62 Action verbs and state verbs
1 Verbs can express actions or states.
Actions States
Jane went to bed. Jane was tired.
I'm buying a new briefcase. I need a new briefcase.
I lent Jeremy five pounds. Jeremy owes me five pounds.
An action means something happening, something changing. Action verbs are
verbs like do, go, buy, play, stop, take, decorate, say, ask, decide etc.
A state means something staying the same. These verbs are state verbs:
adore depend doubt lack owe seem
be deserve envy like own understand
believe desire exist love pity want
belong to despise hate matter possess wish
consist of detest intend mean prefer
contain dislike know need resemble
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