Stative verbs

What is the stative verbs?

There are some verbs in English which are not used in continuous tenses. They often describe states that last for some time. These are called the stative verbs or non-continuous.

Here is a list of the stative verbs:

love	astonish	contain
smell	mean	fit
know	suppose	belong
matter	realise	consist
depend	understand	seem
see	prefer	need
agree	appear	want
recognise	like	believe
own	sound	look
mind	taste	hate
remember	promise	satisfy
disagree	surprise	impress
please	hear	think
doubt	possess	concern
feel	imagine	dislike
wish	be	have
deserve	involve	include
deny	measure	possess

Example:

• I see what you mean.
  
  
• I have a dog.
  
  
• The bed feels soft.
  
  
• I think you are right.
  
  
• Honey tastes sweet.