Дієслова, що описують дії або заходи, часто називають “динамічними”. А дієслова стану називають “статичними”. Дієслова дії описують те, що робить людина або річ. Інші ж показують як людина/річ почувається і що відчуває.
- I read/am reading a book.
- I love books.
Більше про дієслова стану та дії можна прочитати у однойменній статті.
Додатковий матеріал до тесту “Дієслова стану”:
Тест:
I'm glad we painted the bathroom. It ____ much better now.
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I ____ this house. I just bought it last week.
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Chris ____ angry. What's wrong with him?
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I ____ you are a lazy, selfish person and I don't like you.
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I ____ that libraries are a good thing and they should be open to the public in all countries.
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I ____ you are a very attractive person.
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I ____ a bad cold. I'm going to the doctor at 1 pm.
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I ____ this television program. It interests me.
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I ____ some financial problems last year, but I'm in a better position now.
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I ____ you are a really nice person.
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This sandwich ____ delicious.
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I ____ myself a reasonable person. I would like to talk about this matter with you at a later date.
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I ____ to go to Mexico, but my husband doesn't want to go there this year. He wants to go to England.
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I ____ you to pick me up at 4:30 pm tomorrow.
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I ____ you should come over and have dinner with us next week.
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I love the flowers on your table. They ____ beautiful!
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Man: Let's go to Hawaii this year. Woman: OK! That ____ good.
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I ____ a new car. My old car is ugly.
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I ____ cheesecake so much. I just had some yesterday.
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I ____ a red car. My husband's car is white.
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I ____ to go to the mall. I really love shopping.
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I ____ red wine, but my friend likes white wine.
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Mitchell ____ a police officer.
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It ____ like you have something on your mind. Do you want to talk about it?
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I ____ bad about the harsh things I said yesterday. Can you forgive me?
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I ____ to work really hard today because I took a day off earlier this week.
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I ____ lousy today. I have a headache and I want to go to bed.
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Your new landlord ____ nice and friendly.
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I ____ I want to go to Europe in the summer.
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My husband ____ new glasses. We have to go to the eye doctor tomorrow.
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Non-Action Verbs
