STATIVE VERBS (They are mostly used in SIMPLE TENSES) Thought/opinion: THINK (pensar, creer), BELIEVE (creer), I MAGINE (imaginar), GUESS (suponer), CONSIDER (considerer), MEAN (querer decir)… What I mean is that you never help me! (¡Lo que quiero decir es que nunca me ayudas!) Do you believe in God? (¿Crees en Dios?) Dios?) I guess that’s her boyfriend (Supongo que ése es es su novio)
Feelings: FEEL (sentir), WANT (querer), WISH (desear), NEED (necesitar), FEEL LIKE (apetecer), MISS (echar de menos) , CARE (importar, preocuparse)… What does he want from you? (¿Qué quiere de ti?) I need your help. Can you give me a hand? (Necesito (Necesito tu ayuda.¿Puedes echarme una una mano?) Sorry, I don’t feel like going out tonight. (Lo siento,no me apetece salir esta noche) I don’t care what he wants (No me importa lo que él él quiere)
Knowledge: KNOW (saber, conocer), UNDERSTAND (entender), REMEMBER (recordar), REALISE (darse cuenta) Who knows the answer? (¿Quién sabe la respuesta?) Do you remember my name (¿Recuerdas (¿Recuerdas mi nombre?) He doesn’t understand a single word (No (No entiende ni una palabra) Now I realise you don’t love me (Ahora me doy cuenta de que no me amass)
Likes: LIKE (gustar), DISLIKE (disgustar, no gustar), FANCY (apetecer), LOVE (encantar), HATE (odiar), PREFER (preferir)… She doesn’t like dancing. She prefers sitting and watching people. (No le gusta bailar. Prefiere sentarse a observer a la gente)
Possession: HAVE (tener), BELONG TO (pertenecer a), OWN (poseer), POSSESS (Poseer)… My uncle owns a big cottage in Devon (Mi tío posee un gran gran cortijo en Devon) That luggage doesn’t belong to me. (Ese equipaje no me pertenece) Do you have any pets? (¿Tienes alguna mascota?)
Senses and features: LOOK (verse, tener un determinado aspecto), SMELL (oler), SOUND (sonar), TASTE (saber), SEEM (parecer), APPEAR (parecer), WEIGH (pesar)… This soup tastes horrible (¡Esta sopa sabe fatal!) Your plan sounds good! (¡Tu plan suena bien!) I love your new haircut. You look beautiful! (Me encanta tu nuevo corte de pelo. ¡Estás/Se te ve ve muy guapa!
NOTICE! Some of these verbs can be used in continuous tenses when they express an activity rather than a state. For example: STATIVE HAVE(=possess) I have a dog THINK (=opinion) I think you you are wrong LOOK (=have a certain aspect) You look tired TASTE (=have a certain taste) This hamburger tastes wonderful! SMELL (=have a certain smell) It smells delicious!
DYNAMIC HAVE(activity) I’m having a party at the moment THINK (mental activity) I’m thinking about about him now LOOK (activity) She’s looking at you! TASTE (activity) The cook is tasting the soup before serving it SMELL (activity) She’s smelling the flowers