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State vs. Action Vebrs — Exercise 1

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous tense. Some of the verbs might be state verbs.
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you
in ghosts? (believe)
Do you believe in ghosts?
  1. 1.
    The man says that he
    me very well. (know)
  2. 2.
    We
    a picnic at the lake right now. (have)
  3. 3.
    I
    your soup and can’t understand whether you have put some salt in it or not. (taste)
  4. 4.
    He
    very tired. (look)
  5. 5.
    What
    you
    about? (think)
  6. 6.
    Matthew
    at the castle. (look)
  7. 7.
    Laura
    broccoli so don't add it to the salad. (hate)
  8. 8.
    Your girlfriend
    to be very happy. (seem)
  9. 9.
    Aneka
    many new English words these days. (learn)
  10. 10.
    I
    staying at home tonight and watching some movies on my computer. (prefer)
  11. 11.
    Get prepared, please. The train
    at the station in a few minutes. (arrive)
  12. 12.
    My sister
    this red dress now but I don’t think it’s a perfect match for her. (try on)
  13. 13.
    I
    the meaning of this word. (not / understand)
  14. 14.
    This car
    to your friend. I have seen him driving it many times. (belong)
  15. 15.
    These flowers
    very pleasant. (smell)
  16. 16.
    My husband
    the beautiful flowers in the garden. He is such a romantic guy! (smell)
  17. 17.
    We
    he needs help. (think)
  18. 18.
    The coffee
    a bit bitter. I need to add some sugar. (taste)
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