Unit 1.6 – Stative and Action Verbs Exercises
Complete the following exercises to practice identifying and using stative and action verbs correctly. Click “Check Answers” after completing each exercise to see your score.
Exercise 1: Identify the Verb Type
Choose whether each verb is typically a Stative Verb or an Action Verb:
1. Believe
2. Run
3. Understand
4. Cook
5. Own
6. Hate
7. Write
8. Seem
9. Dance
10. Belong
Exercise 2: Choose the Correct Form
Select the correct form of the verb for each sentence:
1. She _______ coffee every morning.
2. I _______ what you mean.
3. They _______ to build a new house next year.
4. Look! The children _______ in the garden.
5. This soup _______ delicious.
6. Sam _______ a car since 2015.
7. Right now, Susan _______ dinner for her family.
8. I _______ that we should leave early tomorrow.
9. This box _______ three kilograms.
10. She _______ about her future career options.
Exercise 3: Fill in the Blanks
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:
1. I _____________ (know) Maria for over ten years.
2. Look! Those people _____________ (take) photos of the monument.
3. This shirt _____________ (belong) to my brother.
4. My sister _____________ (study) medicine at university right now.
5. I _____________ (prefer) tea to coffee.
6. The chef _____________ (taste) the soup to check if it needs more salt.
7. We _____________ (have) a party next Saturday. Would you like to come?
8. This music _____________ (sound) familiar. Have I heard it before?
9. She _____________ (appear) tired after her long journey.
10. They _____________ (build) a new shopping center in our neighborhood.