Prime Time 5/6, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

3 Dynamic and stative verbs: Examples Dynamic verbs express actions and can be used in the simple and the progressive form. Stative verbs describe a state and are normally only used in the simple form. Write the following verb phrases into the appropriate column. Dynamic verbs Stative verbs 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 6. 7. 7. 4 Dynamic and stative verbs: Simple or continuous? Circle the right tense form in the following text. One day I was reading / read (1) a book about exotic holidays, when I was suddenly realising / suddenly realised (2) that I had been finding / had found (3) my perfect holiday destination. I was knowing / knew (4) immediately that this was the place I was wanting / wanted (5) to see. I was really liking / really liked (6) it because of the nice pictures in the book. I was calling / called (7) a friend of mine to tell her about this fantastic place, an island in the Caribbean. I was thinking / thought (8) she would be liking / would like (9) it as well. However, she was not understanding / did not understand (10) me correctly. She was imagining / imagined (11) that we would go there together. She was thinking / thought that (12) was the reason for calling her. When she was telling / told (13) me that she was happy to come with me I had to tell her that I was wanting / wanted (14) to go on my own. She was nearly driving / nearly drove (15) me crazy, but finally she was understanding / understood (16) . call drive find imagine know like read realise study tell think travel understand want 96 Verbs and their meaning 11 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum d s Verlags öbv