (look) ____________________________ handsome! Is he married? #__ h. (you want) _________________________ me to make you a sandwich? #__

i. The police (think) ____________________________ that he is a smuggler. #__ 做非法买卖的人, traficante, наркокурье́р

j. a. Are you enjoying your meal? b. Yes. The food (taste) _________________________ great! #__ k. a. I'm not a criminal! I didn't commit that crime! b. I (believe) _______________________ you. #__

Stative Verbs, Exercise 2

a. I (have) ____________________________ a great time! #__ b. a. What's the matter? b. I (think) _______________ about the hurricane in Mexico. I hope my family is OK. #__ c. a. I won't clean my room, and I won't take out the garbage!!! b. Why (you be) ____________________________ so difficult today? #__ d. I (have) ______________________ a headache. #__ e. She says that she has read the lesson and that she (understand) ____________________________ everything. #__ f. He (want) ______________________ me to go play basketball with him, but I have to study. #__ g. (Showing a picture to a friend) a. Who's this? b. It's my brother. a. He (look) ____________________________ handsome! Is he married? #__ h. (you want) _________________________ me to make you a sandwich? #__

i. The police (think) ____________________________ that he is a smuggler. #__ 做非法买卖的人, traficante, наркокурье́р

j. a. Are you enjoying your meal? b. Yes. The food (taste) _________________________ great! #__ k. a. I'm not a criminal! I didn't commit that crime! b. I (believe) _______________________ you. #__

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Stative Verbs, Ex. 3. Circle the correct form of the verbs. a. a. Look, it's so ugly! b. Yeah, I see / am seeing what you mean. #__ b. a. What's all that noise? b. Oh, they have / are having a party next door. #__ c. Could you help me? I have /am having difficulty doing this math problem. #__ d. He has / is having a fever. #__

e. He looks / is looking like a thug. #__ 流氓, 恶棍, 暴徒, matón, головоре́з, банди́т f. He needs / is needing a new pair of shoes. #__ g. I am / am being a teacher. #__

h. I believe / am believing in heaven (天堂, cielo, небеса) and hell (地狱, infierno, ад). #__

i. I can't stand (hate) that man. He is / is being rude all the time. #__

j. I don't know what's wrong with him today. He is / is being so childish! He's not usually this way. #__ k. I know / am knowing the answer to this question. #__ l. I think / am thinking about quitting my job. #__ m. I think / am thinking our country should have national health insurance. #__ n. I understand / am understanding almost everything the teacher says. #__ o. In French, the word sortie means / is meaning exit. #__ p. Look at Mr. Trego. He's wearing a suit! He looks / is looking so handsome! #__ q. May I borrow $20? I promise / am promising to pay you back tomorrow. #__ r. She loves / is loving him. #__ s. This tastes / is tasting so good! #__ t. We have / are having a condo in the Haight District. #__ u. We have a good phone connection. I hear / am hearing your voice clearly. #__ v. We have known / have been knowing each other for two years. #__ w. Where is he? Oh, I see / am seeing her now. She's the one wearing the red dress. #__ Stative Verbs, Ex. 3. Circle the correct form of the verbs. a. a. Look, it's so ugly! b. Yeah, I see / am seeing what you mean. #__ b. a. What's all that noise? b. Oh, they have / are having a party next door. #__ c. Could you help me? I have /am having difficulty doing this math problem. #__ d. He has / is having a fever. #__

e. He looks / is looking like a thug. #__ 流氓, 恶棍, 暴徒, matón, головоре́з, банди́т f. He needs / is needing a new pair of shoes. #__ g. I am / am being a teacher. #__

h. I believe / am believing in heaven (天堂, cielo, небеса) and hell (地狱, infierno, ад). #__

i. I can't stand (hate) that man. He is / is being rude all the time. #__

j. I don't know what's wrong with him today. He is / is being so childish! He's not usually this way. #__ k. I know / am knowing the answer to this question. #__ l. I think / am thinking about quitting my job. #__ m. I think / am thinking our country should have national health insurance. #__ n. I understand / am understanding almost everything the teacher says. #__ o. In French, the word sortie means / is meaning exit. #__ p. Look at Mr. Trego. He's wearing a suit! He looks / is looking so handsome! #__ q. May I borrow $20? I promise / am promising to pay you back tomorrow. #__ r. She loves / is loving him. #__ s. This tastes / is tasting so good! #__ t. We have / are having a condo in the Haight District. #__ u. We have a good phone connection. I hear / am hearing your voice clearly. #__ v. We have known / have been knowing each other for two years. #__ w. Where is he? Oh, I see / am seeing her now. She's the one wearing the red dress. #__