STATIVE VERBS ‫פעלים שלא לוקחים פרסנט פוגרסיב )מפני שהם מתארים מצב ולא פעולה( ולוקחים את הפרסנט‬ ‫סימפל‬ be, believe, know, want, need, understand, hear, smell*, feel*, taste*, sound*, belong, like, hate ,have*, remember , love, see*,think* ( thinking of/ thinking about), guess, forget, hope, mean, prefer, dislike, miss, own, appear*, seem, cost, weigh*, measure* smell- He is smelling the perfume The perfume smells feel - She is feeling the baby's soft skin He feels tired taste - She is tasting the cake The cake tastes delicious sound - He is sounding the drums You sound unhappy see - He is seeing the doctor this afternoon I see him now think (= believe ‫ )לדעתי‬- I think he is an excellent pupil appear - She is appearing at a concert tonight They appear responsible weigh - The greengrocer is weighing the tomatoes He weighs 50 kilos measure - The carpenter is measuring the cupboard The room measures x 6m have – I have a new dog I am having a party tonight I am having supper with my girlfriend Fill in using present simple or present progressive: She (prefer) tea to coffee How much (that dress/cost) ? How much (you/weigh) .? We (study) right now He (study) every Thursday (They/live) in Ramat Hasharon? (They/live) in Tel Aviv at the moment? You (seem) a little angry What (be) .the matter? We often (play) games on the internet 10 Look out! Your costume (fall) .down 11 Where (he/live) ? 12 He (hate) .studying art but he (love) sports lessons 13 They (own) a new block of flats in Givatayim 14 It (be) .dangerous to swim in the sea at night 15 He (not belong) to the Scouts this year 16 They (not listen) .to the teacher right now 17 He (know) my mother They (be) good friends 18 Where (you/go) .today? 19 She (watch) too much television 20 He (not remember) the rules 21 We (not study) .today because there (be) a vacation 22 This book (belong) to me 23 These books (belong) .to me 25.What (you/do)  tonight? 26. He (lie)   in his bed right now 27. Everyone (know)  .she is a good teacher 28. How much (the watermelon/weigh)  ? 29. A: What (your mother/do)  now?        B: She (read)  the newspaper 30.She ( not understand)     Present Simple Present Progressive/ Past Simple  We (move) ………………………… there last year They (arrive) ……………………….at 8 o'clock last night We (do) ……………………….exercises in English right  now He (not/ usually / cook) ………………………… anything  but today he (make) ……………………….a barbeque for  friends He (not /be) …………………………… at home last night.  He (go) …………………………….to the cinema I (not go) ………………………… out yesterday because I  (not feel)…………………  well but today I (feel)  ………………………………… much better We (swim) …………………………at the beach yesterday.  In the summer we (swim) ………………….everyday. My  sister (swim) ……………… very well I (speak) …………………… to him yesterday. I usually  (speak) ……………………… to him at least twice a week.  My mother (speak) ……………………… to him once a day At the moment we (sit) …………………………….and  (study) ……………………………. . I (like)  ………………………… studying with the teacher but I  (not/ like) ………………………… doing homework 10 I (play) …………………………….a game now 11.He seldom (listen) …………………………….to music They (move) …………………………….to the USA this year 12.Last year I (be) …………………………in Mexico 13.They (make) ………………………………a lot of noise now 12.She always (play) ……………………… the piano in the  afternoons 14 (She/baby-sit) for you tonight? Present Simple / Present Progressive I (need) …………………….your help now (She/ belong) ……………………….to the Country Club? (You/know) ………………… how to speak English? (You/want) …………………… me to help you? (Tomer/like) …………………… swimming? (Your father/think) ………………………… you work hard? They sometimes (visit) ……………………her on Friday evenings They (not/ be) ……………………there now (You/need) ………………… my help now? They (fly) ………………………to New York now 10 The children (not/play) …………………….in the playground now 11 I (not /usually/ finish) …………………….my homework in the afternoons 12 He (fix) ………………………… the electricity 13 He (live) ………………… in London this year 14 We (not /understand) ……………………… “stative verbs” 15 We (be) …………………happy now We (eat) supper 16 I (eat) …………………ice cream in the summer My sister (eat) ……………………ice cream all year round 17 (She/smile) ……………………….now? 18 They (not like) ………………… the new teacher 19 He (brush) ……………………his teeth twice a day 20 He (watch) …………………… TV every day 21 The pupils (listen) ………………… to the teacher now 22 He (not understand) ………………………French 23 This book (belong) …………………… to my sister 24 She (love) …………………… English 25 These books (belong) .to me 26.What (you/do)  tonight? 27. He (lie)   in his bed right now 28. Everyone (know)  .she is a good teacher 29. How much ( the watermelon/weigh)  ?   PRESENT PROGRESSIVE This /year / week/summer/ century now right now at this moment at the moment ! today this week PRESENT SIMPLE always usually every day often frequently every week/ month/ summer once a week never seldom rarely sometimes