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Stative Non Continuous VerbsSet 4

1We can't ..... a marathon.

2The following are PHYSICAL ACTIONS except

3Decide if this verb denotes action or state:remember

4When I started to work here I needed a lot of help, but now I (a) all the work on my own .....

5What are your sister's hobbies?

6Time and tide ..... for none.

7Which of the following is NOT a type of non-action verb?

8I ..... sport. I like it now.

9I ..... my room on Saturdays.

10When I was a child I ..... broccoli.

11In case there is an emergency, such as a natural disaster, it is wise to ..... calm and act accordingly.

12I left playing.

13People usually ..... when the national anthem plays.

14I can ..... sweets.

15These shoes are nice, but they are costing too much.

16Choose the right variant. I usually ..... formal clothes at work

17This chair ..... a leg.

18THINK (have an opinion)

19Choose the sentence with the mental verb. wonder when we will be able to go back to school.

20I ..... living on my own. I've done it for quite a long time.

21We are all in the garden for the monthly family gathering. I am preparing some omelets and eel soup for the whole family. They ..... us healthy.

22Some verbs-for talking about emotions, thinking, the senses, etc.-cannot be used in the continuous form.

23Nour Yacine and I do not ..... cold weather.

24He was ..... when he saw the snake. A. frighten B. frightening C. frightened D. to frighten

25I was ..... during the presentation because the topic was dull.

26If you mix oil and water, they .....

27Example of a mental process:

28Do you think this soup ..... too salty now?

29Other verbs describe

30He ..... before sending the e-mail because he was afraid that she wouldn't like it.

31The soup ..... of garlic.

32I'm sorry, Mary's not here. She's ..... home.

33A:How do you like this T-shirt?B:It .....

34Stop kidding. I ..... you!

35The driver was lucky. He was only slightly .....

36The baby ..... 21 inches long.

37However, quite a lot of these companies ..... any money.

38Jessica hates to stock up on vegetables because they tend to ..... quickly.

39Sales ..... at just under 100,000 units in 2010 and rose steadily to 1.2 million units by 2015.

40True or False:The sentence 'I am knowing the answer' is a grammatically correct use of the present continuous tense in everyday English.

41For stative verbs

42True or False?You should always restrain someone seizing

43Animals ..... if they don't .....

44The fish in this dish ..... awful.

45WE CANNOT ....., ..... AND ..... AIR

46I'm really ..... about my grades. I don't understand mathematics at all.

47The food mother is cooking in the kitchen ..... delicious.

48No thanks. I ..... coffee very much.

49Some verbs may be both stative and action verbs

50Never use the future perfect progressive:

51The teacher won't tolerate ..... during the test.

52The flowers ..... amazing-come smell them!

53Decide if this verb denotes action or state:hear

54She was seeing a tall, dark-haired man outside in the garden.

55If you want to ..... weight, you shouldn't eat fast food and drink milk tea.

56Why can't stative verbs be used in continuous tenses?

57Is the verb "love" a STATE or ACTION verb?

58Diane hates ..... chess

59The climb was ..... We almost gave up. (tire)

60Energy cannot be ..... or destroyed. (a)

61Which verb in the sentence is a stative verb? "I believe that you can finish your homework before dinner."