Transcript Opportunities Education for life Intermediate

NEW
GRAMMAR
ACTIVE & STATE
VERBS
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A verb is one of the most important
parts of the sentence .
We distinquish between STATE and
ACTIVE verbs
An active (or dynamic) verb describes
something you do, or something that
happens …. an action.
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1) I study English in the school.
2) She sleeps in class.
3) They swim in the river.
Here are some active verb
sentences:
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verbs can be in both forms – simple and
continuous
1a) He studies English a lot. (all the time)
b) He is studying currently.
2a) They work in a bank.
b) They’ve been working since 7 o’clock.
c) Now they are working in the garden.
The following are examples
of active verbs:
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drive
drink
cough
study
swim
sleep
jump
sing
eat
run
State verbs express the state of being,
smell , feelings etc …a state.
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(the verbs can´t have a continuous form, just simple
forms of verbs)
1) I love you.
2) That car costs a lot of money.
3) He understands the question.
Here some state verb sentences:
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1a) The flowers smell nice/good.
WE DO NOT SAY
b) Those flowers are smelling nice/good.
2a) She heard him sing yesterday.
WE DO NOT SAY ale: She was listening to him sing/singing.
b) She was hearing him sing yesterday.
The most important difference
between
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active verbs and state verbs is that active
verbs can have a continuous tense and state
verbs cannot be used in a continuous tense.
Active – simple and continuous
State – simple, not continuous
State verbs are divided into:
Verbs related to activities of the mind:
admit, agree, believe, know, mean, prefer, realize,
remember, think, understand, want
Verbs related to emotions:
adore, care, like, dislike, love, hate, hope, prefer, enjoy
Having or being:
appear, be, belong, contain, have, include, need, seem,
possess, own/have – vo význame vlastniť, príp.
choroby
Verbs related to senses:
feel, hear, look, see, smell, sound, taste…
BUT some of state verbs can be used as action verbs
with different meanings.
HAVE
We have a second-hand car. (have = possess = own, state)
We are having some tea. (have = drink > activity)
I have a brother. We don´t say I am having a brother.
I have a headache now. NOT I am having a headache.
THINK
I think it’s a great idea. (think = believe > state)
I’m thinking about my exam. (think = consider > activity)
I always think about/ of my boyfriend. (activity)
LOOK
You look good. ( state)
You are looking at me. (activity)
SEE
I can see you now. ( state)
I am seeing a doctor tommorow. ( visiting – activity)
CONSIDER
I consider you to be very intelligent. (I think – state),
považujem
I’m considering a holiday in Holland this summer.
(I am planning, thinking ... action) zvažujem
SMELL
It smells great. ( state) – vonia to
I am smelling the flower . (activity) - ovoniavam
TASTE
It tastes delicious. ( state) - chutí.
I am tasting it. ( activity) - ochutnávam
Verbs related to senses are followed
by adjectives, not adverbs.
The coffee smells great.
You look nice.
That soup tastes awful.
Their new song sounds fantastic
Choose if the verb is active
or
state:
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The boy is playing in the park.
They thought about buying a new car.
I’m doing my homework now.
I love the smell of flowers.
I think I will go shopping tomorrow.
He’s thinking about his girlfriend.
Here are some more:
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7) He swims every day.
8) The dog runs to get a bone.
9) I recognize that student from Paris.
10) She likes pizza.
11) We always think during our exams.
12) That motorbike belongs to me.
Don’t forget to revise!!