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Stative verbs are verbs that you will not conjugate in the progressive tenses because they inherently express quiescence rather than movement.
Here is a rather complete list of common English Stative Verbs:
adore
agree
appear
appreciate
astonish
be
believe
belong
care for
concern
consist
contain
cost
deny
depend
deserve
desire
disagree
dislike
doubt
feel ( = have an opinion )
fit
forget
hate
have ( = possess )
hear
hope
hurt
imagine
impress
include
involve
itch
know
lack
like
look ( = seem )
love
matter
mean
measure ( = have length, etc. )
mind
need
owe
own
please
possess
prefer
promise
realize (= be/become aware)
recognize
remember
satisfy
see
seem
smell (To notice or recognize a particular smell)
sound
Stand ( = bear “I can’t stand him.” dislike somebody/something)
suit
suppose
surprise
taste
think ( = have an opinion )
understand
value
want
weigh ( = have weight )
wish
Note: Many of those verbs may be both stative or action verbs depending on the context.
This is a rather complete list of common English Stative Verbs, you don’t need to memorize all of them out of context, they will become familiar to you through practice. Take that list as a reference. You can consult it whenever you want.
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