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1 Stative Verbs

Mental :
Description Measurements Possession
States
appear* appreciate | hope cost agree belong feel
be care need measure believe contain hear
consist of dislike prefer weigh concern have hurt
look forgive want disagree own notice
look like hate wish doubt possess see
resemble like forget smell
seem love guess sound
mind know taste
miss imagine
mean
recognize
remember
surprise
understand
suppose
think

“Verbs in blue have both a stative and active meaning

Spelling Rules for the -ed Form of Verbs

1. Add -ed to the base form of most verbs that end in a start-started
consonant. talk-talked

2. Add -d if the base form of the verb ends in -e. dance-danced
live-lived

3. For one-syllable verbs that end in a consonant + stop-stopped
a vowel + a consonant (CVC), double the final rob-robbed
consonant and add -ed.

Do not double the last consonant of verbs that end in follow-followed
-W, -X, OF -y. fix-fixed
play-played

4.When the base form of the verb ends in a cry-cried
consonant + -y, change the -y to -f and add -ed. worry-worried

Do not change the -y to -i when the verb ends in a stay-stayed
vowel + -y.

5. For two-syllable verbs that end in CVC and have stress ORder-ordered

on the first syllable, add -ed. Do not double the final HAPpen-HAPpened
consonant.

For two-syllable verbs that end in CVC and have stress ocCUR-occurred
on the last syllable, double the final consonant and preFER-preferred
add -ed.

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