ACTION AND NON-ACTION VERBS

ACTION AND NON-ACTION VERBS

1. Action Verbs

   • Simple Form
     • Computers perform tasks quikly
     • Martha Works for a high-tech company
   • Progressive Form
     • The mecanic is fixing my car.
     • Todat they are taking the bus
   • Used to describe an action that is performed
     • With Adverbs (end -ly). and irregular adverbs such as well, hard, and fast.
       • Jule always drives carefully
       • They speak Chinese well
       • Sarah works hard.

2. Non-action Verbs

   • Used to describe states such as appereance (seem), emotions (love) mental states (know), perception (hear), possession (own), wants (need) senses, desires, and opinion
     • The boss seems angry.
     • I know my co-workers very weel
     • Sam owns three cellphones
     • We need a new car.
     • Statives verbs can be used to describe states or actions, they ussually have a different meanings.
       • People are basically equal, or should be. (a state)
         • The children are being difficult today. (an action-behaving)
           • I see what you mean. (a state-understand)
             • Two of my co-worker are seeing each other: (an action-dating)
   • + Adjectives (Stative Use)
     • Jack dosen't look good tpday. Is she depressed
     • Your idea sonunds good to me.
   • + Adverbs (Active Use)
     • I don't smell well when I have cold. (an action-using one's nose)
     • the fire alarm sounded a warming loudly (an action-making a noise)
   • look, sound, feel, smell and taste to show states

3. THERE + BE

   • To show the existence of something, can be past, present, or future. NOT progressive forms
     • There was no other option.
     • There won't be anywhere to park.
     • There seems to be a problem with the TV.
   • The verb in a There construction agrees in number with the noun following it.
     • There have been several accidents here.
       • NOT There's been several accidents here.