What Are Stative Verbs?


Stative verbs are verbs that are used to describe or indicate the state of being of a noun or pronoun that acts as the subject in a sentence. stative verbs are used to represent a state of being and not an action. Some verbs like feel, taste, smell, look and sound that represent the five senses also come under stative verbs.

Let us look at the following examples to understand how they are used.

I know what to do with this. (know)
I understand exactly what you say. (understand)
I do not feel very good. (feel)
None of this concerns you or your brother. (concerns)
All the women are depending on you. (depending)

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