We have learned a lot about verbs and their application in English Grammar. But have you ever thought that a verb is just a verb? Do verbs have multiple functions to follow? With this lesson, you would be learning about different verbs such as action verbs, state or stative verbs.
But before we move ahead in with the lessons lets brush our knowledge on verbs.
Basically, a verb is a word that would express any action or occurrence.
Action Verbs: Their Use in Example Sentences
Generally, the action verbs are the verbs that would express the actions. The actions are what the subject of the sentence does or did in the past or will do it in the future. Ensure that the subject of the sentence is a noun or pronoun of the sentence. The subject of the sentence generally performs the actions.
Therefore these actions words are called the action verbs. To make a sentence meaningful, you must remember that it must have both subjects as well as a verb.
Now, let have a look at some of the action verbs:
- Run
- Jump
- Go
- Think
- Walk
- Work
- Live
- Study
- Pray
- Do
- Dance
- Type
You must note that by action verbs, we do not mean that verbs which include only truly action-packed where you can see the actions happening visibly. The action verbs such as ‘think’ and ‘decide’ are also considered as the action verbs but they are not visibly happening.
Let’s understand this fact with a set of examples.
- Mohana leaped from the sofa as soon as she saw the cat.
- Mohana was sitting and just thinking about her future plans.
In the above sentences, we can see that Mohana is performing actions but in the first sentence, it is visible whereas in the second sentence it is not visible. The action ‘leaped’ is more perceptible than ‘thinking’.
Action Verb always refers to action words such as write, work, break, kick, cook, take.
The main difference between the action verb and a state verb is that action verb can take both the forms – simple as well as continuous. But a state verb is cannot take the continuous form. This is because the continuous form always talks about the actions that are on a temporary basis. State verbs always demand actions that are permanent or long-lasting.
State Verbs: Use in Sentences Examples
With state or stative verbs refers to a particular state of the action. Some of the most common stative verbs are and have. These are primary auxiliaries. Some more common verbs that refer to a state are known, believe, love, like, hate, remember, suppose, understand, want, wish and many more.
Let’s see some of the examples of State Verb:
- You must understand that honesty is the best policy.
- You will be knowing that your sister is an architect.
- Mohona has two sisters.
As you can see these are permanent situations that are very unlikely to change in a long time. You can see some more examples here.
- She knew about your hometown.
- She loves her grandparents.
This shows that your knowledge of something is always permanent and would not change in a very long time.
You might be wondering what some verbs also have action as well as the state. One example of such a word or verb is ‘think’.
Conclusion:
With this blog, you could get a good understanding of the action verb and state verbs and also know the difference between the two. Also the examples must have given you a great understanding of the state verbs and action verbs. If you still have some doubts you can get back to us through the comment section. Stay Tuned To Englishbix.