State and action verbs
1a Read these sentences. Do the verbs in blue describe states and situations or do they describe actions?
1 I have a big garden. state
2 I love warm weather. state
3 I like sitting out there. state
4 My picture looks like me. state
5 The flowers smell good. state
6 I don't believe that's true. state
7 I know why I drew a flower. state
8 I think I'm the opposite. state
1c Put the verbs from 1a in the correct lists.
1 verbs of feeling and liking: hate, want, prefer, need, love, like
2 verbs of thinking: remember, mean, believe, know, think
3 verbs of the senses: seem, hear, see, taste, sound, feel, smell, look
4 verbs of possession: belong, own, have
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State and action verbs
1a Read these sentences. Do the verbs in blue describe states and situations or do they describe actions?
1 I have a big garden. state
2 I love warm weather. state
3 I like sitting out there. state
4 My picture looks like me. state
5 The flowers smell good. state
6 I don't believe that's true. state
7 I know why I drew a flower. state
8 I think I'm the opposite. state
1c Put the verbs from 1a in the correct lists.
1 verbs of feeling and liking: hate, want, prefer, need, love, like
2 verbs of thinking: remember, mean, believe, know, think
3 verbs of the senses: seem, hear, see, taste, sound, feel, smell, look
4 verbs of possession: belong, own, have