Stative verbs describe a state. They don’t describe an action.
- The soup tastes delicious.
(state/tastes/opinion) - The chef is tasting the soup.
(action/tasting) - Paul feels ill today.
(state/feels/emotion) - Paul was feeling his leg.
(action/feeling)
No –ing with these common verbs when used in the stative form:
believe, belong, feel, hate, have, know, like, love, mean, need, prefer, realise, remember, seem, taste, understand, want.
Common mistakes with verbs.
