English Tenses

Some Common Stative Verbs

Agree- doubt- love- remember

Amaze- envy- look*- resemble

Appreciate- equal- matter- see*

Be*- exist- mean- seem

Believe- fear- mind- smell*

Belong- feel*- need- sound

Care- forget- owe- taste*

Concern- hate- own- think*

Consist- have*- please- understand

Contain- hear- possess- want

Dislike- know- prefer- wish

Disagree- like- recognize- weigh*

Examples:

    A- Maria thinks (believes) that English is difficult to learn.
B- Ralph is thinking about buying a new bowling ball.
C- Norton is stubborn. He usually doesn’t change his mind.
D- Homer’s eating all the food at the party! He’s being really rude and thoughtless.