50 Stative Verbs – V1 to V5

Full Forms • Exceptions • Worksheets • Answer Key

A. Explanation + Exceptions

Stative verbs express a state, feeling, possession, condition, or thought. They usually do NOT take continuous form (❌ I am knowing / ✔ I know).

Dual-use verbs (can be stative OR action depending on meaning): think, have, taste, see, feel

NEVER used in continuous: belong, own, seem, consist, contain, resemble, prefer

B. 50 Stative Verbs – V1 to V5

No	V1	V2	V3	V4	V5
1	know	knew	known	knowing	knows
2	believe	believed	believed	believing	believes
3	understand	understood	understood	understanding	understands
4	remember	remembered	remembered	remembering	remembers
5	forget	forgot	forgotten	forgetting	forgets
6	imagine	imagined	imagined	imagining	imagines
7	mean	meant	meant	meaning	means
8	suppose	supposed	supposed	supposing	supposes
9	doubt	doubted	doubted	doubting	doubts
10	think (opinion)	thought	thought	thinking	thinks
11	love	loved	loved	loving	loves
12	like	liked	liked	liking	likes
13	dislike	disliked	disliked	disliking	dislikes
14	hate	hated	hated	hating	hates
15	prefer	preferred	preferred	preferring	prefers
16	fear	feared	feared	fearing	fears
17	envy	envied	envied	envying	envies
18	appreciate	appreciated	appreciated	appreciating	appreciates
19	own	owned	owned	owning	owns
20	possess	possessed	possessed	possessing	possesses
21	belong	belonged	belonged	belonging	belongs
22	include	included	included	including	includes
23	contain	contained	contained	containing	contains
24	consist	consisted	consisted	consisting	consists
25	comprise	comprised	comprised	comprising	comprises
26	see	saw	seen	seeing	sees
27	hear	heard	heard	hearing	hears
28	smell	smelled	smelled	smelling	smells
29	taste	tasted	tasted	tasting	tastes
30	feel (emotion)	felt	felt	feeling	feels
31	sound	sounded	sounded	sounding	sounds
32	appear	appeared	appeared	appearing	appears
33	seem	seemed	seemed	seeming	seems
34	look (appearance)	looked	looked	looking	looks
35	be	was/were	been	being	is/am/are
36	exist	existed	existed	existing	exists
37	resemble	resembled	resembled	resembling	resembles
38	equal	equalled	equalled	equalling	equals
39	matter	mattered	mattered	mattering	matters
40	depend	depended	depended	depending	depends
41	concern	concerned	concerned	concerning	concerns
42	require	required	required	requiring	requires
43	need	needed	needed	needing	needs
44	involve	involved	involved	involving	involves
45	owe	owed	owed	owing	owes
46	cost	cost	cost	costing	costs
47	measure	measured	measured	measuring	measures
48	weigh	weighed	weighed	weighing	weighs
49	own	owned	owned	owning	owns
50	possess	possessed	possessed	possessing	possesses

C. Worksheets

Worksheet 1 — Identify Stative / Action Meaning

1. I am thinking about the test. (Stative / Action?)
2. I think he is right. (Stative / Action?)
3. This curry tastes good. (Stative / Action?)
4. She is tasting the juice. (Stative / Action?)
5. They have two cars. (Stative / Action?)
6. She is having lunch. (Stative / Action?)

Worksheet 2 — Correct the Errors

1. I am knowing him.
2. She is loving cricket.
3. This box is containing old files.
4. They are owning a shop.
5. He is seeming upset.

Worksheet 3 — Choose Correct Verb Form

1. I ___ (prefer / am preferring) tea.
2. She ___ (feels / is feeling) happy today.
3. The bag ___ (contains / is containing) old clothes.
4. He ___ (seems / is seeming) upset.
5. I ___ (know / am knowing) him very well.

D. Answer Key

Worksheet 1

1. Action (thinking = process)
2. Stative (think = opinion)
3. Stative (tastes = quality)
4. Action (tasting = testing the flavour)
5. Stative (have = possession)
6. Action (having = eating a meal)

Worksheet 2 – Correct Forms

1. I know him.
2. She loves cricket.
3. This box contains old files.
4. They own a shop.
5. He seems upset.

Worksheet 3

1. I prefer tea.
2. She feels happy today.
3. The bag contains old clothes.
4. He seems upset.
5. I know him very well.

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