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50 Stative Verbs (V1–V5) + 5 Action Verb Worksheets

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50 Stative Verbs – V1 to V5 Forms

These verbs normally describe a state, feeling, opinion, possession, or mental process. They are usually not used in continuous tenses.

V1 – Base Form V2 – Past Simple V3 – Past Participle V4 – V-ing Form V5 – s/es Form

Note: Some of these verbs can also be used dynamically in advanced usage, but here they are treated as stative for school-level grammar.

V1	V2	V3	V4 (-ing)	V5 (s/es)
be	was / were	been	being	is / are
have	had	had	having	has
know	knew	known	knowing	knows
believe	believed	believed	believing	believes
think (opinion)	thought	thought	thinking	thinks
understand	understood	understood	understanding	understands
belong	belonged	belonged	belonging	belongs
seem	seemed	seemed	seeming	seems
appear (seem)	appeared	appeared	appearing	appears
own	owned	owned	owning	owns
possess	possessed	possessed	possessing	possesses
contain	contained	contained	containing	contains
consist	consisted	consisted	consisting	consists
include	included	included	including	includes
prefer	preferred	preferred	preferring	prefers
love	loved	loved	loving	loves
like	liked	liked	liking	likes
dislike	disliked	disliked	disliking	dislikes
hate	hated	hated	hating	hates
need	needed	needed	needing	needs
want	wanted	wanted	wanting	wants
owe	owed	owed	owing	owes
mean	meant	meant	meaning	means
recognise	recognised	recognised	recognising	recognises
realise	realised	realised	realising	realises
remember	remembered	remembered	remembering	remembers
forget	forgot	forgotten	forgetting	forgets
suppose	supposed	supposed	supposing	supposes
wish	wished	wished	wishing	wishes
hope	hoped	hoped	hoping	hopes
trust	trusted	trusted	trusting	trusts
doubt	doubted	doubted	doubting	doubts
fear	feared	feared	fearing	fears
respect	respected	respected	respecting	respects
admire	admired	admired	admiring	admires
appreciate	appreciated	appreciated	appreciating	appreciates
agree	agreed	agreed	agreeing	agrees
disagree	disagreed	disagreed	disagreeing	disagrees
deny	denied	denied	denying	denies
promise	promised	promised	promising	promises
depend	depended	depended	depending	depends
matter	mattered	mattered	mattering	matters
concern	concerned	concerned	concerning	concerns
involve	involved	involved	involving	involves
interest	interested	interested	interesting	interests
cost (price)	cost	cost	costing	costs
exist	existed	existed	existing	exists
resemble	resembled	resembled	resembling	resembles
lack	lacked	lacked	lacking	lacks

Action Verbs – 5 Worksheets (50 Practice Items)

These worksheets focus on action verbs (run, write, jump, build, etc.). Students supply suitable action verbs in the blanks.

Use only action / dynamic verbs Avoid stative verbs from the table above

Worksheet 1 – Daily Actions

Write a suitable action verb in each blank.

1. Every morning I __________ to school.
2. She __________ her homework before dinner.
3. The players __________ on the ground.
4. We __________ our hands before eating.
5. They __________ the floor on Sundays.
6. My father __________ the car carefully.
7. The baby __________ loudly at night.
8. Students __________ the answers in their notebooks.
9. The teacher __________ the lesson clearly.
10. Birds __________ in the sky.

Worksheet 2 – School & Classroom

Fill each blank with an appropriate action verb related to school life.

1. The bell __________ at 9 a.m.
2. Students __________ in a line for assembly.
3. The monitor __________ the attendance.
4. We __________ the national anthem.
5. The librarian __________ books to students.
6. Teachers __________ tests at the weekend.
7. We __________ quietly in the exam hall.
8. Our principal __________ important announcements.
9. Art students __________ beautiful posters.
10. The class __________ a skit for the annual day.

Worksheet 3 – Home & Family

Use action verbs that describe what people do at home.

1. My mother __________ breakfast every morning.
2. My brother __________ cartoons on TV.
3. We __________ the dishes after dinner.
4. Grandparents __________ stories at night.
5. Children __________ games in the evening.
6. My sister __________ the plants daily.
7. We __________ the room before guests arrive.
8. Father __________ the newspaper carefully.
9. The dog __________ loudly at strangers.
10. We __________ together at the dining table.

Worksheet 4 – Sports & Hobbies

Write suitable action verbs connected with sports and hobbies.

1. Cricketers __________ the ball hard.
2. Football players __________ the ball across the field.
3. Swimmers __________ fast in the pool.
4. My friend __________ chess on weekends.
5. Artists __________ with bright colours.
6. Musicians __________ different instruments.
7. Readers __________ books in their free time.
8. Photographers __________ amazing pictures.
9. Gardeners __________ the weeds from the soil.
10. Cyclists __________ along the beach road.

Worksheet 5 – Mixed Action Verbs

Use any suitable action verb. Do not use stative verbs.

1. The chef __________ the vegetables quickly.
2. The workers __________ a new bridge over the river.
3. The mechanic __________ the broken bike.
4. The students __________ the classroom walls.
5. The singer __________ on the big stage.
6. The engineer __________ a new machine.
7. The police __________ the thief at night.
8. The volunteers __________ food to the poor.
9. The scientist __________ an important experiment.
10. The doctor __________ the patient carefully.

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