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Stative verbs in the present tense
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STATIVE VERBS IN THE PRESENT
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REMEMBER: Stative verbs are always used in simple forms, never in continuous forms.
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Complete the crosswords with
some
�of these stative verbs:
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�remember, smell, guess, mind, dislike, understand, wish, �see, like, forget, love, cost, sound, seem, guess, have, hear, know, own, want, need, hate, think, weigh, believe,
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ACROSS -->
1 �Many people ... the smell of fish, they think it is awful.
2 Shh! Can't you ... that noise? It's like a baby crying.
3 Where is John? Can you ... him?
4 This CD doesn't ... very well, �it is old.
5 I know that woman but I don't ... her name.�
6 Sorry, I don't ... the answer.
7 How much does this book ...? - $12�
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DOWN�
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1 I really ... chocolate ice-cream, I eat it every day.
2 �What do you ... of Peter? - Well, he's very friendly.
3. Little children �... in �fairies, trolls and monsters.
4 ... what! I have a new bike!
5 Can you explain that again, please? I don't ... what you are saying.�
6 This isn't my book. It doesn't ... to me.
7 �When I grow up, I ... to be an architect.
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Choose the correct answer
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1. �
Are you minding
Do you mind
Mind you
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the music
? - No, it's ok, I�
love
loves
am loving
�rock music.
2. �What
do the children do
does the children do
are the children doing?
? I�
can't hear
am not hearing
aren't hearing
�them!
3. �My car is near this area, but I�
don't remember
am not remembering
doesn't remember
�where exactly.
4. �My sister�
swims
swim
is swimming
� in the pool at the moment.
5. �They �
want
are wanting
wants
�to go home now.
6. �My friends
are eating
eat
is eating
�a sandwich now. They �
always are eating
always eat
are always eating
�a sandwich at this time.
7. �He �
doesn't understanding
doesn't understand
isn't understanding
� this situation.
8. �The blue whale
live
lives
is living
�in cold waters.
9. �What
do you think
are you thinking
does you think
�about? - About my exams.
10.What
do you think
are you thinking
think you
�about this book? - I�
believes
believe
am believing
�it is one of the best books in the world
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Complete these sentences with the present simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets (use contractions when possible)
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1. �Where�
�(you, go) now? - I�
�(want)�some water.
2. �Why�
�(he, use) your computer? - Because I �
(not, need) it today.
3. �I
�(think) it�
�(start) to rain.
4. �The children
�(study) in the kitchen today, but they
�(study, usually) in their rooms.�
5. �I bought this house last year, so it
�(belong) to me now.�
6. �I
�(not, mind) waiting for you here.
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