Stative and non-stative uses of verbs
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When certain verbs are used to describe states, they are generally used in simple tenses rather than continuous tenses.
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| Communication |
agree, deny, disagree |
| Thinking |
believe, consider, doubt, expect, imagine, know, mean, realise, suppose, suspect, think, understand |
| Existence |
be, exist |
| Emotions |
adore, appeal, appreciate, desire, despise, detest, dislike, envy, fear, feel, forgive, hate, like, love, mind, need, pity, prefer, satisfy, trust, want, wish |
| Perception |
appear, hear, look, notice, recognise, resemble, see, smell, sound, taste |
| Possession and relationships between things |
belong, concern, consist, contain, cost, depend, equal, fit, have, include, involve, lack, measure, owe, own, possess, suit, weigh |
| Other |
deserve, matter |
