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;Í5 Work in groups. How many ways can you finish these sentences?

I'mwearing these boots because ... I'm not going out this evening because ...

Idon't want a pizza because ... Fruit is good for you because it ...

He speaks Spanish because... Iwant to buy that T-shirt but ...

I'm,wearily these boots because ... ... It's yrivCi

... I'm, Qoiiÿ for a walte ii*> the couia, try.

State verbs and action verbs

State verbs are a group of verbs which give mental processes
informationabout mental or emotional states know,remember, understand, forget, realize, suppose, think
or about fixed physical properties.We rarely use Doyou realizewhat dayitis today?
them in a continuous form. Ah yes, I remember now.
I agree. values, properties and characteristics
'Nightmare'means 'baddream' contain, own, belong, cost, has/hasgot, mean,equal,
depend (on), exist, weigh, measure, come from, matter
State verbs include:
Fiveplusfive equals ten.
opinions and desires
Howmuch does that ringcost?
love,haté,iiké, want, need,believe,prefer, agree
Toby wants to go now. Action verbs describe events and processes which happen
I don't needanyhelp. and change.We can usethem in a simple or continuous
form.
impressionsand sensations
Linda cuts my hair. (= usually)
seem, appear, feel, see, hear,smell,sound, taste
That doesn'tseem right. Linda's cutting my hair. (= now)
Doyou heara bellringing? Someverbs have a state meaning and an action meaning.

State meaning Action meaning

= property/characteristic = behaviour
be
She's funny. She's being funny.
= possession = process/experience
have
Hehas aphone. He'shaving a bath.

= belief/opinion - mental process
think
1think she's here. What areyou thinkingabout?

= impression = public performance
appear
Itappears to be correct. Jess is appearingon TV tonight.
=sensation = physical process
taste /smell / look
That smells good. She's smelling the flowers.

= vision and understanding = meeting
see
1seeland. Isee! I'mseeing thedoctor tomorrow.
- written text = spoken text
say
What does that sign say? What's that man saying?

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