sábado, 28 de julio de 2018

STATIVE/ DYNAMIC VERBS


Uso/Use:
Los State verbs o Stative verbs son verbos relacionados con el pensamiento, las sensaciones o los sentidos que expresan estados más que acciones o actividades. Por este motivo, se suelen usar con los tiempos verbales simples (como el presente simple o el presente perfecto simple) y no con los continuos.

State verbs or Stative verbs are verbs related to thought, sensations or senses that express states rather than actions or activities. For this reason, they are often used with simple verb tenses (such as the present simple or the present perfect simple) and not with the continuous ones.
Forma/ Shape:
Pueden ser agrupados en varias, como:
1.    Verbos de Estado: Expresan opinión.
agree, think, believe, disagree, feel, doubt, depend, understand, know, mean, remember, seem, look (=seem), mind, suppose, guess, appear, matter, concern, realise
2. Verbos sobre Gustos
like, dislike, prefer, love, hate.
3. Verbos sobre Posesión
have, possess, belong, own, owe, lack, include, involve
4. Verbos que expresan Características de algo
weigh, measure, consist, contain
5. Verbos que expresan Necesidad
need, want, wish, deserve…
6. Verbos relacionados con la percepción
sound, hear, taste, see, smell,  imagine, recognise, satisfy

They can be grouped into several, such as:
1. State Verbs: Express opinion.
agree, think, believe, disagree, feel, doubt, depend, understand, know, mean, remember, seem, look (= seem), mind, suppose, guess, appear, matter, concern, realize
2. Verbs about Tastes
 like, dislike, prefer, love, hate.
3. Verbs about Possession
 have, possess, belong, own, owe, lack, include, involve
4. Verbs that express Characteristics of something
weigh, measure, consist, contain
5. Verbs that express Need
 need, want, wish, deserve ...
6. Verbs related to perception
sound, hear, taste, see, smell, imagine, recognize, satisfy

Ejemplo/ example:
I´m thinking about my summer vacations.
Estaba pensando en mis vacaciones de verano.

He´s seeing the doctor tonight.
El está viendo al doctor esta noche.

She´s having dinner with a friend.
Ella está tomando la cena con un(a) amigo(a).

Mom´s tasting the soup to see if it´s ready.
Mamá está probando la sopa para ver si está lista.

Why are you looking at me?
¿Por qué estás mirándome?

Ejercicios/ Exercises:

Choose the present simple or present continuous. This exercise includes the verbs see, think, have, be, and taste, which are sometimes stative.


Elija el presente simple o presente continuo. Este ejercicio incluye los verbos ver, pensar, tener, ser y saborear, que a veces son estativos.


1.       My husband _____ (always/taste) the food while I'm cooking! It's very annoying.
2.      She_______ (have) a bath every evening.
3.      Luke___ (see) the doctor now.
4.      He____ (have) a party next weekend.
5.      This coffee____ (not/taste) right.


DYNAMIC VERBS

Uso/ Use:
En la gramática inglesa un "verbo dinámico" significa que el verbo describe una acción en vez de un estado. Los verbos dinámicos a veces se llaman "action verbs" ("verbos de acción").
In English grammar a "dynamic verb" means that the verb describes an action instead of a state. Dynamic verbs are sometimes called "action verbs".
Forma/ Shape:
Sujeto+ verbo dinamico + complement
Subject + verb dynamic + complement
Ejemplo/ Exercise:
·         "I can't talk right now, I'm eating dinner."
("No puedo hablar ahora, estoy cenando.")
·         "Sorry, I'm out of breath because I've been running."
("Perdón, estoy sin aliento porque he estado corriendo.")
·         "I didn't steal the necklace! I was sleeping when someone broke into the shop!"
("¡No robé el collar! ¡Estaba durmiendo cuando alguien entró en la tienda a la fuerza!" 
     Ejercicios/ Exercises:
Decide si los verbos de las siguientes oraciones son dinámicos o estáticos.
Decide if the verbs of the following sentences are dynamic or static.

1 Helen likes reading historic novels.      
2 My mother played with the baby.        
3 I'm thinking about buying a car.        
4 We feel he's angry with us.         
5 He walk two hours every day.         







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