Stative Verbs
Stative verbs do NOT belong to a physical action; they represent a situation or stipulation (permanent things; things that don't have a beginning or end). Examples of stative verbs are: like, love, believe, know, understand, have (when it means to own), prefer, hate.
Some verbs can be both stative and dynamic:
Be
Usually, it is a stative verb, but when it is practised in the constant, it implies 'behaving' or 'moving.'
- you are funny = it's part of your character/oneself.
- you are being stupid = only now, not usually
Think
- think (stative) = have an opinion
- I think that coffee is great.
- think (dynamic) = consider, have in my head
- What are you thinking about? I'm thinking about my next holiday.
Have
- have (stative) = own
- I have a car
- have (dynamic) = part of an expression
- I'm having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a break
See
- see (stative) = see with your eyes / understand
- I see what you mean
- I see her now, she's just coming along the road
- see (dynamic) = meet / have a relationship with
- I've been seeing my boyfriend for three years
- I'm seeing Robert tomorrow
Taste
- taste (stative) = has a certain taste
- This soup tastes great
- The coffee tastes bitter
- taste (dynamic) = the action of tasting
- The chef is tasting the soup
('taste' is the same as other similar verbs such as 'smell')
Reference
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/stative-verbs.html



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