Appendix B: Non-Active and Active Verbs
1.0 Non-Active Verbs (Verbs of ‘Being’)
Time unlimited verbs (that are an important part of what/who something or someone normally is)
States of Mind |
States of Being or Existing |
Preferred Things |
Unwanted Things |
Things We Own or Want |
What Things are Made of |
Linking verbs and Related |
Reaction or Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
know believe doubt recognize remember suppose understand |
appear cost owe weigh be |
like appreciate care about please (verb) prefer |
dislike fear (verb) hate mind |
belong possess own desire need want wish |
consist of contain |
hear sound seems looks (like) resemble |
agree disagree mean promise amaze surprise |
2.0 Verbs with Both Active and Non-Active/Unlimited Meanings (Sometimes with Difference in Meaning)
| Verb | Non-Active | Active |
|---|---|---|
| look | She looks happy. | She is looking at the sunset. |
| appear | He appears sad. | The moon appeared out of the clouds. |
| think | I think that this is a good car. | George was thinking about his test. |
| feel | Mary feels depressed. | Mary is feeling sick today. |
| have | Ken has a cold. | I am having fun at this park. |
| taste | This ice cream tastes good. | I am tasting the ice cream right now. |
| smell | The skunk smells bad. | She is smelling the flowers. |
| love | You love music, don’t you? | I am loving my new apartment. |
| be | They are Italian. | Jason is being difficult today. |
| see | I see a butterfly. | We are seeing a movie tonight. |
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