Вы любите гамбургеры так же сильно, как их любит Макдональдс?
Готовы использовать глагол состояния “to love” в Continuous так же, как это сделали они в своём слогане: I’m loving it!?
В разговорной речи допустимо использовать Stative Verbs в Continuous. В случае с junk food restaurant мы говорим о том, что мы буквально “балдеем” от еды в данный момент.
Но! Это всё-таки исключение. Давайте же разберёмся, в чём разница употребления Stative and Dynamic Verbs.
Чаще всего глаголы состояния подразделяются на 6 основных групп:
I live near Westminster Abbey and I see their famous park every day with my own two eyes!
It doesn’t sound like a good plan to me!
He doesn’t feel anything below his right knee.
It tastes a little bit sour, don’t you think?
She adores her elder sister.
They love their little baby son.
I hate to think that you can betray me like.
I detest being insulted by some random rude clients.
She prefers the coat without the hood attached.
We only desire to leave work early today.
Do you really want to say that I just need to buy it and hang the expense?
Lots of writers throughout the world covet this literary reward.
He really believes that cats understand human language.
She never forgets to switch off the light in the hall.
Do they really expect us to trust everything they say?
I often notice that she seems rather frustrated.
You never know what tomorrow holds for you.
I do believe that these papers belong to the safe in my room.
Our roads resemble a swamp every spring.
He appears to be reassuringly calm.
It doesn’t matter that she wants to make things better because I’m not going to forgive her.
Your bill includes the entrance fee to the museum as well as the digital art exhibition ticket.
Тем не менее, некоторые из этих глаголов могут использоваться в Continuous и при этом менять значение.
To have
to have (иметь) - stative verb
I have a flimsy wooden hut next to the lake.
to have a baby (иметь ребенка) - dynamic verb
She is having a baby in 3 months.
to have breakfast/lunch/dinner (завтракать/обедать/ужинать) - dynamic verb
Please, call me back in 10 minutes. I am having my breakfast now.
to have a conversation (поговорить) - dynamic verb
She’s having a conversation with her prospective employer at the moment.
to have a party (устроить вечеринку) - dynamic verb
We are having a stag party next Friday.
To smell
to smell (иметь запах) - stative verb
It smells of rotten eggs in here!
to smell (нюхать) - dynamic verb
I am smelling the fried potatoes. Yummy!
To see
to see (видеть) - stative verb
Do you see that man standing next to my car?
to see (встречаться с кем-то) - dynamic verb
They’ve broken up with David. She’s seeing Jack now.
To look
to look (выглядеть) - stative verb
You look amazing in this new sweater of yours.
to look (смотреть) - dynamic verb
Why are you looking at me like this? I haven’t done anything.
To taste
to taste (быть на вкус) - stative verb
It tastes like tofu, perfectly plain.
to taste (пробовать) - dynamic verb
- Have you seen John?
- He’s tasting your raspberry pie in the kitchen.
To feel
to feel (быть на ощупь, чувствовать) - stative verb
It feels like velvet.
to feel (трогать, ощущать) - dynamic verb
- What are you doing?
- I am feeling the baby’s forehead. I think he’s got a fever.
To think
to think (думать, полагать) - stative verb
I think that since social networks have entered our lives, people have lost the art of a face to face conversation.
to think (раздумывать над чем-то) - dynamic verb
I am thinking of selling my business.
To remember
to remember (помнить) - stative verb
Do you remember how to make an apple pie?
to remember (вспоминать) - dynamic verb
- Why is Sue crying?
- She is probably remembering her last conversation with Chad.
To appear
to appear (казаться) - stative verb
It appears that the carpenter will be able to fix the leak in the roof next Monday at the earliest.
to appear (участвовать) - dynamic verb
He isn’t appearing in the next season of the series.
To weight
to weigh (весить) - stative verb
She is not used to worrying about her appearance, so she weighs herself once in a month at best.
to weigh (взвешивать) - dynamic verb
We are weighing the baby koala to calculate the proper amount of anesthesia for the operation.
It seems that you can tell the difference now!
