State and action verbs 1 Match the halves to make sentences. 1 The lemon cake tastes … 2 Her shoes feel … Grammar in context 2
Complete the sentences with the correct
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form of the verbs given. 1 Angelina is outside. She flowers in the garden.
(smell) the
2 I
(think) about buying a new phone.
3 The coffee smells … 4 The snake looks … 5 This jacket feels … 6 That music sounds … a wet, but it’s all I’ve got. b better than it tastes! c fantastic. Who’s playing?
3 This soup 4 Matteo
(taste) delicious. What’s in it? (look) very handsome in that
jacket. 5 Don’t worry. I won’t eat all the pizza! I (taste) it, that’s all. 6 Sienna tomatoes for my salad at the moment. 8 That gold ring 7 The shop assistant 6 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs given. Grammar challenge More ZAC KARA – a teenager with many talents! (have) a shower right now. (weigh) the Blog Latest posts
d delicious and everyone’s enjoying it. e uncomfortable, but they are very smart. f frightening, but it isn’t dangerous.
(belong) to my mother.
Underline the verbs: red for state, blue for action, green for both. appear • b e • believe • belong • b reak • b uy • call • feel • h ate • h ave • h ear • jump • know • like • listen • look • love • mean • need • open • o wn • p lay • prefer • remember • see • seem • smell • s ound • s wim • taste • think • understand • want • w ear • w eigh • write
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Decide if the verbs are states or actions and
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choose the correct alternative. 1 Your sister looks/is looking like you.
2 Can you be quiet? I talk/’m talking on the phone. 3 You wear/’re wearing your favourite jumper today. 4 Does she know/Is she knowing what time it is? 5 I speak/’m speaking four languages. 6 I ’ve got/am having a terrible headache today. 7 Do you prefer/Are you preferring long or short hair?
Today, I (a) (watch) a YouTube™ interview with Zac Kara – a teenage celebrity chef, tennis player and actor. He was a MasterChef Junior® semifinalist and, right now, he (b) (have) breakfast. There are lots of fresh ingredients and it (c) (look) delicious! He (d) (need) a good breakfast because today he’s cooking, playing tennis and filming his YouTube video series, Cooking with Zac . He (e) (work) on a new YouTube cooking (want) to get teenagers into the kitchen to make food that (g) (taste) good and is really healthy. In an interview with The Undefeated , a sports and popular culture website, he (h) show right now. He (f) (explain) how the cooking show and playing tennis complement each other. The article (i) (report) that filming the show ( j) (help) him learn to control his nerves in competitions. In his free time he (k) (do) typical teenage things. He (l) (enjoy) listening
Complete the sentences with the correct form
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of the verbs in the box. feel (x2) • h ave (x2) • look (x2) • think (x2) 1 Simon
that new computer game.
The graphics are amazing!
2 Gemma
sick today so isn’t at school.
3 Your puppy
so cute in this photo.
4 The water in the pool
cold when you
first jump in.
5 James 6 What 7 We’re
really tired today. Is he OK?
you
of this movie?
lunch at the moment. Can we
call you back? 8 You look worried.
to music, he (m) and he (n) his friends. He (o) nice person.
(love) video games (spend) a lot of time with (seem) like a really
you
about the exams tomorrow?
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