25/2/2016 Stative verbs worksheet Stative verbs worksheet Exercises By Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com) Put the verb into the correct form. Use either the present simple or the present continuous 1. Please don't make so much noise. I (study) 2. How many languages (Tom speak) 3. I (not/belong) to a political party 4. Hurry! The bus (come). I (not/want) to miss it 5. The River Nile (flow) into the Mediterranean 6. The river (flow) very fast today — much faster than usual 7. (it/ever/snow) in India? 8. We usually (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we (not/grow) any 9. A: Can you drive? B: No, but I (learn). My father (teach) me 10. You can borrow my umbrella. I (not/need) it at the moment 11. (at a party) I usually (enjoy) parties but I (not/enjoy) this one very much 12. George says he's 80 years old but I (not/believe) him 13. Ron is in London at the moment. He (stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He usually (stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he's in London 14. My parents (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where (your/parents/live)? 15. She (stay) with her sister at the moment, until she finds somewhere to live 16. A: What (your father/do)? B: He's a teacher, but he (not/work) at the moment 17. What time (the banks/close) in Britain? 18. I don't understand the word 'aint'. What (it/mean)? 19. He is still ill but he (get/better) slowly 20. The economic situation is already bad and it (get/worse) Put the verb into the correct form. Use either the simple or the continuous forms http://www.vivquarry.com/wkshts/stativex2.html 1/2 25/2/2016 Stative verbs worksheet 21. I (just write) a cheque when I (remember) that I (have) nothing in the bank 22. A: "I (see) you yesterday from the bus. Why (you use) a stick?" B: "I (use) a stick because I (hurt) my leg that morning falling off a horse." A: "Whose horse (you ride)? 23. The teacher (come) into the classroom unusually early and one of the boys who (smoke) a cigarette, (have) time to put it out, so he (throw) it into the desk and (hope) for the best A little later the teacher (notice) that smoke (rise) from the desk. " (you smoke) when I (come) in?" he (ask) 24. A: "Who (own) this umbrella?" B: "I (not know). Everybody (use) it, but nobody (know) who (own) it 25. A: " (you mind) if I (ask) you a question?" B: "That (depend) on the question." A: "It (concern) your brother." B: "I (refuse) to answer any questions about my brother." 26. Look at that crowd. I (wonder) what they (wait) for 27. This story is about a boy who (make) friends with a snake which he (find) in his garden 28. That film (come) to the local cinema next week. I (expect) (you want) to see it? 29. A: "How (Peter get) on at school?" B: "Very well. He (seem) to like the life 30. A: " (you understand) what the lecturer (say)?" B: "No, I (not understand) him at all" 31. He (never listen) to what you say. He (always think) about something else Stative verbs worksheet Back to Grammar worksheets http://www.vivquarry.com/wkshts/stativex2.html 2/2