Stative verbs

STATIVE VERBS

Some verbs are only (or mostly) used in simple tenses, and are not used in continuous

tenses. An example of a simple is the present simple, or the past simple. An

example of a continuous tense is the present continuous or past continuous. These

verbs are called stative, or state verbs. A verb which isn’t stative is called a dynamic

verb, and is usually an action. Often stative verbs are about liking or disliking

something, or about a mental state, not about an action.