DYNAMIC VERBS AND STATIVE VERBS
Dynamic Verbs
and Stative Verbs
Dynamic and stative
Some verbs can be both action verbs and dynamic verbs depending on their
meaning:
1. Be
- be = it is usually
used as a stative verb - stative
He's an excellent guitarist. - be = when it means
behave or act, it can be used as a an action verb in the continuous form.
- dynamic
You are being silly.
2. Think
- think = to express an
opinion, to believe - stative
I think it's a fantastic idea. - think = consider, to
reason about or reflect on, ponder, to have or formulate in the mind -
dynamic
I am thinking about my friend
3. Have
- have = to possess, to
own - stative
He has a beautiful car - have = when it doesn't
mean own or possess - dynamic
He's having lunch.
4. See
- see = to perceive with
the eye, to understand - stative
I see what you mean. - see = to meet, to be
in the company of, to escort, to attend - dynamic
He's been seeing the same woman for eight years.
Dynamic
Es un adjetivo que significa que algo se está moviendo o cambiando.
En la gramática inglesa, un "verbo dinámico" significa que el verbo describe una acción en lugar de un estado.
Los verbos dinámicos a veces se conocen como "verbos de acción".
Examples of dynamic verbs:
eat
walk
learn
grow
sleep
talk
write
run
read
become
go.
Estas palabras se pueden usar en forma progresiva.
Oraciones de ejemplo con verbos dinámicos:
"I can't talk right now, I'm
eating dinner."
"Sorry, I'm out of breath
because I've been running."
"I didn't steal the
necklace! I was sleeping when someone broke into the shop!"
ejemplo
"Joe está persiguiendo el autobús".
"Joe is chasing the bus."
stative
es un adjetivo
que describe algo como tener un estado o existir (este es un adjetivo muy poco
común).
En la gramática
inglesa, un "verbo estático" significa que el verbo describe un
estado en lugar de una acción.
Los verbos
estativos a veces se conocen como "verbos de estado".
Examples of stative verbs:
- love
- hate
- like
- prefer
- doubt
- seem
- know
- own
- understand
Here are some examples, showing that these words
cannot be used in the progressive form.
Correct: "I like chocolate, but I prefer cake."
Incorrect: "I'm liking chocolate but I'm preferring cake."
Correct: "I don't understand you
when you speak quickly."
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