The most important reason you need to know about these is because stative verbs can't usually be used in the progressive form. But more about that later!Firstly, what do the words "dynamic" and "stative" meanThey aren't very common words in everyday !nglish, but they are grammar terms you will need to know to understand this sub"ect."#ynamic" is an ad"ective which means something is moving or changing.$n !nglish grammar a "dynamic verb" means that the verb describes an action rather than a state. #ynamic verbs are sometimes known as "action verbs.""%oe is chasing the bus.""&tative" is an ad"ective which describes something as having a state, or e'isting (this is a very uncommon ad"ective). $n !nglish grammar a "stative verb" means that the verb describes a state rather than an action.&tative verbs are sometimes known as "state verbs.""*evin wants some ice+cream."&o now you know the meaning of the terms, let's look at some e'amples!First, here is a list of some dynamic verbs. ,ou can see that they are all used to describe an action, change, or process. -ost of them are used to describe an activity which has a start and an end.!'amples of dynamic verbs.eatwalklearngrowsleeptalkwriterunreadbecomegoThese words can all be used in the progressive form.!'ample sentences with dynamic verbs."$ can't talk right now, $'m eating dinner."/resent progressive used to describe an action happening now."&orry, $'m out of breath because $'ve been running."/resent perfect progressive used to describe an action that started in the past, continued for some time and has results now."$ didn't steal the necklace! $ was sleeping when someone broke into the shop!"/ast progressive used to talk about an action that was happening at a particular time in the past.0ere is a list of some of the stative verbs. &ome of these describe relationships between things or people (for e'ample, own) and some describe emotions or states of mind.!'amples of stative verbs.lovehatelikepreferdoubtseemknowownunderstand0ere are some e'amples, showing that these words cannot be used in the progressive form.1orrect. "$ like chocolate, but $ prefer cake."$ncorrect. "$'m liking chocolate but $'m preferring cake."1orrect. "$ don't understand you when you speak 2uickly."$ncorrect. "$'m not understanding you when you speak 2uickly."There are also some verbs that can be either dynamic or stative, depending on their meaning and conte't in the sentence. $'m sure you know by now that there are many words in !nglish that can have more than one meaning!!'amples of verbs that can be either dynamic or stative.thinkmindhavesmellsound3et's look at some e'amples of how these verbs are used di4erently.!'ample sentences."$ think it is wrong to hit children."0ere, think is a stative verb. $t means "to have an opinion" and it cannot be used in the progressive form in this case.B5T"$'m thinking about buying a new car."0ere, thinking is describing a process, or an action. This is something that is happening, rather than simply being. &o here we can use the progressive form."$ don't mind if we watch a movie tonight." 0ere, mind means "be bothered by", which is a state of mind, not an action. Therefore, it is stative.B5T"$'m not being nosy. $'m minding my own business!" 0ere, minding means "looking after" and is therefore a process and a dynamic verb."$ have three brothers." 0ave here talks about the family relationship the speaker has with her brothersand is therefore stative.B5T"$'m having a bad day today. $'ll call you when things are better." 0aving in this sentence means the speaker is going through the process of a bad day. $t is therefore dynamic.6ll this may seem complicated, but if you read and listen to as much !nglish as you can, you will soon start to know which verbs sound right in the progressive.$f you keep the basic idea of dynamic verbs vs. static verbs in the back of your mind, it will help you greatly.7ow, let's practice!