State Verbs
Some English verbs, which we call state, non-continuous or stative verbs, aren't used in continuous tenses (like the present continous or the future continuous ). These verbs often describe states that last for some time. Here is a list of some common ones:
State Verb List
Like
Know
Belong
Love
Realize
Fit
Hate
Suppose
Contain
Want
Mean
Consist
Need
understand
Seem
Prefer
Believe
Depend
Agree
remember
Matter
Mind
Recognize
See
Own
appear
look (=seem)
Sound
taste
Smell
Hear
astonish
Deny
Disagree
please
Impress
Satisfy
promise
Surprise
Doubt
think (=have an opinion)
feel (=have an opinion)
Wish
imagine
Concern
Dislike
be
Have
Deserve
involve
Include
Lack
measure (=have length etc)
Possess
Owe
weigh (=have weight)
A verb which isn't state is called a dynamic verb, and is usually an action.
Some verbs can be both state and dynamic:
Be
Be is usually a state verb, but when it is used in the continuous it means 'behaving' or 'acting'
· you are stupid = it's part of your personality
· you are being stupid = only now, not usually
Think
· think (stative) = have an opinion
I think that coffee is great
· think (dynamic) = consider, have in my head
what are you thinking about? I'm thinking about my next holiday
Have
· have (stative) = own
I have a car
· have (dynamic) = part of an expression
I'm having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a break
See
· see (stative) = see with your eyes / understand
I see what you mean
I see her now, she's just coming along the road
· see (dynamic) = meet / have a relationship with
I've been seeing my boyfriend for three years
I'm seeing Robert tomorrow
Taste
· taste (stative) = has a certain taste
This soup tastes great
The coffee tastes really bitter
· taste (dynamic) = the action of tasting
The chef is tasting the soup
('taste' is the same as other similar verbs such as 'smell')
بعض الأفعال الإنجليزية لها معني خبري فهي تصف حالات : مواقف أو أوضاع موجودة .
وعندما يكون للأفعال معني خبري فإنها عادة لا تستخدم في الأزمنة المستمرة .
لاحظي المثال التالي :
This food tastes good. I like it very much
- في هذا المثال الأفعال tastes و like لها معني خبري . كل منها يصف حالة موجودة .
ولذلك من الخطأ أن نقول : الافعال الخبرية يعني كل فعل يصف حالة معينة
This food is tasting good. I am liking it very much
الفعل taste له معني خبري ولكن أيضا له معني مستمر :
The chef is in his kitchen . He is tasting the sauce
في هذا المثال tasting لها معني مستمر فهي تصف قيام الطاهي بوضع الصلصة
في فمه ويتذوق طعمها .
It tastes too salty
في هذا المثال tastes فعل خبري يصف علم الشخص بجودة الطعام .
الفعل like له معني خبري ولا يستخدم في الأزمنة المستمرة . فمن الخطأ أن تقول :
He isn't liking it ولكن تقول : He doesn't like it
الأفعال الشائعة التي لها معني خبري :
1- أفعال العقل :
know - realize - understand - recognize - believe - feel - suppose
think - imagine - doubt - remember - forget - want - need - desire
mean
2- أفعال العاطفة :
love - like - appreciate - please - prefer - hate - dislike - fear
envy - mind - care - astonish - amaze - surprise
3 - أفعال الملكية :
possess - have - own - belong
4 - أفعال الحواس :
taste - smell - hear - feel - see
5 - أفعال أخري :
seem - look - appear - sound - resemble - look like - cost
owe - weigh - equal - be - exist - matter - consist of
contain - include
الأفعال التي بالخط المائل يمكن أن يكون لها كلا المعنيين : الخبري والمستمر .
be +verb صفة يعبر عادة عن معني خبري كما في الأمثلة التالية :
Ann is sick today
Alex is nervous about the exam
Tom is tall and handsome
أحيانا الفعل الرئيسي be + صفة ، يستخدم في الصيغة المستمرة وذلك عندما يصف
سلوك مستمر مؤقتا .
Ahmed doesn't feel well , but he refuses to see a doctor
He is being foolish
* في هذا المثال حماقة " احمد " مؤقتة وليست من شخصيته .
أيضا لاحظوا المثال التالي :
Mr. Ali is old
- هنا العمر لا يصف سلوك مؤقت ولايمكن أن نستخدم ( Be + old ) في الصيغة
المستمرة . فمن الخطأ أن تقول :
Mr. Smith is being old
هناك صفات أخري لا تستخدم مع am / is / are being مثل :
angry - beautiful - handsome - happy - healthy - hungry
lucky - nervous - sick - tall - thirsty - young
وفيما يلي الصفات التي يمكن استخدامها مع am / is / are being :
bad - careful - cruel - fair - foolish - funny - generous
good - illogical - impolite - irresponsible - kind - lazy -
logical - loud - nice - noisy - patient - pleasant - polite
quiet - responsible - rude - serious - silly - unfair – unkind.Written by Mustafa Abdu Qasim Albanna
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