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C. Which verbs are both, active and state?

Some of these verbs are used in the progressive tense, but they have different meanings.

state:           to own (have a new car)

active:         have a good time

have breakfast/lunch/dinner

have a bath/shower

have troubles

have a phone call

have a party/a meeting

state:                an opinion (What do you think about it?)

active:              a plan, to consider (I’m thinking of buying a new car.)

 state:          to see (I see a picture on the wall.)

  to understand ( I see what you mean.)

active:          to visit

  to imagine

  to see off (go to the station to say goodbye)

state:                     to be a right for something

active:                   to install

state:                     to have a taste (sour, sweet…)

active:                   to eat or drink a little to test

state:                    appearance (She looks great.)

active:                  to look at

state:         to think (I feel you are right.)

active:        to touch

to ask about your physical state (How are you feeling today?)

state:                         to have weight (Your rucksack weighs a ton.)

active:                       to measure the weight (The doctor is weighing their son.)

state:                         in general as a part of his personality (He is silly.)

active:                       only now, not generally (He is being silly tonight.)

state:                       in general (It depends on you.)

active:                     right now in a specific situation (I’m depending on you to finish the report).

state:                to describe somebody’s odor (He smells of garlic.)

active:              to sniff

state:          to seem (He appears to win the elections.)

active:       to take part (He will be appearing in the latest adaptation of Hamlet.)

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