State/Stative verb

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A verb is considered to be a stative verb if it is expressing a state or condition rather than an action

Examples of statives are:

want, know, have (when it means possession), think (when it means opinion), like, love, hate, need, prefer, agree, sound, hear disagree, wish, look (when it mean seem), smell, seem, include...

You cannot say:

  • I am knowing the truth.
  • I am liking pizza.
  • It is sounding like a great idea.

But you must say:

  • I know the truth.
  • I like pizza.
  • It sounds like a great idea.
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