state verbs in english matching game 1

Talk a Lot
Intermediate Book 1
State Verbs in English – Matching Game 1
State verbs for
m a small group of verbs in English which don’t usually have continuous forms, but use only
simple verb forms. They are different from active verbs – e.g. run, eat, put, etc. – which describe deliberate physical
actions. Some verbs are only state verbs, but other verbs can be both state and active, depending on the context in
which they’re being used.
Look at the continuous form sentences below. All of them use state verbs. Ten of them use state verbs correctly,
and ten incorrectly. Separate the sentences into correct and incorrect, and correct the mistakes.
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1. Jack is being silly in the garden.
11. Have you been smelling the pizzas in the
oven? Delicious!
2. I was feelin
g awkward beca
use it was my
firs
t day in class.
12. I’m wishing it would snow for Christmas!
3. Are you tru
s
ting me?
13. We’re seeing the new film by Clint
Eastwood tomorrow night.
4. I’m keepin
g the door closed because
I
don’t wa
nt my dog to get out.
14. Are you realising what will happen if you

leave?
5. I’m believing in Father
Christma
s. 15. We’
re trusting you to look after the hou
se
while we’re
away.
6. We’re having dinner at Emily’s house.
16. After watching it for eleven years, I’m still
loving Co
ronation Street.
7. “You’re forgetting something, John.”
“What?” “I love you!”
17. Whi
ch book are you meanin
g?
8. We’re involving you in the discussion
because you work for this company.
18. We’
re thinking about moving to Irel
and.
9. Megan is really wanting to get married. 19. I was weighing the parcel on the scales,
when my dog barked.
10. She is owing me five pounds.
20. It is seem
ing that you aren’t very hap
py in
this
job.

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